Fears for Vet Labs, Slime moulds and the dog breed in decline

Concerns for animal health surveillance in Wales as regional lab services are downgraded. A perfect climate for slime moulds and lichen as autumn takes hold. And Cary Grant had one, Princess Margaret had two, but what future now for the Sealyham Terrier?

Last updated: 06 November 2011

Country Focus - Sunday 6th November at 0700; presented by Rachael Garside and repeated Monday 6th November at 0530

Plans to strip more than half of the UK's regional veterinary centres of their laboratory facilities raise fears for future animal health surveillance. The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency has announced that its laboratory services work is to be delivered from fewer locations. We speak to the British Veterinary Association which says there's particular concern in Wales that the downgrading of services at Carmarthen and Aberystwyth could lead to the country being without the necessary services.

We talk lower organisms and find out the importance of Slime Moulds and a campaign to protect a rare lichen in Pembrokeshire.

The British Leek season is underway and we talk to one of the UK's largest leek farmers - the Flintshire farmer who is credited with bringing back commercial leek farming to Wales with the Really Welsh Company.

and on the verge of extinction - the campaign to Save Our Sealyham terrier.