Animal Health
Farming union challenges Defra's post-movement testing stance
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has written to Defra to challenge its stance on post-movement testing rules. The challenge surrounds the movement…
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Hexham Mart fined £12,000 after pleading guilty to 16 movement offences
Hexham Auction Market Company have been ordered to pay over £12,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to 16 offences relating to livestock…
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Egg industry draws up list of approved pesticides following fipronil scandal
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) is drawing up a list of approved pesticides following the recent fipronil scandal. BEIC chief executive Mark…
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UN Convention on food and farming needed to 'save the planet', CIWF warns
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has called for a new UN Convention on food and farming in order to "save the planet". The call comes as CIWF…
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Farmers urge 'management' of beavers as more are released in Scottish wild
Farmers have warned that beavers could cause considerable damage on farmland as more of the animals are to be released into the wild in Knapdale…
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Pig industry issues warning after GBBO's Prue Leith feeds leftover cakes to pig
The pig industry has reacted with dismay after it was revealed that Prue Leith, host of Great British Bake Off, gave leftover cakes and bread to a…
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Farmer and rescue crews spend several hours digging cow from sink hole
Firefighters spent three hours rescuing a cow from a sink hole on a farmer’s field in West Yorkshire. Technical rescue specialists from Cleckheaton…
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New bovine TB service launched for farmers in England
Farmers whose herds are at risk of bovine TB will be able to access expert help on protecting their animals through a new Defra-funded advisory…
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Couple banned from keeping animals after council investigates 'horrific' farm
A couple who kept pigs and sheep in ‘horrific’ conditions at their East Sussex farm have been handed suspended jail terms. Dr John Penn, 76, and wife…
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Sheep farmers urged to tackle 'fatal' and 'infectious' lung condition in flocks
Scottish sheep farmers are being urged to tackle the rising incidence of a fatal and infectious lung condition in flocks. Ovine pulmonary…
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