Animal Health
Farmers urge councils to ban sky lanterns as firework season approaches
Farmers, landowners and rural businesses have urged the public and councils to think twice about setting off sky lanterns due to the dangers…
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Plan launched to eradicate destructive sheep plague causing 'major losses' to world's poorest
The ground has been broken on a major international initiative to rid the world of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR). Also known as sheep and goat…
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Foot-and-mouth outbreak in 90 cattle confirmed in Russia
Russia has reported a single outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in cattle in Vladimir region, West Russia. According to the disease report, 90 of 800…
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Two farmers from Northern Ireland jailed for 8 months for animal welfare offences
Two Northern Irish farmers have been jailed following convictions for a range of animal welfare offences. The two farmers, from Armagh, were…
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Former McDonalds executive says trend to high welfare egg driven by 'consumers not activists'
A former executive of the fast food giant McDonalds says that the trend towards higher welfare egg production has been driven by consumers not…
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Pig industry reacts to Daily Mail's LA-MRSA claims in livestock
The Daily Mail has claimed poor practice on pig farms have lead to the potential spread of the MRSA bug to humans. The National Pig Association…
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Sheep sector urges farmers to complete study to better understand health of rams
The sheep sector is urging farmers to complete a new study to help better understand ram longevity. Prompted by claims from members that rams do not…
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Rural organisations launch new code of practice on use of snares
The UK’s leading rural groups have launched their new code of practice on the use of snares for fox control in England. The 12-page code is a…
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Rewilding opportunities arise for UK post-Brexit but wolf introduction 'risky'
Brexit offers Britain an opportunity to tailor a new support scheme and rewilding projects MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee were told. The…
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Supermarkets urged to clear up confusion on cage egg ban
Tesco is planning for barn production to replace colony eggs when it goes cage-free, despite the fact other retailers are going straight to free…
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