Animal Health
'Time for caged eggs to be consigned to the history books', says RSPCA
The cage-free movement in the UK has began to gather pace, with four major retailers this week announcing their decision to drop caged eggs in favour…
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Morrisons becomes latest in string of retailers to go cage-free by 2025
Morrisons has today announced that it is to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025. A schoolgirl who petitioned Tesco to stop the sale of caged…
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French multinational company Sodexo to source cage-free only eggs by 2025
Sodexo has today announced that it will source only cage-free eggs for its global liquid and shell egg supply chain by 2025. Sodexo, the world’s…
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Caged egg petition with 170,000 signatories gathers momentum amid worry from poultry sector
A schoolgirl who petitioned Tesco to stop the sale of caged hen eggs, with success, has turned her attention to Asda and Morrison's. The new petition…
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Use of medicine used to 'dry-off' dairy cattle suspended
Farmers are being asked to stop using 'Velactis' following a suspension by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). The suspension has been…
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Crown Estate Scotland and Moredun Research Institute partner up to address biosecurity and animal welfare issues
A partnership between The Crown Estate Scotland Portfolio and Moredun Research Institute to address biosecurity and animal welfare issues has been…
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Young farm vet who travelled to New Zealand made divisional partner at veterinary group
A young farm vet who travelled to the other side of the world to learn more about the dairy industry has been made a divisional partner for an…
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87,000 people sign new petition calling for Asda and Morrison's to end sale of caged eggs
A schoolgirl who petitioned Tesco to stop the sale of caged hen eggs, with success, has turned her attention to Asda and Morrison's. The new petition…
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Welsh government issued calls to protect TB eradication due to 'worrying' TB rates
The Welsh government has been issued calls to secure the future of the bovine TB eradication programme in light of the decision to leave the EU…
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'Lamb opportunities in USA edging closer': US proposes to lift BSE ban on UK lamb imports
The US Department of Agriculture is proposing to change the regulations which restricted sheepmeat imports from the EU due to livestock diseases TSE…
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