Animal Health
Sheep Association rejects Lynx Trust's invitation to join advisory group
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has written to the Lynx UK Trust this week rejecting an invitation to join its Project Advisory Group. The group…
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Royal Society urges Pennine farmers to help protect the threatened bird 'Curlew'
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has urged North Pennine farmers to provide habitat for the Eurasian Curlew, which faces being…
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Multi-tier rearing units 'are better for the health and welfare of the birds'
Multi-tier rearing units are better for the health and welfare of the birds and produce more financially productive layers. This is according to the…
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Calls for all EU countries to have national plans to fight antibiotic resistance
European Union health ministers have called on all member countries to have national action plans in place by the middle of next year. The world is…
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MEPs create draft plans to tighten up controls from farm to fork with goal to make food safe and wholesome
Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch Presidency of the Council on…
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Animal Health
Welsh government hits back at critics: 'TB restricted herds in Wales at lowest level since 2006'
The latest figures from the Welsh Government show the number of herds in Wales under restrictions from TB is at its lowest level since 2006. The…
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Animal Health
Welsh Conservatives tells Government to 'end their dithering' on Bovine TB
Welsh Conservatives have raised concerns that the Welsh Government does not have a current policy to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB), and called…
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Animal Health
Data shows pig industry making progress on antibiotic control
Pig producers are making progress in the sector's commitment to record and control the use of antibiotics in the industry, new data shows. In less…
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Cereals 2016: Insecticide warning system for beekeepers
An initiative which provides a more efficient way for farmers to inform beekeepers of their intention to apply an insecticide – was on display at…
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'Don't underestimate value of abbatoir feedback', says AHDB Pork
Uninformed pig producers could be inadvertently wasting valuable time and money treating pig conditions ‘in the dark’. Producers are being reminded…
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