Animal Health
Insurance and levy set to protect poultry industry
An industry-wide levy to cover clean-up costs and more extensive housing orders for free range birds were two of the priorities outlined to the…
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Government pledges TB free status as new badger culls to be launched
The government is set to continue badger culling in England next year after saying the strategy was 'delivering results' with more than half the…
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'Release potential of genetically modified insects to fight infectious disease and agricultural pests'
A Lords report out today calls on the Government to launch a field trial of genetically modified insects, and make the most of the UK’s status as…
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Farmers urged to take advantage of TB info grant
Farmers should consider the potential TB risks animals could pose before they are purchased, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans has…
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Pig farmers to be legally required to report PED from Friday
From Friday, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea will become a notifiable disease in England, and pig-keepers and vets will be legally required to inform the…
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Investigation launched after 1,600 dead pigs found on farm in Leeds
A man has been arrested after 1,600 pigs were found dead at a farm in Leeds. The animals were found in varying states of decomposition at the farm in…
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Survey aims to learn from farmers' approach to livestock pain management
Norbrook, one of the leading global pharmaceutical companies in farm animal healthcare, is conducting a survey to understand how pain management can…
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£14M funding for major long-term agri-science studies
Three high-value, long-term research projects totalling £13.9M have been awarded funding by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research…
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Feeding pigs our food waste could save 1.8m hectares of global agricultural land, new research suggests
A new study shows that if the European Union lifted the pigswill ban imposed following 2001's foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, and harnessed…
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Origin labelling for meat could boost business for eateries
More people would like to know where the food on their restaurant menu is sourced from, says a new survey. The research shows over half of consumers…
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