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Government grants new badger cull licences to combat 'devastating disease'
New badger culling licenses have been granted in areas of England to tackle bovine TB, Farming Minister George Eustice has said. Defra said bovine TB…
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Cattle farmers asked to assess antibiotic use in major national survey
All cattle farmers are being asked to help compile an accurate assessment of antibiotic use within their herds in a major national survey. Carried…
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Dorset farm family with 'strong business plan' wins Gold Cup title
A family is celebrating after its west Dorset farm won a gold national award, recognising its good farming procedures and healthy cows. Simon Bugler…
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Badger cull to tackle bovine TB could be extended to Devon and Cornwall
Five new areas are expected to commence badger culling this autumn, including Devon and Cornwall. The Government wants to press on with its strategy…
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'Hugely damaging scale of loss': NFU Cymru urges decisive action on Bovine TB
Welsh farming union NFU Cymru has called on the Government to take decisive action to eradicate Bovine TB. As farmers gather at the Pembrokeshire…
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Ingredient trial bring promising change to calf weaning diet
A development in calf weaning which saw a ten per cent boost in growth rates has been revealed by on-farm trials. Nutritionally Improved Straw (NIS)…
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Beef and sheep industry 'crucial for sustaining a robust agri-food sector'
The Ulster Farmers Union has met with the Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) to discuss the beef and sheep industry, both agreeing they made a 'major…
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'Johne's disease' initiative opens Phase II to garner wider attention of crippling cattle disease
The Action Group on Johne's, a cattle disease, has launched an industry consultation on Phase II of the Action Johne’s Initiative. Johne’s Disease is…
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Vaccination 'most effective control method' for lumpy skin disease
Vaccination of cattle is the most effective option for controlling the spread of lumpy skin disease, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) experts…
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New Holstein rankings highlight butterfat, efficiency and fitness
The latest Profitable Lifetime Index (£PLI) genetic rankings for daughter-proven Holstein bulls have been published today (9 August) by AHDB Dairy…
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