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Scottish hopes for BVD eradication 'can be achieved'
Initial BVD testing results show that Scotland’s ambition to eradicate the costly cattle disease Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) can be achieved…
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British calf registrations drop 5% since start of 2013
The latest update on GB calf registrations from the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) reveals a decline of 5% since the start of the year. The…
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UK students heads to USA to investigate genomics in cattle breeding
Asda/ABP BeefLink is supporting one young farmer as she heads across the Atlantic to investigate the use of genomics in modern cattle breeding…
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Network of fraudulent companies behind horsemeat scandal - MPs
Influential MPs believe a complex and highly organised network of companies fraudulently mislabelling meat is behind the horsemeat scandal. MPs have…
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Horsemeat prosecutions needed to restore confidence, say MPs
There was a lack of clarity about the role of the FSA in responding to the contamination of beef products, says the Environment, Food and Rural…
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FUW slams Tesco beef labelling plans
The Farmers’ Union of Wales today hit out at Tesco’s proposals to introduce an “Irish-born, British-finished” label which will add to consumer…
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Teat tampering: BVA highlights importance of welfare plan
In light of investigations into the suspected cases of teat tampering at the Great Yorkshire Show the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is…
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Livestock 2013: Dairy cow competition launched
At last week’s Livestock Event the team behind the ‘make mine Milk’ campaign launched a new competition - to find Britain’s Best Dairy Cow. The new…
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Consumers want to know how their food is produced, study shows
New independent research, published today, shows that eight out of ten UK consumers want to know which farm system has been used to produce their…
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New method to age cattle from their teeth
Ageing animals from their teeth goes back to the time that man first started keeping animals. New research has applied modern statistical techniques…
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