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Badger cull delay could spark assessment of RBCT trials
The decision to delay the badger cull in England should be used to undertake a full and proper assessment of the impacts of the Randomised Badger…
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Global droughts curb meat consumption
Global meat production rose to 297 million tons in 2011, an increase of 0.8 percent over 2010 levels, and is projected to reach 302 million tons by…
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NFU writes to Defra to urge 2013 badger cull
The National Farmers Union (NFU) have written to Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to request that the pilot badger culls in West Somerset and West…
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RSPCA expresses delight as badger cull halted
The government has announced today that plans for a badger cull in Somerset and Gloucestershire, which had been due to start any day, have been put…
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Defra announce new TB measures
Defra has today announced changes to the rules around the movement of cattle to help prevent the spread of bovine TB. The changes will start on…
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Large-scale can be sustainable, but industry needs to address perception issues
Large-scale livestock farming can be sustainable, but the UK now needs to take a proactive approach to establish an evidence base and best practice…
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RSPCA accused of bullying after badger cull threats
The NFU has accused the RSPCA of hypocrisy after farmers were warned they could lose their valued Freedom Foods status if they supported or allowed…
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75,000 Welsh cattle slaughtered due to TB in last 10 years
Over 75,000 cattle were slaughtered in Wales in the last decade (2002-2011) as a result of bovine TB, equivalent to more than the total number of…
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Importing cattle from Republic 'damages NI's economy'
Northern Irish farmers have reacted strongly after confirmation that 14.6% of their prime cattle kill during last week in September was imported from…
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TB vaccine 'remains years away' say farming groups
A cattle vaccine to help control bovine TB in the future 'remains many years away' according to farming groups. Unions such as the NFU have admitted…
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