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Councils urged to react more quickly to dog worrying
Local councils should ensure all cases of livestock worrying are taken seriously by dog wardens, according to the UFU. UFU beef and lamb policy…
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Landia pump is top lot at Rugby Farmers Mart
A Landia chopper pump is keeping control of slurry at one of the UK’s leading livestock markets. Supplied by Midland Slurry Systems, the 7.5kW Landia…
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Pig Association calls on celebrities to boycott man-made dwarfism in pigs
Britain’s National Pig Association has added its voice to the chorus of criticism of a Chinese firm’s plans to produce gene-edited micro-pigs and…
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Consumers urged to buy British as foreign sausage meat is linked to increases in hepatitis E liver disease
A well known British pig farmer is urging consumers to buy British, after foreign sausage meat was linked with a large increase in cases of hepatitis…
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Is the future bright for UK livestock farmers?
Despite the current significant challenges facing livestock farmers - including cash-flow and volatile prices - the future looks bright provided the…
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Some virus strains 'can go undetected in pigs', say scientists
Scientists have shown for the first time that two different strains of the H3N8 influenza A virus (IAV) are able to infect and replicate in pigs; one…
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UK pig producers 'struggling to maintain margins'
Pig producers across Europe are struggling to maintain margins, with a range of global factors affecting returns, according to Stuart Ashworth, Head…
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Future of pig industry in doubt as poor prices driven further down
Ulster Farmers’ Union pork and bacon chairman, Jonny Cuddy, has warned that the future of the pig industry in Northern Ireland is again in doubt…
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Record food and drink sales 'must benefit struggling farmers'
Those benefitting from Scotland’s record-breaking Food and Drink success story need to better share their rewards with the nation’s farm production…
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EU wants animal cloning ban extended
Parliament beefed up the Commission’s initial proposal to ban animal cloning to include the cloning of all farm animals including imports into the…
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