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UK free-range egg demand outstrips supply as market surges ahead
Britain’s appetite for free-range eggs is now outstripping supply, creating major opportunities for farm businesses as the market accelerates faster…
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RSPCA Assured unveils tough new hatchery rules to boost chick welfare
Chick welfare on British farms is set for a significant step forward as RSPCA Assured unveils updated hatchery standards, bringing in new…
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Bird flu near Lanark as Scotland stands alone without housing order
Avian influenza has been confirmed near Lanark, prompting the creation of tight control zones around a poultry site where 31,000 broiler breeders…
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Wales orders all birds indoors as avian influenza threat heightens
Wales is bringing in compulsory housing for all poultry and captive birds from Thursday (13 November), as the nation faces what ministers describe as…
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Experts warn of 'super-infectious' bird flu as farmers told to prepare
The strain of bird flu sweeping across UK poultry farms could be the most contagious yet, according to one of the country’s leading virologists, who…
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Northern Ireland orders all poultry indoors after bird flu cases
Northern Ireland has ordered all poultry and captive birds indoors from Thursday after new bird flu cases were suspected on two commercial farms. The…
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England imposes nationwide housing order as bird flu cases surge
All poultry and captive birds in England will have to be housed indoors from Thursday 6 November, as the government extends mandatory housing…
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Stonegate renews bird flu insurance amid fresh UK outbreaks
As bird flu outbreaks spread across the UK and new housing measures come into force, Stonegate Farmers has renewed its avian influenza insurance…
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Avian flu impacts 150,000 birds following four new outbreaks
Four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in commercial poultry units across England and Wales — just days after Defra…
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Defra orders regional poultry housing as bird flu threat intensifies
Farmers across northern and eastern England are being ordered to bring their flocks indoors as Defra imposes a mandatory housing order to contain the…
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