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Bird flu confirmed in backyard flock of chickens in Lancashire
The Government has confirmed H5N8 avian flu at a farm near Thornton, Wyre, Lancashire. The UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed H5N8 avian flu…
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Poultry farm incomes fall as farmers battle lower prices
Poultry farm income fell 16 per cent to an average of £107,000 per business in 2016, according to latest statistics from the Farm Business Survey…
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Bird flu measures to be relaxed in England from 15 May
Avian Flu Prevention Zones and a ban on poultry gatherings are set to be lifted across England from 15 May. Measures currently in place to reduce the…
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Wrexham council to debate controversial poultry extension plans
Two separate large scale plans to extend poultry barns in the Wrexham area to house an additional 36,000 birds will go before councillors this week…
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Criminals steal 200 unhatched birds from Essex breeder
A thief has stolen more than 200 unhatched birds after stealing an incubator and a quad bike from a breeder in Essex. Posh Poultry of Broadley…
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Dirty water can cost egg producers 8 per cent in production
Dirty water lines could cost egg producers as much as seven or eight per cent in lost production and result in higher rates of bird mortality…
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RSPCA needs to put bird welfare first, says free range egg association
A free range egg association says the RSPCA’s decision to press ahead with the implementation of aerial perching on its Freedom Foods free range egg…
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East Yorkshire business wins national meat and poultry award
The team at an East Yorkshire poultry business are celebrating after winning a prestigious meat and poultry industry award. A heat recovery project…
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86 per cent of shoppers want all supermarket chicken to be farmed ethically, according to survey
In a new survey published by RSPCA Assured, 86% of shoppers say all the chickens farmed for consumption should be farmed to ethical animal welfare…
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China does not understand the concept of animal welfare, food expert warns
A leading food marketing expert says that consumers in many countries cannot afford to buy higher welfare eggs, and, he says, some countries, like…
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