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All poultry in England to be allowed outside this week as housing order is lifted
All poultry in England will be allowed outside from Thursday 13 April following the latest updated evidence on the risk posed by wild birds. The…
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Over 600 jobs at risk due to closure of 2 Sisters Food Group chicken factory
Plans to close a chicken processing factory which employs over 600 workers have been described as "devastating". Hundreds of jobs are potentially at…
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Hen welfare charity criticises McVitie's for using caged eggs in products
McVitie’s has been criticised for using eggs from caged hens in its products by a hen welfare charity. The British Hen Welfare Trust discovered…
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Turkey producer Bernard Matthews' workers 'feel betrayed and let down' after 128 jobs axed
Workers at Bernard Matthews “feel betrayed and let down” after confirmation that 128 jobs are to be lost, a union has claimed. The new owners of…
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Scientists to use low-cost manufacturing of new animal medicines using chicken eggs
Innovations that improve the health of farmed animals and raise agricultural productivity will be brought to market with the support of a £10 million…
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Family farm pleads for 155,000 poultry unit in Gloucestershire village to be granted amid opposition
A farming family behind the plan to build 155,000-capacity poultry units in Gloucestershire has said their business could die if their permission is…
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New breed of wheat could could mean healthier poultry, say researchers
Specially bred wheat could help provide some of the key nutrients essential for healthier bones in poultry, researchers at Nottingham Trent…
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Immune study in chickens reveals key hurdle for Campylobacter vaccine effort
New research has revealed that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short…
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NFU lobbies EU Commission for future solution to marketing of free range eggs if bird flu strikes again
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has begun lobbying the EU Commission for a solution to the marketing of free range eggs if there is another outbreak…
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Poultry housing order causes surge in 'blood-sucking' red mites
The housing order introduced to try to prevent the spread of avian influenza has resulted in a surge in the numbers of red mite in layer flocks. St…
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