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Scottish Government - Beak trim ban 'Unrealistic'
Poultry experts within the Scottish Government feel it is unlikely that the ban on beak trimming will go ahead next year. The Government is this year…
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UK butchers face difficulties to recruit as numbers fall
Butchers in the UK are losing a generation through lack of training opportunities, according to a new report. A report commissioned by EBLEX…
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Hogg prices being supported by tightening supplies in Europe
Despite the strength of sterling, Scottish producer prices for hoggs are being supported by a tightening of supplies in the UK and across the major…
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MP raises egg industry concerns on transatlantic trade deal
Fears about the impact that a proposed transatlantic trade agreement could have on British egg producers have been raised in the House of Commons…
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Keep dogs and livestock safe, urges NFU
The NFU has joined forces with The Kennel Club to make countryside dog walks safer and more stress free for both pet dogs and farm animals, by…
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The future for Freedom Food is RSPCA Assured
This month FarmingUK spoke to an enthusiastic Jeremy (Jez) Cooper, CEO of Freedom Food about their re-branding and the future of the organisation…
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Hendrix Genetics and MTech-Systems agree on worldwide working partnership
Hendrix Genetics is to adopt computer software from MTech-Systems for improved management of its worldwide livestock breeding facilities. Under the…
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'Unacceptable' levels of contamination in supermarket chickens
73% of fresh chickens on sale in supermarkets in the UK are contaminated with the food poisoning bug campylobacter, according to the latest tests by…
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Glasgow scientists tackle animal diseases with US counterparts
Scientists in Glasgow are working with colleagues at Kansas State University to tackle animal diseases caused by bunyaviruses. The University has…
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Associations new tractability test gets maiden run
The British Free Range Egg Producers’ Association (BFREPA) has begun a programme of egg testing using a new isotope fingerprinting technique. BFREPA…
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