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Co-Operative Group's Good Chicken award withdrawn
Compassion in World Farming is withdrawing the Co-Operative Food's Good Chicken Award following its decision to increase the stocking density of its…
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Edinburgh Prisons chicken loving inmates open 'Henitentiary'
Edinburgh Prison has become the first jail in Scotland to set up its own free range egg production unit. The unit, nicknamed the Henitentiary by…
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Scientists sex chicks in the egg as Germany threaten ban
Genetic scientists believe they have found a way of sexing chicks whilst they are still in the egg. The research work, which has been conducted at a…
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Sainsbury's reject retender rumours
Rumours that the supermarket group Sainsbury's was preparing to re-tender part of a shell egg contract lost by Noble Foods are not true, according to…
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Industry steps up plans to reduce levels of Campylobacter
The NFU, FSA and Defra are planning measures in a bid to stamp out campylobacter in raw poultry meat. At its most recent meeting in February 2014…
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National Conference to focus on goose management
NFU Scotland is holding a two-day conference on Islay which will focus on the management of wild geese in Scotland. The conference, chaired by Ken…
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Benefits from brightening up the service house
Increasing lighting intensity in a service house over the winter months has resulted in improvements in both farrowing rate and numbers born on an…
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Scottish government urged to support chicken sector
Retailers must 'play their part' in securing the future of the Scottish chicken industry, according to the National Farmers' Union. In a letter to…
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230,000 bird poultry unit for sale for first time in 30 years
Leaze Farm, a 230,000 bird-poultry unit with 16 acres in Bulkington, Wiltshire, has been launched to market by Chesterton Humberts for the first time…
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How is your feather loss measuring up?
AssureWel, a five-year collaborative project led by the Soil Association, RSPCA, and the University of Bristol, has produced a new online tool to…
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