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National registration for commercial poultry keepers
Commercial poultry keepers will be asked to register their flocks as part of an initiative, backed by the industry, to step up surveillance of the…
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Avian Influenza - Still a Disease of Birds
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Dr Freda Scott-Park today (Friday) urged a sense of perspective over Avian Influenza. "Despite…
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UK supports EU effort to track Avian Flu virus
A poultry sample sent to the UK from Turkey has proved positive for the high pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain virus. The H5 virus has also been…
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DEFRA teams up with bird conservation groups for avian flu survey
A new survey of wild birds across the UK is being carried out to allow scientists to get a better picture of avian influenza viruses in waterbirds…
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farmers to redouble biosecurity measures to protect against avian influenza
The recent Avian Influenza scares in Romania and Turkey are a reminder to all poultry farmers in the UK they must remain vigilant against any sign of…
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‘Farming needs to open door to consumer’
Agriculture has closed its doors to the ultimate customer — the public — according to Paul Kelly, managing director of Kelly Turkeys and champion of…
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Fleet expands to cope with both ends of chick market
The delivery vehicle fleet of chick distributors Tom Barron ISA has been expanded to serve both ends of the market - for very large and small orders…
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Salmonella control still political issue
Egg producers are likely to face growing demands to control different types of salmonella in their flocks. "There is increasing political pressure…
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Food safety - 1, pathogens - 0
The Food Standards Agency's objective to halve the number of UK-produced chickens testing positive for campylobacter by 2010 could be achieved much…
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Another mobile planning row
(for more Free Range stories visit www.theranger.co.uk) The thorny issue of whether mobile hen houses require planning permission has resurfaced—and…
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