Poultry
Extra perches north of the border
Producers in Scotland are having to supply a full 15 cm of aerial perch for every hen as a result of the Scottish Executive's interpretation of the…
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New marketing rules change again
New egg marketing rules introduced in January—and still not fully implemented—are to change again. Additional requirements will mean that every egg…
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Could hens get orchard ban?
It's the image that for generations has been associated with free range eggs. The sight of hens wandering freely under orchard trees beneath ripening…
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Leading vet joins Shering-Plough poultry division
Schering-Plough Animal Health announces the appointment of David Schofield MRCVS as Business Director for the Poultry and Aquaculture division in the…
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Hidden danger in poultry muck
Following a marked increase in cases of suspected cattle botulism, Defra is warning farmers of the dangers posed by spreading poultry litter on…
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Packer pays for pecking study
A new scientific study into the causes of feather pecking in free range and organic layers is being paid for by one of the country's leading egg…
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One man supermarket supplier
BFREPA member Andrew Gabriel is set to become the smallest supermarket supplier in Britain. He has a flock of just 800 birds, has no welfare scheme…
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Electronic egg seeks out damage spots
Cracked or damaged eggs cost the egg industry big money but detecting exactly where eggs become damaged during production, grading and packing…
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Concern grows over chic-hen boom
Concern is growing over a boom in back garden chicken keeping. As many as a million hens may now be kept in coops and sheds across Britain and the…
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Show visitors flock to free range (but egg market takes a tumble)
Hundreds of visitors to this year's Pig & Poultry Fair were there for only one reason… to find out more about getting started in free range egg…
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