RUMA has welcomed the latest figures from the UK poultry meat sector which show it is sustaining and building on the progress it has made in…
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The decision to extend two derogations for organic pig and poultry for a further 12 months will provide much-needed certainty for the industry, the NFU and…
Warm, wet weather may prompt rapid development and release of worm larvae onto pastures, increasing the risk of productivity-limiting parasite burdens in sheep this summer. While…
Avian flu has been confirmed in chickens and geese at a farm in south Norfolk. The UK’s deputy chief veterinary officer said the H5N8 strain had…
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association claims that the RSPCA’s decision to press ahead with the implementation of aerial perching on its Freedom Foods free…
The National Pig Association has highlighted the UK pig industry’s determination to maintain the current ‘very low’ levels of risk from Livestock Associated-MRSA (LA-MRSA) in pigs…
Defra has announced that all poultry in England will be allowed outside from tomorrow (13th April) after its latest bird flu risk assessment. However, biosecurity measures…
RSPCA wins grant to support farm animal welfare in China The RSPCA has been given a grant of nearly £360,000 by the Open Philanthropy Project,…
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use has decided that veterinary medicines containing zinc oxide should be withdrawn. The European Commission will…
About 55,000 birds have been culled in Redgrave, Suffolk, after avian flu discovered last month was traced to a second premises. The first case was confirmed…
