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…
Browsing: Pigs / Poultry
New figures released through RUMA suggest the UK pig sector is making significant changes in how it stewards antibiotic use in at least one key area,…
New research from RSPCA Assured reveals “a huge double standard” in the way shoppers regard chickens that lay eggs and chickens farmed for their meat. According…
Scientists have produced pigs that may be protected from an infection that costs the swine industry billions each year. The team has used advanced genetic techniques…
Defra has issued guidance for farmers who keep pigs and poultry on the same premises. In a worst case scenario, this could mean that if avian…
About 23,000 birds will be culled after an outbreak of avian flu at Redgrave, Suffolk. This is the ninth UK outbreak in two months. The affected…
The British Veterinary Poultry Association and British Veterinary Association say Defra’s update of measures to contain the spread of avian influenza are “sensible and proportionate.” The…
Leaders of the four UK farming unions are urging MEPs and EU decision-makers to extend the 12-week free-range status of poultry affected by the compulsory housing…
The National Pig Association (NPA) has issued a response to the media stories suggesting British pig farms are at the centre of a ‘cruel horse hormone…
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is warning farmers and smallholders not to feed catering or kitchen waste to livestock such as pigs and poultry,…
