Pig/Poultry
Latest bird flu outbreak in Dorset
Agriland has been covering the recent avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks across the UK and can confirm that the latest...
Pig/Poultry
Agri-Business
Rabobank: Markets expected to settle in 2022, but drivers of recent change remain
While it is expected that markets will settle somewhat in 2022, many drivers of recent change will remain, according to...
Agri-Business
New Devenish appointment strengthens presence in MENA region
Belfast-based agri-tech company, Devenish, has announced the appointment of a poultry nutrition product manager in the Middle East and North...
N.Ireland
DAFM announces biosecurity measures for bird flu
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced the introduction of regulations requiring flock keepers to apply...
N.Ireland
DEFRA's labour shortfall survey - deadline approaches
The closing date for completion of a Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) survey that will assess...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza prevention zone introduced in Northern Ireland
An avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) will be introduced in Northern Ireland from midnight on November 17, Agriculture Minister Edwin...
Pig/Poultry
How to spot avian influenza in your birds
Outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) have been reported across not only Great Britain, but the European continent recently. This...
N.Ireland
Funding for research on antibiotic alternatives for pigs
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, has announced a grant award...
Beef
Antibiotic use in UK livestock is decreasing
The use of antibiotics in livestock in the UK has decreased again, according to a report released by the Veterinary...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu case confirmed at West Midlands premises
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in a small poultry unit at a premises near Alvester,...
Pig/Poultry
Keepers urged to be vigilant following Avian Influenza outbreak
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is urging all poultry keepers – large and small – to comply with new biosecurity...
Agri-Business
France moves to shelter and confine all poultry as bird flu spreads
The French government has moved to shelter and confine all poultry as the country is placed at ‘high risk’ considering...
N.Ireland
Highly pathogenic bird flu confirmed in wild bird in Ireland
The Irish government's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed avian influenza H5N1 in a wild bird...
Agri-Business
Health-enhancing poultry products in the pipeline
Agri-tech company, Devenish and Canadian biotech company, Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) have secured funding to develop algae-derived poultry feed that...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu prevention zone declared for all of GB
Chief veterinary officers for England, Scotland and Wales have declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) across the whole of...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu in poultry and wild birds in northeast Wales
The presence of avian influenza H5N1 (avian flu) in poultry and wild birds at a premises in northeast Wales has...
N.Ireland
Pressure continues to build on Northern Ireland pig industry
Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum chief executive, Deirdre McIvor, has confirmed that farmers and processors working within the Northern Ireland...
Environment
Defra/UKRI funds project to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from livestock
A new project to reduce the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from livestock has been awarded £600k funding from the Department...
