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BVA welcomes reduction in veterinary antibiotic use
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the publication of two new reports that show overall reductions in the sale...
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Sale of livestock vet antibiotics at lowest ever level in UK
Sales of antibiotics for use in livestock have reduced by 55% since 2014 to the lowest-ever recorded level, the government’s...
Pig/Poultry
4 new cases of bird flu as housing measures introduced
Four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed over the weekend as new mandatory housing...
Agri-Business
FAO: Rising cereal prices offset declines in other commodities
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in October, with rising cereal prices more than offset by...
Pig/Poultry
NFU Cymru to meet with CVO over bird flu situation in Wales
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) will host a meeting with interim chief veterinary officer (CVO) of Wales,...
Agri Politics
RSPCA fears animal welfare laws will be 'lost'
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is warning that the nation’s animal welfare standards could...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu spreads north as four more cases found in England
Four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed in England. The outbreaks were confirmed yesterday...
Pig/Poultry
Scottish scientists devlop ways to measure bone quality in poultry
Scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh have developed a fast and safe method of analysing bone density in live...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB pork campaign aligns with cost-of-living crisis
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has launched its new campaign aimed at encouraging people to purchase economical cuts of...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to have a cashflow forecast to tackle inflation
Agricultural inflation is shaping farm business planning as the ramifications of Brexit, the energy crisis and government policies take effect...
Arable
Low disturbance tillage becoming a popular option for growers
Low disturbance tillage is becoming increasingly popular with growers as they continue to move away from ploughing and embrace modern...
N.Ireland
Suspected case of bird flu in Co. Down – DAERA
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has introduced disease control measures following initial confirmation of avian...
Agri-Business
RSPCA continues its Adopter rehoming drive for farm animals
As the RSPCA continues its annual Adoptober rehoming drive, the charity wants to dispel the myth they only rehome cats...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru concerned over 'eye-watering' NRW increases
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has expressed concern at proposals for increases to Natural Resource Wales’ (NRW)...
Agri-Business
Drop in vegetable oil price index offsets higher cereal prices
The food price index of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has fallen for the sixth...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu continues to spread across east England
Avian influenza (bird flu) is continuing to spread in east England, as two more outbreaks have been confirmed at premises...
Pig/Poultry
Three new bird flu outbreaks confirmed by Defra
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in poultry at three further premises across Suffolk and Norfolk. The...
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Bird flu case confirmed in East Suffolk
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed in poultry at a premises near Lowestoft, East Suffolk in Suffolk....
