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Charities unite to rescue hens
Sarah Carr with her daughter Bethany, Marie Channer and Julie Lankshire. British Hen Welfare Trust and Wood Green find homes...

Exciting plans for cattle industry announced
A £282,000 project to develop a prototype system for the exchange of cattle information across the supply chain has been...

Livestock farming to benefit from new funding
"We are delighted to have been awarded research funding through this initiative to help tackle some very serious diseases that...

NSA take action against re-introduction of wild lynx
"It’s all very well to talk about the release of six or eight lynx, but how do you control them...
Arla to increase its milk price for April
Arla will increase the price it pays its UK members to 25.8ppl. News should act as a ‘wake up call’...

Housing dairy cows
All year housing can occur hand-in-hand with excellent welfare…...

African cattle aid infectious disease study
The findings help explain how African cattle survive in a region where European cattle quickly fall victim to East Coast...

Farmers reminded of TB test requirements
"Herd keepers planning to move their cattle to summer grazing must remember that they will need to have undertaken a...

Scientists launch new test to combat chlamydial abortion in sheep
A new diagnostic test to combat chlamydial abortion in sheep has been launched by the Moredun Research Institute. Scientists say...

Avian flu outbreaks likely due to wild birds
It is believed the avian flu threat posed by wild birds has increased since last November. APHA to consider ramping...