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Defra simplifies livestock movement rules

Defra simplifies livestock movement rules

Defra are making the changes to simplify the rules on reporting livestock movements and how some farms are registered. All...

Scientists develop foot-and-mouth test

Scientists develop new foot-and-mouth test

FMD infects cloven-hoofed mammals like cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and some species of wildlife. Technique relies less on the use...

New PEDv vaccine shows promise

New PEDv vaccine shows promise

PEDv can kill up to 100 per cent of infected piglets. Development hailed ‘great news’ for the swine industry  ...

FSA welcomes prosecution of slaughterhouse operative

FSA welcomes prosecution of slaughterhouse operative

Offences were laid jointly by the Crown Prosecution Service and FSA’s prosecution team, following a multi-agency investigation. Case is a...

Consumers trust farmers more than supermarkets, survey finds

Consumers trust farmers more than supermarkets, survey finds

The survey also found that healthiness is more important than the cost for shoppers when it comes to choosing what...

Further action needed on campylobacter, consumers say

Further action needed on campylobacter, consumers say

Three quarters of consumers  thought retailers should tell customers what proportion of chickens have the highest level of contamination. FSA...