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Slow-grown chickens experience higher levels of welfare - study

Slow-grown chickens experience higher levels of welfare – study

"We hope that it will help to drive changes in supply chains and large companies to bring about real improvements...

Novel technique to enable early identification of sheep scab

Novel technique to enable early identification of sheep scab

Sheep scab is one of the most important diseases for UK sheep farmers. Finding a ‘significant development’ towards control of...

Poultry red mites study receives funding boost

Poultry red mites study receives funding boost

The project has the potential to reduce the number of experimental hens used in poultry red mite colony maintenance. Novel...

China bans German pork imports following ASF confirmation

China bans German pork imports following ASF confirmation

The new case of ASF identified in Brandenburg, Germany, was just 30km away from the last indentified case in Poland....

Interactive map shows cases of Enzootic Abortion of Ewes

Interactive map shows cases of Enzootic Abortion of Ewes

The new EAE interactive map will be updated on an ongoing basis. Tool designed to encourage farmers to discuss vaccination...

Edinburgh researcher awarded for work on cattle disease

Edinburgh researcher awarded for work on cattle disease

Professor Ivan Morrison has been named winner of the first RCVS Knowledge Plowright Prize. Professor Ivan Morrison is the first...