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Migratory wild birds crossing the north-eastern and eastern border of the EU is the most likely pathway for avian influenza to enter the territory, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Experts from the food safety body assessed the risk of bird flu entering the EU and reviewed surveillance approaches. Their scientific advice is based on a review of all the information on the avian influenza outbreaks that have occurred in...
Migratory wild birds crossing the north-eastern and eastern border of the EU is the most likely pathway for avian influenza to enter the territory, ac...
Avian influenza has been reported in a commercial layer flock in the Netherlands. The outbreak is in a flock of 41,500 birds in the Zeeland region ...
Free range egg producers have passed a no confidence vote in RSPCA Assured decision making process following the latest twist in an increasingly bitte...
The Government has outlined its intention to retain the UK's high standards of animal welfare post-Brexit, and to avoid farmers being undermined by ch...
England's chief medical officer has warned of a "post-antibiotic apocalypse" as she urged world leaders to address the real threat of antibiotic resis...
The sheep industry has urged politicians to exercise "extreme care" when considering calls made by animal rights campaigners to oppose live exports. ...
Environmentalist and vegan campaigner George Monbiot appeared on Good Morning Britain advocating an end to livestock farming while wearing leather. ...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has written to Defra to challenge its stance on post-movement testing rules. The challenge surrounds the movement...
Hexham Auction Market Company have been ordered to pay over £12,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to 16 offences relating to livestock move...
The British Egg Industry Council (BEIC) is drawing up a list of approved pesticides following the recent fipronil scandal. BEIC chief executive Mar...
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has called for a new UN Convention on food and farming in order to "save the planet". The call comes as CIWF lau...
Farmers have warned that beavers could cause considerable damage on farmland as more of the animals are to be released into the wild in Knapdale Fores...
The pig industry has reacted with dismay after it was revealed that Prue Leith, host of Great British Bake Off, gave leftover cakes and bread to a nei...
Firefighters spent three hours rescuing a cow from a sink hole on a farmer’s field in West Yorkshire. Technical rescue specialists from Cleckheaton...
Farmers whose herds are at risk of bovine TB will be able to access expert help on protecting their animals through a new Defra-funded advisory scheme...
A couple who kept pigs and sheep in ‘horrific’ conditions at their East Sussex farm have been handed suspended jail terms. Dr John Penn, 76, and wi...
Scottish sheep farmers are being urged to tackle the rising incidence of a fatal and infectious lung condition in flocks. Ovine pulmonary adenocarc...
A reporting process for suspected breaches of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime point-of-sale checks has been introduced. The process includes ...
Animal rights activists have come out in force against the British wool industry, explaining to the public that wearing wool is cruel. Animal right...
The sheep industry has reacted with worry after rumours have surfaced that Defra Secretary Michael Gove may be prepared to fast-track a decision on ly...
The Government has created a list of native farm animal breeds considered to be at particular risk of an outbreak of exotic disease. The list has b...
An independent survey is to be carried out at 24 livestock markets across the UK to evaluate animal welfare provisions. The opening of the first pu...
Organisers of the English Winter Fair say bovine TB restrictions could hit the number of entries to this November’s event. New rules brought in las...
Northern Irish farmers will be 'disappointed' that the BVD incentivisation scheme is closing on 30 September, as a farming union urges farmers to subm...
The Northern Irish government has announced additional measures for TB controls, including measures to test badgers in two disease hotspots as a poten...
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