Industry News
Farmers Weekly - Hock burn is a weighty issue for broiler growers
18, May 2012Bird health issues such as hock burn, transport to slaughterhouses and infectious bronchitis in cockerels were among the subjects raised at the recent meeting of the British Poultry Veterinary Association in Harrogate, as Rhian Price reports
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Farmers Guardian - Animal welfare and feeding a hungry world
18, May 2012ANIMAL welfare is a driver for good human welfare, said Prof Natalie Waran of Edinburgh University, when addressing the topic One Health, One Welfare: Can we sustain welfare standards in a food hungry world?
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ABC Rural - Battery hens and sow stalls to be banned soon in Tasmania
18, May 2012The Tasmanian Government will phase out battery hens, and speed up the phase out of sow stalls at piggeries.
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Live cattle exporters caught out again | The Australian
18, May 2012TWO live cattle exporters have breached the new animal welfare standards less than 12 months after they were introduced by the Gillard government.
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MeatInfo - UK finally cracks lucrative Chinese pork market
18, May 2012Agriculture Minister Jim Paice has agreed a £50m landmark deal with the Chinese government, which will see British pork exported to China for the first time.
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Farmers Weekly - Producers should 'embrace home-grown proteins in beef herds'
18, May 2012Beef farmers will have to embrace home-grown proteins in the future to improve efficiency and reduce input costs.
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Farming UK news - Grass-fed beef 'better for people' says research
17, May 2012Feeding cattle on grass throughout their lifecycle is the most environmentally sustainable way to rear beef, according to new research for the National Trust.
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TheDairySite - Avoid Misuse of Religious Exemptions to Stunning
17, May 2012EU - At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council this week, the Swedish delegation briefed the Council on the enforcement of the general requirement to stun animals before slaughter.
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BBC News - Could France learn to love British beef?
17, May 2012France is famous for its gastronomy, while poking fun at British food is a Gallic pastime. There was also no love lost between French and British farmers in the wake of the BSE crisis. So why is a top Paris butcher now lauding British beef?
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Growing industry and improving animal welfare - Bryan Green, MP - Tasmanian Government Media Releases
17, May 2012The Minister for Primary Industry and Water Bryan Green today announced the phasing out of battery hen farming in Tasmania and fast tracking of a planned ban on sow stalls.
