January 12, 2008
RBST ‘Watchlist’ compiled
JANUARY 2008: Two breeds of sheep are to be classified at 'Other Native Breeds' and 19 native breeds of poultry added to the annual 'Watchlist' compiled by RBST.
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Animals
January 11, 2008
Bluetongue information meetings
JANUARY 2008: Livestock industry organisations are coming together to organise andpromote two meetings in the South West where Bluetongue will be underthe spotlight.
January 10, 2008
Sheep farmers ‘miss transport rules deadline’
January 10, 2008: The National Sheep Association is concerned that many sheep farmers who have endured a horrible autumn and winter dealing with the disease and cost issues facing them, will not have fully grasped…
January 10, 2008
Sheep tagging rules clarified
JANUARY 10, 2008: An expert from tag specialists, Ritchey has announced that Defra has issued further clarification relating to the new rules on sheep double-tagging, due to come into force on January 11.
January 10, 2008
BHS condemns horse horror
JANUARY 2008: The British Horse Society (BHS) has condemned a Buckinghamshire horse establishment where more than 30 horses have been found dead.
December 14, 2007
Big machinery show
DECEMBER 2007: A major agricultural machinery show is set to take place near Newark in Nottinghamshire on January 16 and 17.
December 7, 2007
Row over source of bird flu
DECEMBER 2007: Defra has been accused of trying to blame wild birds rather than poor biosecurity for the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk.
November 21, 2007
Test for farmers ‘red tape gone mad’
NOVEMBER 2007: A new law to make farmers take a test if they drive animals more than 40 miles has been described as 'bureaucracy gone mad' by a union leader.
November 16, 2007
Mission to learn about bluetongue
November 2007: A team of British farmers has been on a bluetongue fact-finding trip to France.
November 16, 2007
Licence move following H5N1 outbreak
November 2007: Defrahas made available general licences to address immediate issuesrelating to the movement of bird by-products and mammals in the zonesin place for Avian Influenza following the H5N1 outbreak at a Suffolk farm.
November 13, 2007
TB vaccine closer
Vaccination to control bovine tuberculosis could be a step closer with the development of a test which can distinguish between vaccinated and infected animals.
