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April 14, 2008
APRIL 14, 2008: The National Farmers' Union has hit back at claims that livestock production has a huge environmentalfootprint that could be eliminated by cutting out meat and milk fromdietary habits.
April 10, 2008
APRIL 10, 2008: Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government has launcheda joint consultation on a strategy to improve and protect honey beehealth.
April 9, 2008
APRIL 9, 2008: A new consortium is to be launched in Scotland that will jointhe forces of over six hundred scientists to help streamline researchinto animal diseases.
April 9, 2008
APRIL 8, 2008: The European Commission's plans to introduce compulsory electronicidentification (EID) for sheep could lead to a significant number offarmers leaving the industry, the NFU has warned.
April 8, 2008
APRIL 8, 2008: The JAB campaign for mass vaccination against bluetongue can step upa gear after Intervet announced its vaccine has been licensed for usein the UK. The news comes as Defra published its roll…
April 8, 2008
APRIL 8, 2008: Bovine TB is out of control in Wales, according to Dr Christianne Glossop, the chief Welsh veterinary surgeon.
March 30, 2008
MARCH 28, 2008: Three Tesco stores in Sheffield will be the target ofprotests this week in an effort to persuade the supermarket giant toimprove animal welfare policies.
March 29, 2008
MARCH 29, 2008: The first vaccine able to protect livestock from the BTV8 strain of thebluetongue virus is close to receiving official approval.
March 28, 2008
MARCH 28, 2008: Defra has announced that restrictions put in place following the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in wildbirds in Dorset earlier this year have been lifted.
March 27, 2008
MARCH 27, 2008: Garden bird numbers are at their lowest levels in five years, althoughthe number of finches visiting UK gardens is the highest for fiveyears, according to the 2008 Big Garden Birdwatch, carried out…
March 26, 2008
MARCH 26, 2008: The chief scientific adviser at Defra says it would be ‘insane’to push for more use of biofuels until more is knownabout their impact on climate change.
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