January 17, 2008
Call for free range vaccination
JANUARY 17, 2008: With the UK still under the shadow of bird flu, The Organic Research Centre had called for free range poultry in the UK to be vaccinated against the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain.
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January 16, 2008
Avian Influenza H5N1 confirmed in Dorset – update
January 16: Defra has today confirmed that another mute swan collected on 11 January as part of wild bird surveillance from the same area has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza.
January 11, 2008
Bird flu hits Dorset swans
JANUARY 11, 2008: Tests are continuing on birds around Chesil Beach in Dorset as vetstry to contain an outbreak of H5N1, the deadly form of bird flu found in swans.
January 10, 2008
Chicken Run – NFU and Poultry Council hit back
JANUARY 10, 2008: Chickens reared for meat are not ‘battery’ farmed and poultry producers in the UK are fed up of hearing the claim repeated – that was the message from the British Poultry Council…
January 10, 2008
Supermarket hits back in poultry furore
JANUARY, 10 2008: Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has hit back at criticisms that the poultry meat and eggs on sale in its stores are derived from systems which involve animal suffering.
January 10, 2008
Soil Association organic chickens truly range free
January 10: The Soil Association has applauded the campaigning efforts of celebrity chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver to improve the welfare standards of chicken production.
January 9, 2008
Mixed reactions to ‘Chicken Run’
January 2008: There are mixed reactions among farmers to Hugh's Chicken Run, the programme being screened nightly on Channel 4, about chicken production systems.
January 8, 2008
More stores only stock free range eggs
JANUARY 2008: Major stores have started clearing their shelves of eggs from caged birds four years before the introduction of a new EU law to stop birds being kept in tiny cages.
January 4, 2008
New Pig and Poultry Fair
DECEMBER 2007: Next year will see a revitalised British Pig and Poultry Fair, whichfor the first time will feature dedicated poultry seminars in a newpurpose-built theatre, as well as machinery demonstrations.
January 2, 2008
Egg co-operative innovation
DECEMBER 2007: An innovative egg marketing co-operative is seeking new members.
January 1, 2008
Poultry keeping courses
DECEMBER 2007: Poultry keeping experts at The Domestic Fowl Trust are running monthlypoultry keeping courses during 2008, telling beginners all they need toknow to get started.
