December 12, 2007
Challenging food fantasies
DECEMBER 2007: Celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver and HughFearnley-Whittingstall will join forces for a two-week season ofprogrammes on Channel 4 challenging viewers to think before they eat.
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Poultry
November 22, 2007
Precautionary culling on a fifth premises
November 21: As part of the epidemiological investigation a decision has been taken today to declare a fifth premises as a Dangerous Contact. All poultry on this premises will be culled as a precautionary measure. …
November 15, 2007
‘Dutch link to bird flu outbreak investigated’
November 15, 2007: Day-old ducklings imported from the Netherlands are being investigated as a possible route for the H5N1 avian flu virus arriving in Britain, according to a report in The Times.
November 15, 2007
Don’t confine all birds, says Soil Association
NOVEMBER 15, 2007: The outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu in Suffolk is no a reason for all organic and free-range birds to be permanently confined, as some commentators have suggested, or for poultry across the…
November 14, 2007
Avian Influenza update: precautionary culling
DEFRA has reported that following initial epidemiological work and veterinary assessment, four further premises have been identified as Dangerous Contacts.
November 13, 2007
Avian Influenza H5 confirmed in Suffolk/Norfolk
November 12: Defra has confirmed Avian Influenza in turkeys on a premises near Diss on the Norfolk/Suffolk border after preliminary tests were positive for the H5 strain. The premises also contain ducks and geese. All…
November 6, 2007
Hugh’s chicken campaign
November 2007: River Cottage founder Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has launched a campaign to improve conditions of broiler chickens which are factory farmed for meat.
November 5, 2007
Emus ‘no longer on danger list’
November 2007: Emus have been removed from the list of animals requiring a Dangerous Wild Animals Licence.
November 5, 2007
Avian Flu
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease affecting the respiratory, digestive and/or nervous system of many species of birds.
November 2, 2007
Are your hens the sporty type?
November 2007: An experiment has shown that the average hen walks 1,460 miles in its lifetime.
September 21, 2007
Avian influenza – latest advice
Victoria Roberts looks at some of the latest information for poultry keepers and pet owners on Defra’s website www.defra.gov.uk
