Animal Health

The sheep industry must actively engage with Defra’s long-awaited consultation on castration and tail docking methods to ensure future policy reflects the realities of commercial sheep farming, the National Sheep Association (NSA) has said.

Defra and the Welsh Government have confirmed their intention to permit the feeding pig and poultry processed animal protein (PAP) for the first time since it was banned in the 1990s as a BSE control

As harsher penalties are set to be introduced, the organisation says its survey aims to continue supporting farmers and raising awareness

New measures to be introduced as part of animal welfare standards review

UFU said the move will help ease the strain on farmers ‘unfairly caught up in the Temporary Control Zone’

The strategy includes consultations into the use of cages for laying hens and farrowing crates for pigs, as well as a consultation into phasing out the use of CO2 gas killing of pigs

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has told processors they must step up as movement restrictions ease

Red Tractor suspends Hockenhull Turkeys after footage shows staff member urinating in a pen

Organisers express disappointment but move to assure visitors the 'action-packed' event will take place

Study raises questions around how the threat from protected predators should be tackled