Scientists Identify Livestock Genes to Unlock Protection against One of Africas Oldest Animal Plagues
An international research team using a new combination of approaches has found two genes that may prove of vital importance to the lives and livelihoods of millions of farmers in a tsetse fly-plagued swathe of Africa the size of the United States. The teams results were published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy […]
Elmwood Pork and Packington Poultry win Pig & Poultry Marketing 2011 Awards
NSF-CMi, sponsor of the Health and Welfare award, presented the Co-operative with the winners certificate for their Elmwood Higher Welfare standard for Pork. Robert McBride who collected the award said, The Co-operative has always believed that pigs, like other livestock, need to be reared in high welfare systems by farmers who understand the animals they […]
FUW backs NFU Scotland milk price proposal
The Farmers Union of Wales milk and dairy produce committee today gave its full backing to a milk price formula produced by National Farmers Union Scotland which could fundamentally alter the dynamics of the UK milk market. The unanimous backing followed a meeting of the committee at the unions head office near Aberystwyth during which […]
Abattoir reports high rate of liver condemnation through fluke
A vet at Novartis Animal Health, who has been liaising with a leading meat processing firm, said there is evidence of a particularly high incidence of fluke this year. Novartis Animal Health vet Saul Harvey has been liaising with Dunbia Abattoirs, which reported a 78% condemnation rate on one day in April at its Preston […]
UK to be better protected against animal disease by global research network
The UK will be better protected against animal diseases like avian flu and foot and mouth thanks to a global network of scientific research to be launched by Defra this week. Increasingly globalised movements of animals, people and food have raised the risk of animal diseases spreading to the UK, which could have serious economic, […]
Dairy Industry celebrates green success and calls for a “recycling revolution” to hit new target
The UK dairy industry is ready to take its environmental performance to the next level despite dairy companies meeting all of their sustainability targets to date. The Dairy Roadmap, launched today by Defra Minister Jim Paice, demonstrates that dairy processors have met all their environmental targets to date, including a minimum 10% recycled plastic in […]
Arla ahead of Dairy Roadmap targets
Arla Foods is on track to meet several of the 2015 Dairy Roadmap targets ahead of schedule, having comfortably met the 2010 targets. Arlas sustainability manager, Richard Laxton, said that the companys strong environmental position is due to the dairy industry-leading environmental strategy that it launched in December, which dovetails perfectly with the ambitions of […]
New calf rearing survey highlights potential for UK producers to make significant milk replacer cost savings
Only 15% of large dairy farms are currently capitalising on the significant benefits of once-a-day milk feeding, yet the practice can save around 40 per calf and cut labour input in half without compromising animal health and performance. This startling statistic comes from an independent survey of 300 dairy farmers in England, Wales and Northern […]
Dairy UK argues for industry’s future
Dairy UK has made strong representation to Westminsters Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee as part of the committees inquiry into the proposed EU dairy package. Speaking after giving evidence to the committee inquiry, Jim Begg, Director General of Dairy UK said: Were looking at the Commissions package from the perspective of delivering arrangements which […]
