The UK government's move to ban enriched colony cages within 6 years has been criticised by farming organisations. In a ...
The campaign to ban battery cages in poultry farming is fast gaining momentum as more farmers across the country sign on to the use of free cages in rearing domestic avians. At a recent workshop in ...
Bioaerosols in poultry houses are composed of a wide variety of microorganisms including bacteria, archaea, virus and fungi.
The NFU has raised concerns over the unintended consequences that may arise if an outright ban on enriched colony cages were ...
It could be assumed that a recent EU Commission report, which confirmed that conventional cage systems for layers will be banned in 2012, would allow producers the chance to focus on meeting the new ...