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19th February 2020
New immigration rules announced today are a mixed bag for the veterinary profession and leave a big question mark over how the profession will recruit and retain the workforce it needs, according to the British Veterinary Association.
Every year...
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BVA
16th February 2020
Supporting UK farmers to reach higher welfare standards is very welcome but not enough.
Helping UK farmers to reach higher welfare standards must go hand in hand with restricting imports on farm animal products produced to lower welfare standards,...
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The Poultry Site
14th February 2020
Last week (7 February), the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the President of the Confederation of Commerce and the Director of the Union of Poultry Professionals of the Slovak Republic signed a memorandum stating that by 2030 all...
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Ciwf
13th February 2020
Theresa Villiers, head of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has been removed from her post amid a cabinet reshuffle.
According to reporting from the BBC, Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers and other cabinet members...
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The Poultry Site
5th February 2020
The Government has announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill, which will mean animal abusers could face up to five years in prison.
Those who cruelly mistreat animals could face up to five years in prison under a new law backed...
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GOV.UK
4th February 2020
BVA President Daniella Dos Santos tonight called on the government to work with the veterinary profession to ensure that workforce capacity meets demand and animal health and welfare standards remain high in the post-Brexit UK.
Her call in her...
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BVA
3rd February 2020
Agriculture Bill moves forward as Environment Secretary leads Second Reading in Parliament
Legislation that will transform British farming moves a step forward today, with Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers leading the Second Reading of the...
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GOV.UK
30th January 2020
Cat hoarding can be prevented with the right care and population control, according to experts from the University of Nottingham and the RSPCA.
In a new study published in the journal BMC Veterinary Research, experts from the School of Veterinary...
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University of Nottingham
30th January 2020
A common, chronic gut disease in ruminants will be the focus of a £1 million study.
The ways in which bacteria cause a deadly gut infection in cows in the UK and worldwide will be the focus of a new study.
Genes in the bacteria that play a role in...
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University of Edinburgh
30th January 2020
Tougher early lives could help captive-bred game birds develop survival skills for adulthood in the wild, new research suggests.
The research was carried out by University of Exeter scientists, working with Dr Francesco Santilli from the Italian...
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UFAW