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RSPCA call for new laws to protect broiler chickens

8:10am Tuesday 24th August 2010

The RSPCA is calling on the poultry industry and the EU commission to take urgent action to address fast-growing broiler chickens’ welfare problems following a report by the European Food Safety Authority.

HSA team up with MVP Training on duck welfare may be extended to smallholders

4:50pm Friday 13th August 2010

The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) teamed up with MVP Training recently to provide a welfare training course to Cherry Valley Farms Limited, one of the UK’s leading growers and processors of ducks.

Poult sales up for traditional Christmas turkeys say Kelly's

8:30am Wednesday 11th August 2010

Demand for ‘genuinely better’ Christmas turkeys spurs growth Renewed confidence in the traditional Christmas turkey market has led to increased poult sales this year, reports FarmGate Hatcheries, one of the leading suppliers to this sector.

Combs, wattles and feathered legs: Keeping poultry cool on your smallholding

8:10am Friday 6th August 2010

Jeremy Hobson on how chickens cool down, keep warm and warn all-comers



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