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Geraldine the goat adopts two lambs

8:28am Monday 22nd April 2013

Two lambs rejected by their mother have been adopted by a female goat.

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Organic food producers urged to fight badger cull

11:00am Thursday 11th April 2013

Organic food companies need to make a stand and refuse to use products from badger-cull farms, say a wildlife charity. The move could help boost the sector financially, while also acknowledging the animal welfare concerns of customers.

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£7,000 fine for taking TB cow to RWAS show

4:42pm Monday 8th April 2013

A FARMER who took a cow to the Royal Welsh Show while his herd was under TB restrictions has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £16,000.

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Scientists fear MRSA link to cattle

3:29pm Monday 8th April 2013

Cambridge scientists have linked two human cases of infection with the antibiotic– resistant superbug Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to farms in Denmark. The results of the study suggest the MRSA bacteria was transmitted from the livestock to the farmers. The study also raises questions about whether cows could be a reservoir for new strains of MRSA.

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NFU demands help for stricken livestock farmers

9:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

Livestock farmers left to deal with large numbers of dead sheep and lambs following the cold snap believe the Government and the National Fallen Stock Company have neglected to enact the one measure which would make a real difference.

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Defra permits on-farm burials and burning to cope with mountain of fallen stock

12:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

Defra has permitted the on-farm burial or burning of carcases for farmers and smallholders affected by the bad weather.

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Bo-Peep just popped in for a pint

12:16pm Friday 5th April 2013

A rare-breed black Shetland Sheep has lost its shepherd.

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Smallholders invited to volunteer for badger spy cameras

11:56am Thursday 4th April 2013

Infrared surveillance cameras monitoring badger visits to cattle farms will be used in a new study to determine the risk faced by individual farms of badgers entering buildings.

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Four legs good, two legs bad

11:46am Thursday 4th April 2013

Four small black sheep have started work - as eco-friendly lawn mowers in a largely working-class district in north eastern Paris.

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Fallen stock up 15% - and figures expected to worsen

9:25am Thursday 4th April 2013

Farmers and smallholders have seen a huge increase in the number of dead sheep and lambs - even before the recent heavy snow in Scotland and Wales.

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