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The new rules would require bird keepers to register their birds, their contact details, location of where the birds are kept and details of the birds. Photo: Sabrina Eickhoff
05-04-2023 | News

UK: consultation on new rules for all bird keepers

Minette Batters, NFU president, says that an urgent review into the ETII is needed to ensure that essential and vulnerable food-producing sectors, such as poultry production, do not "face a cliff edge when the Energy Bill Relief Scheme ends later this month". Photo: Gala Media
28-03-2023 | News

UK: backlash on energy relief scheme decision for poultry sector

Long-term UK security, business viability and economic growth is being jeopardised due to the soaring cost of production and the lack of support in the marketplace. Photo: Freepik
13-03-2023 | News

Action needed to prevent empty poultry shelves

Producers and processors have been warning supermarkets of the impending shortages. Photo: Hank Riswick
16-02-2023 | News

Shortage of eggs set to continue in the UK

Photo: Van Assendelft
16-12-2022 | News

Red mite threat warning during bird flu housing order

More might need to be done to help hard-pressed producers. Photo: Koos Groenewold
08-12-2022 | News

Calls for investigation into egg supply chain as retailers dig deep

UK chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, confirmed that avian influenza had been identified in captive birds at a wild bird rescue (stock photo). Photo: Bert Jansen
10-11-2021 | News

Bird flu prevention zone imposed across Great Britain

UK upmarket retailer Marks and Spencer is to become the first supermarket to only sell slower-reared, higher welfare chicken across its full range of fresh poultry products. Photo: Koos Groenewold
13-07-2021 | News

Marks and Spencer to only stock slower growing broilers

Chicken saw a 62% decrease in volume and a 67% fall in value, from around £90m to just £30m, according to UK Government statistics. Photo: Michel Zoeter
01-07-2021 | News

UK poultry exports to EU down 70% in value

A survey has found that UK supermarkets are lagging behind other food industry sectors on chicken welfare. Photo: Hans Prinsen
30-06-2021 | News

UK supermarkets lag behind on chicken welfare