Beef
Major lift in cattle and lamb slaughter in Australia
Australia’s red meat sector has recorded a significant lift in cattle and lamb slaughter volumes in the first quarter of...
Slaughter
Agri-Business
Wales: Immediate changes to be made to on-farm slaughter
Immediate changes will be made to on-farm slaughter in Wales, the government has said, after recommendations from the Bovine TB...
Pig/Poultry
Farmer banned from keeping animals after illegal pig slaughters
A farmer has been given a five-month suspended prison sentence and has been banned from keeping or caring for farmed...
Agri-Business
Producers shouldn't pay costs of CCTV in slaughterhouses - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said that, while it generally supports the move to make CCTV mandatory in...
Government
Wales: Consultation on CCTV in slaughterhouses opens
A consultation on mandatory CCTV in Welsh slaughterhouses has opened today (Monday, November 14). It will run for twelve weeks,...
Beef
Diseased cattle compensation rates announced for October
Compensation rates for cattle infected with Bovine TB, BSE, Brucellosis and Enzootic Bovine Leukosis have been announced for the month...
Beef
Germany proposes to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter
Germany has submitted a proposal to the European Commission to ban sending heavily pregnant cows to slaughter amid animal welfare...
Beef
Cattle age deception in Northern Ireland costs farmers money
Farmers in Northern Ireland suffered serious financial losses when cattle they sent to slaughter turned out to be a couple...
Beef
Cattle age deception in Northern Ireland costs farmers money
Farmers in Northern Ireland suffered serious financial losses when cattle they sent to slaughter turned out to be a couple...
Beef
Halal non-stunning of cattle pre-slaughter is a contentious issue, says vet
The non-stunning of animals pre-slaughter, for Halal purposes, is a contentious issue, according to Wicklow vet Pete Wedderburn. Speaking on the Pat...
