Parts of the broiler industry could be severely threatened unless the government adopts a more commonsense approach to Defra’s Improvements to Animal Welfare in Transport consultation, according to the NFU. The union’s Poultry Board chairman, Thomas Wornham, says the government’s response to the consultation has “ill-thought-out” proposals. Engaging with Defra on this will, therefore, be […]
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