Tim Clarke has introduced controls on his 9,000-bird unit at Nantywellan, near Llandrindod Wells, to reduce fly populations. The flies are known carriers of diseases such as salmonella, pasteurella, campylobacter and E coli, which can disrupt flock health. As an organic producer, he needed an alternative to a chemical control. But he insists that because […]
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