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Animal disease breakthroughs welcomed

nebusiness.co.uk — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:10:00 GMT

RESEARCHERS at Defra's Animal Health agency have developed a test which could prevent future mass culls in the event of another foot and mouth outbreak.

International network aims to tackle disease

nebusiness.co.uk — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:30:00 GMT

AN INTERNATIONAL network launched this week is aiming to prevent animal diseases such as foot and mouth spreading between countries.

GALLERY: Changing face of farming in the North East

nebusiness.co.uk — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

FARM shops, holiday cottages and visitor centres were all around 10 years ago but not in the numbers we see today. A decade after the devastating foot-and-mouth outbreak, around half of the UK's farms now run some sort of diversification.

Farmer fears cuts will hamper foot and mouth response

nebusiness.co.uk — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:30:00 GMT

THERE are concerns that the current spate of Government cutbacks could affect efforts to contain future outbreaks of foot and mouth.

Farming's hard-won legacy of foot-and-mouth disease

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:30:00 GMT

MEMBERS of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in the region have shared their memories of foot-and-mouth disease online to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy.

Mass culling left farmers and families traumatised

nebusiness.co.uk — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:30:00 GMT

CATACLYSMIC events within agriculture can have a far-reaching impact across broad sections of society. Flood, drought, crop failure and earthquake have recently left nature’s imprint on our consciousness.

Partnership seen as way ahead on disease

nebusiness.co.uk — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:10:00 GMT

A NEW partnership board made up of Defra officials, farming and animal health experts has emerged as the favourite method to deal with outbreaks of disease such as the 2001 foot and mouth crisis.