On behalf of the NFU Poultry Board, the British Egg Industry Council and the British Poultry Council
Please find below our combined comments and suggestions for ways in which Defra can reduce the burden of ‘Red Tape’ in the poultry industry.
British poultry industry wants to be a career of choice
The British Poultry Council (BPC) held its annual seminar today (9th June) entitled A Future for British Poultry: Our People.
Its aim was to set a template for recruitment, education, training, and development in the sector for the next ten years.
A Future for British Poultry: Our People
By Richard Griffiths
The BPC Seminar held yesterday (9th June) was a wonderful example of how a timely debate on a pertinent issue can generate enthusiasm and momentum.
Everyone present had a keen interest in helping ensure the poultry industry has a secure future in recruiting, training, and developing young people.
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Meat Inspection Charging
By Richard Griffiths
‘Screw your courage to the sticking place, and we’ll not fail’, or so said Lady Macbeth to a husband already haunted by the ghosts of a hideous plot.
The FSA Board have seemingly found their courage and a sticking place, but success or otherwise is far less sure.
BPC comments on genetic modification of farmed animals to improve disease resistance
Researchers at Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge have succeeded in introducing a ‘decoy’ molecule into chicken which has the effect of preventing the chicken spreading live virus should it become infected by avian influenza.
This work was published on 13 January 2011. The British Poultry Council welcomes this important work, which has succeeded in proving the principle that genetic modification of farmed animals is possible to make them more resistant to particular diseases.
