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livestock

1 any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land or the carrying on of any agricultural activity: Agricultural Holdings Act 1986.

2 cattle, horses, asses, mules, hinnies, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry and deer not in the wild state for the purpose of the legislation relating to liability for animals. Scots law has similar statutory provisions.

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The purpose of this study was to assess livestock producers' current awareness, attitudes, and barriers concerning right-of-way hay harvesting as well as to conduct economic impact analyses to determine producers' willingness to harvest hay from right-of-ways.

Assessing Tennessee Livestock Producers' Awareness, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Right-of-Way Hay Harvesting

"Over 235,000 livestock producers have obtained a premises identification number," said Niewold.

Pork industry to implement animal identification system

So livestock producers may be able to use a test based on higher AM levels as a screening bio-marker for disease stress, indicating animals that may not be acceptable for meat processing.

Hormone may be early livestock disease marker

Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has introduced legislation that she says would target unfair meat packer practices and give a competitive boost to independent livestock producers. Current law--the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921--does not restrict forward contracts under which buyers and sellers agree to a transaction at a specified time in the future.

Lummis bill has goal of providing additional transparency to livestock contracts

A major scheme to encourage greater collaboration between North-East livestock producers and increase the red meat market in the region is being launched by One NorthEast, Defra and Tynedale Council this month.

Project to boost the red meat industry

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), in co-operation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Widam Food Co, has bought 4,100 heads of sheep from local livestock producers during the first half of Ramadan.

MME buys 4,100 heads of sheep from local farmers

Summary: The Republic of Armenia opened its borders to Ukrainian livestock producers.

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He underscored that both sectors were in dire straits and insisted that livestock producers had been given more money because they organized eye-catching protests to demonstrate their dissatisfaction, while fruit and vegetable producers suffered injustice in silence.

Bulgarian Fruit, Vegetable Producers to Stage Protests over Distribution of Financial Aid

We have spent considerable time putting together both the products on offer, along with a team of staff who will provide advice to livestock producers.

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FARMING Connect is organising a Hill Farmers Forum for upland livestock producers.