Chicks are born with the ability to recognise and react to different dangers, new research suggests.
A taskforce to tackle ongoing differences between sheep producers and processors around pricing, weight limits and the sourcing of lambs has been called for by the INHFA.
Are the problems associated with unbridled expansion in milk output finally coming home to roost for the dairy sector?
The dairy sector is facing a serious animal welfare challenge this spring if farmers are forced to rear tens of thousands of additional bull calves, a Teagasc animal welfare scientist has warned.
Compensation levels paid to farmers under the bovine TB eradication scheme should be examined and possibly capped, according to a new report on the long-running programme.
Beef farmers cannot be expected to take all the risks associated with rearing dairy calves, the ICSA claimed this week.
The remains of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi were quickly disposed of at sea hours after he blew himself up during a US special forces raid on his compound in north-west Syria.
