livestock Archives

10. April 2014

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Soy – a problematic animal feed

With the increasing rise on the global scale of the industrial animal farming system, an increasing number of food animals are given feed based on high protein soybean meal formulated to speed their growth. In this system, the animal feed for pigs contain several ingredients – …

27. February 2014

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EU imports 30 million tonnes a year of GM feed

Unknown to many, about 30 million tonnes of GM animal feed is thought to be imported into Europe each year to feed pigs, poultry, dairy and beef cattle, as well as farmed fish. The UK imports an estimated 140,000 tonnes of GM soya and as much …

20. February 2014

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China’s need for feed

Discover this: IATP’s Global Meat Complex: The China Series looks in depth at China’s feed, pork, poultry and dairy sectors, the past and future trajectory of the industry, and global impacts of China’s efforts to balance grain self-sufficiency and the desire to provide cheap meat. China’s …

3. September 2013

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7000 citizens beleaguer Europe’s largest chicken slaughterhouse

7000 people turned up outside of Europe’s biggest chicken slaughterhouse on Saturday, August 31st to demonstrate against the the kind of industrial farming that is destroying fair, green and local food and farming. Organized by the German campaign alliance “Meine Landwirtschaft” (my agriculture) the event was a huge success. …

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Soy – a problematic animal feed

EU imports 30 million tonnes a year of GM feed

China’s need for feed

7000 citizens beleaguer Europe’s largest chicken slaughterhouse