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December 4, 2019
NAB builds animal welfare into lending practices
Article originally by Shan Goodwin for Farm Online THE move by one of the big four banks to build animal welfare principles into its lending practices and risk assessments has not taken Australia's beef industry by surprise. National Australia Bank, which finances one in every three dollars lent to agribusiness in Australia, has released principles …
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December 4, 2019
Pain relief delivers ‘more productive animals’
Article originally by Mark Phelps for Queensland Country Life PAIN relief for essential surgical animal husbandry practices will be mandated to enhance not only Australia's animal welfare reputation but also for its demonstrated productivity gains. That's according to Consolidated Pastoral Company chief executive officer Troy Setter who said his company had been using pain relief …
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November 14, 2019
Working with smallholder farming families, their livestock and FMD viruses in the Mekong & beyond
Article by Peter Windsor, Isabel MacPhillamy, Francesca Earp of Mekong Livestock Research, originally published here. In our efforts to understanding how to improve livelihoods in rural SE Asia & regional food security, we are assisting the transition of some subsistence smallholder farmers from poverty to a more viable and sustainable livelihood through investing in improved livestock productivity. This work is focused …
July 31, 2019
Dechra Pharmaceuticals Ups Stake In Australia’s Medical Ethics To 48%
Original article by Alliance News Limited Dechra Pharmaceuticals PLC on Friday said it has acquired an additional stake in Medical Ethics Pty Ltd for around AUD13.5 million, taking its holding to just shy of 50%. Veterinary pharmaceuticals firm Dechra paid around AUD13.5 million, or GBP8.0 million, for another 15% stake in Medical Ethics, an Australian …
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