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Amends to existing legislation means free-range eggs can continue to be labelled as such during mandatory housing measures, a move Defra said would cut ‘unnecessary red tape and costs for British producers'

Julie Ashfield, managing director of buying at Aldi, said: "We have been able to hit our 100% cage-free target more than a year early."

“These registration changes are a necessary step to help protect the health of kept birds and the general public from future avian disease risks"

The disease has been found in dairy herds across 12 US states

A new grant for hen housing with a budget of more than £20 million is expected to open up for initial applications at the end of June

Poultry farmers in England and Scotland will no longer have to change how their eggs are labelled during housing orders due to avian influenza, saving farmers from costly labelling requirements

NFU Scotland said, proposals from Scottish Government of a ban on the use of enriched cages to house laying hens for egg production would lead to retailers importing eggs from elsewhere with ‘no better or potentially worse welfare standards'

Poultry farmers and industry experts attended this years NFU poultry research seminar to discuss the latest news in the poultry industry. Ellie Layton reports.

The retailer said the move would promote higher animal welfare standards for its chicken

The risk levels are still considered to be too high for gatherings of ducks, geese and swans, which will remain prohibited