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Angora rabbits, Sugar beet quotas, Brucellosis

The British Veterinary Association gives advice on how farmers and vets can avoid catching diseases from livestock. And sugar beet growers are told to reduce the amount they grow.

After the death of a vet in Wales who had caught brucellosis from cattle, what more can farmers do to protect themselves from catching diseases from livestock? Farming Today talks to the President Elect of the British Veterinary Association about the dangers of animal diseases, particularly brucellosis.

Thousands of sugar beet growers have been told by British Sugar that they will have to reduce the amount they grow, because of over-supply. If they do grow more than their quota, they will only get a reduced price per tonne. Anna Hill joins a sugar beet grower in Norfolk, to see what effect that's having.

And all this week Farming Today is looking at how UK farmers are supplying the textiles market.
Britain used to have a thriving industry rearing Angora rabbits for the soft and very warm wool they produce, but today it tends to be the preserve of small-scale breeders. We one of the breeders still rearing Angora rabbits.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Emma Campbell.

13 minutes

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Tue 23 Sep 2014 05:45

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