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The check digits for cattle ear tags are calculated by dividing the number obtained from the herd mark and animal number by 7 and adding one to the remainder. For example, if the UK herd mark is 303565 and the animal number is 01234, the check digit is calculated as follows: [citation needed] 30356501234 MOD 7 = 3
The late 19th century saw the rise of the labour movement in the United Kingdom. As the movement grew in the agricultural sector, conflict increased between three main groups: [2] farmworkers, those farming on land on which they had no control over; tenant farmers, those renting the land to farm; and; landowners, those owning the agricultural land.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is an executive agency of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Prior to Brexit, the RPA delivered the European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers and traders in England, paying out over £2 billion in subsidies each year. [1]
The rise of the labour movement saw farmworkers organise agricultural trade unions such as the Lincolnshire Labour League [note 1] and the Warwickshire Agricultural Labourers Union. [ note 2 ] These unions initially achieved modest victories and growth, but a series of unsuccessful attempts to use collective action resulted in the decline and ...
The Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) was set up by the UK Government under the Agriculture Act 1967 with government money with the remit to promote the sale of red meat. The MLC was previously an independent non-departmental public body, but from 1 April 2008 it was superseded by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. [1]
Cattle - muzzle print. A muzzle print or nose print can be used as a distinguishing pattern for animal identification. [1] The muzzle print is a primary animal biometric characteristic for the recognition of individual cattle. It is a unique animal identifier that is similar to human fingerprints. [2]
Number of outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Western Europe in 2001 ( 100-893 50-100 10-50 1-10) Several cases of foot and mouth were reported in Ireland and mainland Europe, following unknowing transportation of infected animals from the UK. The cases sparked fears of a continent-wide pandemic, but these proved unfounded.
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