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Strangles, Abattoirs and British Wool

Exploring the impact of an outbreak of a highly contagious horse disease in north east Wales, a bleak future for Welsh slaughterhouses and knitting with British wool.

30 minutes

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Tue 26 Apr 2016 00:30

In more detail...........

In more detail...........

Strangles - should it be a notifiable disease? Horse owners in the north east of Wales are being warned to apply strict biosecurity measures to stop the spread of this highly contagious condition which attacks a horse's respiratory system. A recent outbreak in the area has lead to some equine events being cancelled.

Abattoirs in Wales are vital to the national economy but are facing a battle for survival. According to a report from the meat promotion body the cattle, sheep and pig slaughtering businesses contributes Β£461 million every year to the Welsh economy but they face a bleak future without significant investment. Since 1990, Wales has lost 42 abattoirs, leaving just 22, and these are dominated by a handful of major players which account for almost 90% of industry throughput.

Aluminium Cans - in the UK we use almost 10 billion aluminium drinks cans a year of which 3 billion don't get recycled. We meet the woman on a crusade to raise awareness about this dreadful waste of a resource.

²Ή²Τ»εΜύWool, home-grown and home made! This weekend more than 200 exhibitors and fibre fans in their thousands will be flocking to this year's in Builth Wells - a festival of BritishΒ wool and natural fibres. And as next weekend it's Rachael Garside goes in search of the natural colour, texture and heathery shades to be found in aΒ  - only to discover a too.

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  • Sun 24 Apr 2016 07:03
  • Tue 26 Apr 2016 00:30

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