Yet the 40-year-old farmer fears he may soon be forced to either dramatically change how he raises birds, or shut down his farm altogether. On Sept. 25, the Swiss go to the polls to vote on an ...

The Welsh Government's decision to take over planning decisions for intensive poultry units in Powys has been described as "long overdue".

Alison Caffyn received grant funding from the Economic Social Research Council. The first time I encountered an intensive “chicken shed” up close I was taken aback by just how massive it was – the ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity from intensive farming increase the risk of animal pathogens transferring to humans. Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers ...

PLATTEVILLE, Colo. ‒ The federal scientists in biohazard suits outside a massive ‒ but virtually deserted ‒ chicken farm don't need to say a word to indicate that something is very wrong. On a normal ...