Pigswill to be banned in UK
Pigswill, the possible source of the foot-and-mouth outbreak, is to be banned in Britain.
Agriculture Minister Nick Brown told the Commons the risk to livestock outweighed the benefits of feeding swill to animals.
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Agriculture Minister Nick Brown told the Commons the risk to livestock outweighed the benefits of feeding swill to animals.
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