| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | The Industrial Potential of Fibre from UK-Grown Crops |
| Description: | Scientific report on the assessment of the potential feasibility of fiber from twelve crops suitable for growing in the United Kingdom, for use in the pulp and paper, wood-based panel and textile industries. Author: David Bruce. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/acu/research/reports/RDREP04.PDF |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | The Use of Natural Fibres in Nonwoven Structures for Applications as Automotive Component Substrates |
| Description: | Report of a study to determine the current status of knowledge and commercial usage of natural fibers as flax, hemp, jute and kenaf in the pan-European automotive components industry, and to identify present constraints and future market opportunities. Authors: G.C. Ellison, R. McNaught and E.D. Eddleston. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/acu/research/reports/Rdrep10.PDF |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | Flax and Hemp Production in the United Kingdom |
| Description: | Overview of the flax and hemp fiber crop sector in the United Kingdom in view of the changes in European regulations designed to govern the internal market. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/pdf/flaxhemp-report.pdf |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Nonwovens / Resources / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | The Use of Natural Fibers in Nonwoven Structures for Applications as Automotive Component Substrates |
| Description: | Research and development report under the auspices of the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, describing a study aimed at determining the current status of knowledge and commercial usage of natural fibers in automotive nonwovens. Authors: G.C. Ellison and R. McNaught. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/research/reports/Rdrep10.pdf |
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| Directory: | Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Composite_Materials / Articles_and_Studies |
| Title: | Properties of Fibre Extracted from Unretted Hemp and Fibre Performance in Composites |
| Description: | Research paper about the establishment of properties and performance characteristics in composites of fiber extracted from unretted hemp stems. Objectives, method, materials, results and conclusions. From the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Author: Dr. D. Murphy-Bokern. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/research/reports/Rdrep09.pdf |
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| Directory: | Health / Animal |
| Title: | Animal Health |
| Description: | The UK government's executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain are healthy, disease-free and well looked after, and that risk to public health from animal disease is minimised. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalhealth/ |
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| Directory: | Health / Animal / Birds / Conditions_and_Diseases / Infectious_Diseases |
| Title: | Disease Factsheet: Paramyxovirus in Pigeons |
| Description: | Information from DEFRA on this notifiable disease, its clinical signs, factors which can lead to its spread, what to do if the disease is suspected and vaccination. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/pigeons/index.htm |
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| Directory: | Health / Animal / Birds / Poultry |
| Title: | Protect Your Birds from the Risk of Disease |
| Description: | DEFRA provides information on biosecurity for poultry flocks. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/disease/ai/pdf/protectleaflet.pdf |
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| Directory: | Health / Animal / Birds / Poultry |
| Title: | Veterinary Surveillance: Poultry |
| Description: | Provides information on the UK poultry industry and about keeping a look out for infectious diseases, those that can cause disease in humans and those that cause economic loss to farmers. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/species/birds/index.htm |
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| Directory: | Health / Animal / Birds / Poultry |
| Title: | Prevention of Rodent Infestations in Poultry Flocks |
| Description: | DEFRA provides a voluntary code of practice for poultry farmers, covering the significance of rodents in the spread of disease, assessing the situation and the different means of control available. |
| Location: | http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/zoonoses_reports/salrodent.pdf |
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