Green bedding could be banned unless vital research carried out

摘要

Green bedding could be banned in two years' time unless research is completed to plug gaps about the possible risks it poses to cow and human health.DairyCo commissioned a scoping report into the use of recycled manure bedding last August to investigate its effect on udder health, but results failed to demonstrate any positive or negative effect.Defra ruled there was insufficient evidence to rule out its use in the UK and implemented a two-year moratorium in England and Scotland to allow more evidence to be gathered.