I was interested to read Colin Crowther’s letter in last month’s issue (Unrealistic restrictions?, PP159), and have to say that I agree with much of what he says.
There must be hundreds of chicken keepers up and down the UK who remain unable – or unwilling – to comply with Defra’s Protection Zone. But, of course, I’m presuming that this is an impossible situation to police in any meaningful way.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 2017 من Practical Poultry.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 2017 من Practical Poultry.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
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