A leading animal charity is calling for an urgent review of the conditions endured by farm animals.
The RSPCA says outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, BSE and swine fever have focused attention on farming methods and animal welfare.
The charity wants a Royal Commission set up to oversee a review, which would have widespread implications for farms in Oxfordshire.
It has also produced a strategy called The Future of Farming - A Ten-Point Action Plan.
Among its demands are a reduction in the number of journeys made by animals, a review of livestock markets, clear labelling of welfare-assured products and the need for supermarkets to provide animal-friendly goods and pay their producers a fair price.
It also says that the Common Agricultural Policy needs to be reformed and animal welfare recognised under World Trade Organisation rules.
John Hancock, the RSPCA's East Central regional manager, said: "It's absolutely clear that far-reaching changes are needed to promote the highest standards of welfare for farm animals in this country."
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