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More cows kept in UK ‘megafarms’, animal welfare campaigners warn

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81% Informative

Number of larger-scale beef and dairy cattle farms in Britain has increased from 756 to 802 in five years .

NFU said it was not farm size or whether cattle were kept outdoors or indoors that dictated welfare.

Campaign group Compassion in World Farming said the rise in large-scale cattle farming was “deeply concerning”.

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82

Informative language

80

Neutral language

80

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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