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People: Alltech appoints new vice president for Europe

03 Feb 2012 - Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech has announced the promotion of Patrick Charlton to the position of vice president Europe. Read more >>

CPF consolidates ten agro-industrial/food subsidiaries

03 Feb 2012 - Thai food giant Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) has consolidated 10 units operating agro-industrial and food businesses into a new firm, CPF (Thailand) Plc. Read more >>

Hy-Line International launches updated website

03 Feb 2012 - Hy-Line International has announced the launch of an updated website at www.hyline.com. Read more >>

Vladimir Putin highlights self-sufficiency of poultry industry

03 Feb 2012 - During an agricultural promotional tour Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the government should introduce incentives for an increase in dairy production as imports grow, naming the poultry industry as an example to follow. Read more >>

Cargill breaks ground for poultry plant in Nicaragua

03 Feb 2012 - US Agri-giant Cargill invests US$ 3.5 million in Nicaragua for the construction of a poultry plant for processing 2.5 million birds per year. The company will also build a distribution centre. Read more >>

OIE: Avian Influenza in South African ostriches

02 Feb 2012 - Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a flock of commercial ostriches in South Africa, the OIE has reported. Read more >>

IPE: International Rendering Symposium focuses on quality

02 Feb 2012 - “Rendered products are safe feed ingredients,” said Dr. David Meeker, senior vice president of the National Renderers Association at the International Rendering Symposium held during the 2012 International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo. Read more >>

Indonesia: Bird flu found in Brebes and Kotawaringin Barat

02 Feb 2012 - The agency of animal husbandry of Brebes district, Central Java has confirmed that the death of 88 birds recently in villages such as Terlangu, Kemaron, Kutamendala and Purwodadi was due to bird flu. Most of the birds were kampong chicken. Read more >>

US poultry groups oppose amendment to acquisition regulations

02 Feb 2012 - The National Chicken Council (NCC), National Turkey Federation (NTF) and US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) in comments submitted January 30, 2012, expressed opposition to a proposed amendment to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) acquisition regulations. Read more >>

International Egg Commission formally recognised by FAO

02 Feb 2012 - The International Egg Commission (IEC) has been formally recognised by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as the official representative of the international egg industry. Read more >>

VIDEO review: IPE

01 Feb 2012 - The annual International Poultry Expo (IPE) was held last week in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. World Poultry was present to compile this special video review. Read more >>

Merck/MSD Animal Health headquarters in New Jersey, US

01 Feb 2012 - Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, has announced that it intends to centralise certain functions at the existing Merck Campus in Summit, New Jersey, USA. Read more >>

Australia begins duck cull to stem bird flu outbreak

01 Feb 2012 - Australia has begun culling 24,000 ducks in the hope of stemming an outbreak of bird flu that led to a ban on Australian exports of poultry products to Japan, along with some restrictions by some other Asian countries. Read more >>

Elanco acquires ChemGen Corp.

01 Feb 2012 - Elanco, the animal health division of Eli Lilly and Company, announced that Lilly has signed an agreement to acquire ChemGen Corp., a privately held bioscience company specialising in the development and commercialisation of innovative feed enzyme products that improve the efficiency of poultry, egg, and meat production. Read more >>

Canadian ethanol policy impacting the meat industry

01 Feb 2012 - Canadian ethanol policy has directly impacted Canadian grain markets and users of grain, such as the Canadian livestock and meat industry. Read more >>

International Paper launches the next generation of ClimaShield

31 Jan 2012 - International Paper has announced the next generation of its ClimaShield™ poultry product, which provides strong moisture barriers and is fully recyclable. Read more >>

Cherkizovo launches natural semi-processed poultry product line

31 Jan 2012 - Cherkizovo Group one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has announced the launch of a new line of chilled semi-processed products under the Petelinka brand. Read more >>

Potters poultry receives welfare seal of approval

31 Jan 2012 - Potters Poultry International were recently awarded the Manufacturers Seal of Approval by the American Humane Association for their bird welfare friendly Aviary, the Avitier 125-4 + Avinest. Read more >>

Ranking the world’s major egg producers

31 Jan 2012 - There is considerable published data on the numbers of commercial-level hens in production in various nations. Data from the FAO which is issued a few years in arrears for all reporting nations is available in official publications. Read more >>

People: Seara appoints new CEO

31 Jan 2012 - David Palfenier has been appointed as the new CEO of Brazilian pork and poultry giant Seara. Palfenier is the former president of Consumer Foods International, ConAgra Foods. Read more >>
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