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Puzzle solved: Chickens that are half male, half female

12 Mar 2010 - A puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries – why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and female on the other – has reportedly been solved by researchers. Read more >>

A Smart first for Granja Rosanda in Guatemala

12 Mar 2010 - Guatamala’s Granja Rosanda broiler integration is expanding its current business with the addition of a new Smart hatchery from Pas Reform. Read more >>

Aviagen launches new website

12 Mar 2010 - Aviagen has announced the launch of Aviagen.com, the company’s new website with an innovative and high-powered technical resource that gives visitors access to a robust technical library that is easy-to-use and navigate. Read more >>

FSIS recalls chicken products

12 Mar 2010 - N.Y. Gourmet Salads, Inc., a Brooklyn, N.Y., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of various chicken products because the products were produced without federal inspection, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. Read more >>

British retailers use misleading chicken labels

11 Mar 2010 - British food companies are selling products that contain meat from foreign countries, but labeling them "British" or "traditional", according to research done by the British newspaper The Independent. Read more >>

Cobb to exhibit at EuroTier 2010

11 Mar 2010 - The Cobb breed will be represented at all the major European shows this year, with Cobb Germany confirming its presence at the EuroTier 2010 exhibition in Hanover from 16-19 November. Read more >>

Eli Lilly to acquire Pfizer animal health parts

11 Mar 2010 - The animal health division of drugmaker Eli Lilly will acquire the rights to a portfolio of Pfizer products in Europe, including vaccines and feed additives. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more >>

AveMix enzyme get EU registration for broilers

11 Mar 2010 - AveMix XG-10 is a new EU-authorized enzyme concept for use in broilers. Read more >>

Low pathogenic avian influenza in Denmark

10 Mar 2010 - At a Danish duck farm in Fuglebjerg, Southwest of the island of Sjælland, the presence of low pathogenic avian influenza type H7 has been reported, according to the Danish Ministry of Agriculture. Read more >>

Poultry processor's water treatment awarded

10 Mar 2010 - An advanced Water Treatment Plant constructed by poultry processor Inghams Enterprises has earned the company victory in the inaugural Prime Minister's Water Wise Award, reports state. Read more >>

PSA: Poor harvest may alter nutritional quality of corn

10 Mar 2010 - Last year produced a bumper corn crop, but wet conditions during part of the growing season and harvest may have impacted its overall nutritional value, according to the Poultry Science Association. Read more >>

Thailand urges Japan to lift ban on poultry imports

10 Mar 2010 - Thailand’s Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives has urged his Japanese counterpart to consider lifting Japan’s suspension of Thai fresh chicken import as Thailand has been free from bird flu for more than a year. Read more >>

Moba robot applications for egg industry at VIV

10 Mar 2010 - At VIV Europe 2010 Moba will introduce a complete series of robot applications for the egg industry. Read more >>

Chicken products recalled due to Salmonella

10 Mar 2010 - Windsor Foods, a firm with operations in Lampasas, Texas, and Oakland, Miss., is recalling approx. 1.7 mln pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. Read more >>

Canada invests in organic farming sector

09 Mar 2010 - The Canadian government is helping organic farmers and food processors in the country. Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced an investment of $170,000 for the organic sector, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, at the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) conference and trade show in Charlottetown. Read more >>

Sanofi-aventis and Merck animal health JV

09 Mar 2010 - Sanofi-aventis exercises its option to combine Merial with Intervet/Schering-Plough in a new equally-owned joint venture with Merck. Read more >>

Dutch veterinarians stop using cephalosporins in poultry

09 Mar 2010 - Following is the growing concern about the prevalence of Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL)-carrying bacteria in broilers, the Poultry Health Department of the Royal Dutch Society for Veterinary Medicine (KNMvD) urged veterinarians to stop using cephalosporins in poultry. Read more >>

New office for Termotecnica Pericoli in Asia

09 Mar 2010 - Termotecnica Pericoli S.r.l. is pleased to announce another step forward in the companies’ Global Marketing Strategy. Effect from 1 May 2010, the company’s newest Regional Office has been established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Read more >>

New Bill: Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty

09 Mar 2010 - US Reps. Diane Watson, D-Calif., and Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., have introduced the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act to set a higher animal welfare standard for food purchased by the federal government. Read more >>

USDA to revitalise rural America and increase ag exports

08 Mar 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed USDA's work to strengthen the American agriculture economy and revitalise rural communities in the keynote speech at the 2010 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California. Read more >>
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