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Studies link chicken to human infections

05 Apr 2012 - Chicken has been named as a source of E. coli bacteria that is making its way into people and causing infections, a Canadian study suggests. Read more >>

Australian group campaigns for battery-hen welfare

05 Apr 2012 - Animal Australia, an environmental group, is launching a campaign this week to improve the welfare of Australia’s battery hens, advocating adoption of EU-like practices. Read more >>

Brazil questions EU poultry export subsidies

05 Apr 2012 - Brazil plans to bring up the EU’s export subsidies for poultry at the next round of free trade agreements between Mercosur and the EU. Read more >>

High dioxin levels found in German eggs

04 Apr 2012 - Dioxin had been discovered above permitted levels in eggs from a German farm but local authorites have stated that they see no danger to the public. Read more >>

Russia's largest turkey producer increases capacity

04 Apr 2012 - The largest turkey meat producer in Russia has successfully completed a project to increase its capacity. Read more >>

LPAI in Irish game birds

04 Apr 2012 - Test results on suspected game birds in Cork, Ireland have revealed a case of low pathogenic Avian Influenza. Read more >>

Brazil changes mineral inclusion levels in poultry feed

04 Apr 2012 - Brazil, second largest poultry producer in the world, has changed regulations dictating minimum and maximum levels of mineral inclusion for poultry and swine nutrition. Read more >>

Nigeria introduces poultry waste technology on new farm

04 Apr 2012 - The Lagos State government has introduced a new technology that will transform waste from poultry farms into a rich manure for crop cultivation. Read more >>

US Senators urge dismissal of Mexican antidumping charges against poultry

03 Apr 2012 - A bipartisan group of 16 senators, have written to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk urging the termination of Mexico’s anti-dumping duties case against US chicken leg quarters. Read more >>

Estonia and Finland facing an acute shortage of eggs

03 Apr 2012 - Eggs completely disappeared from grocery shelves in many regions of Estonia and Finland last month, with the shortage being affiliated to the new rules of production adopted in the EU since the beginning of this year. Read more >>

Poultry feathers bioaccumulate antimicrobials, feather meal a risk

03 Apr 2012 - Feathers can be seen as the tissue on par with faeces, hair or fur: the organism pushes out unwanted substances through them, and hence are a form of excreta: a way for a body to eliminate harmful products. Since the feathers in some cases are re-used as a feed supplement, poultry feathers may be introducing pharmaceuticals into the human feed supply. Read more >>

People: Rubinum appoints technical sales manager

03 Apr 2012 - Alejandro J. Magan has been appointed technical sales manager by Rubinum SA, Spain. Read more >>

Meyn relocates to new state-of-the-art facility

03 Apr 2012 - Meyn Food Processing Technology has relocated to a new state-of the-art headquarters and manufacturing facility as of April 1st 2012. Read more >>

Thailand: GFPT outlines billion-baht poultry investment

02 Apr 2012 - GFPT, Thailands’ SET-listed chicken producer and exporter, has outlined a 1.5-billion-baht investment plan to help it manage its business more sustainably and achieve annual sales of 20 billion baht in three years. Read more >>

Chicken trumps beef in Switzerland

02 Apr 2012 - Switzerland consumed 53.7 kilograms of meat per capita last year, and poultry rose to second place on the meat leader board. The Swiss consumed 11.4 kilograms last year, an increase of 4%. Read more >>

The state of H5N1 tracking, surveillance and modelling

02 Apr 2012 - Four experts have expressed their recommendations on how to improve H5N1 avian influenza monitoring in the field, Nature reports. Read more >>

Moark donates 1.5 million eggs for Easter

02 Apr 2012 - Moark, a Land O'Lakes subsidiary, has donated more than 1.5 million eggs to nine food banks across the United States, its second donation to the First Run program. Read more >>

Denmark's Lysgaard honoured at IPC meeting in Paris

02 Apr 2012 - Tage Lysgaard, first vice chairman of the IPC and one of its founders, was honoured during last week's spring IPC meeting in Paris. Read more >>

Chile requests raising import duties on Argentinean chicken

30 Mar 2012 - SNA, Chile’s farm bureau, has asked that the chicken and corn imported from Argentina be additionally taxed. Read more >>

Anpario eyes Chinese poultry market through Meriden AH acquisition

30 Mar 2012 - Anpario, the agriculture additives business, formerly known as Kiotech International, has acquired Meriden Animal Health, suppliers of natural animal feed additives, for €4.94 million. Read more >>
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