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News Archive
US poultry orgs urge support for NPIP
21 Mar 2012 - To better assure the continued success of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) which is directly vital to the US poultry and egg industries and indirectly beneficial to the US economy, the National Chicken Council in a letter sent March 16 to USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) joined the National Turkey Federation, United Egg Producers, US Poultry and Egg Association and USA Poultry Export Council to strongly encourage moving past simply maintaining present levels of funding and support, and attempting to secure increased NPIP resources in both staffing and funding. Read more >>
Netherlands turkey farm: Tests confirm low pathogenic AI (H5N2)
20 Mar 2012 - The outbreak of avian influenza on a turkey farm in the South of the Netherlands has been confirmed to be of a relatively mild variety, H5N2. Read more >>
Sub-standard imports harming EU egg producers
20 Mar 2012 - EU farmers' organisation COPA-COGECA has warned of a flood of imports from non-EU countries, which are not forced to comply with the new EU welfare legislation. Read more >>
Nutreco completes divestment Hendrix
20 Mar 2012 - The European anti-competition authorities have approved the acquisition of Hendrix by the ForFarmers Group as announced on 16 November 2011. Read more >>
People: David Harris joins Foodmate US
20 Mar 2012 - Foodmate US has announced the addition of David Harris to its team of service technicians. Read more >>
Asian WVPA Poultry Health Meeting created
20 Mar 2012 - The World Veterinary Poultry Association has announced that it will be creating an Asian WVPA Poultry Health Meeting. Read more >>
Ceva agrees license for viral vaccine production
19 Mar 2012 - Ceva Santé Animale (Ceva) and ProBioGen have announced the signature of a multi-product license agreement for the use of ProBioGen’s AGE1.CR avian cell line in the industrial production of viral animal vaccines. Read more >>
US poultry orgs comment on US-Korea FTA
19 Mar 2012 - USA Poultry & Egg Export Council, National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, United Egg Producers have released the following statement regarding the beginning of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Read more >>
Dutch report avian influenza on a turkey farm
19 Mar 2012 - Avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial turkey farm near the town of Kelpen-Oler, in the South of the Netherlands. All 42,700 turkeys were culled. Read more >>
Butterball receives five Worker Safety Awards
19 Mar 2012 - Butterball, LLC, the US’s largest poultry producer, has earned Worker Safety Recognition Awards from the American Meat Institute (AMI) for five of its facilities nationwide. Read more >>
Thailand resumes salted chicken exports to the EU
19 Mar 2012 - As from mid-2012, Thailand is allowed once more to export salted poultry meat into Europe. Read more >>
Study: IBV hatchery vaccination for broilers
16 Mar 2012 - The US Poultry & Egg Association and the USPOULTRY Foundation have completed a funded research project at the University of Georgia studying infectious bronchitis (IBV) hatchery vaccination methods for broilers. Read more >>
Russian poultry farmers increase chickpea use in feed
16 Mar 2012 - As part of a recent seminar on ‘Modern Biotechnology in the Russian poultry industry: the global and domestic experience’ issues were raised regarding the irrational use of resources for feeding livestock on poultry farms. Read more >>
Val-co boosts biosecurity facilities at poultry locations
16 Mar 2012 - Val-Co, a global manufacturer of high-quality systems for commercial poultry, pig and egg production, has introduced dedicated biosecurity facilities at its North American locations and new best biosecurity practices as part of effort to reduce risk of livestock and poultry disease. Read more >>
People: Aviagen Turkeys strengthens customer focus
16 Mar 2012 - Aviagen Turkeys has made two executive team appointments in a move designed to strengthen its focus on customer support. Read more >>
Agrifirm acquires broiler feed plant
16 Mar 2012 - Netherlands based feed cooperative Agrifirm and French integrator Doux have agreed on the purchase by Agrifirm of Doux' Lösten, Saxony, Germany based broiler feed plant. German competition monitoring authorities have approved the takeover.
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Brazilian poultry exports fall
15 Mar 2012 - The Brazilian poultry sector shipped 281,600 tonnes in February, 5% less than the 296,500 tonnes exported in the same period last year, the Brazilian Poultry Union (UBABEF) disclosed. Read more >>
British eggs branded with lion logo
15 Mar 2012 - The British Egg Industry Council has established a website www.legaleggs.com to promote domestic production which conforms to EU requirements concerning the ban on conventional cages. Read more >>
World Egg Day to fall on 12th October
15 Mar 2012 - On the second Friday of October each year, it's World Egg Day: when the world comes together to celebrate and tell everyone, from consumers to health professionals, about the big benefits that go with eating eggs.
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Cobb officially opens new US research complex
15 Mar 2012 - Several guests spoke at a ribbon cutting ceremony including Jerry Moye, president of Cobb, Donnie Smith, president of Tyson Foods, and Bill Haslam, Governor of Tennessee. Read more >>
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