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Poultry vaccines support Ceva growth in 2011

09 Mar 2012 - Ceva Santé Animale achieved 13.3% growth through €530 in net annual sales during 2011, the first time the company reached the half billion euro mark. Read more >>

NFU urges response to egg market prices

08 Mar 2012 - Free range egg producers need to see a significant and immediate increase in the price they receive to maintain supplies in the long-term, the NFU has stated. Read more >>

Hytem new distributor Petersime in Japan

08 Mar 2012 - As of March, the Japanese company Hytem Co. Ltd., established in Kakamigahara, Gifu, will be distributing Petersime products and services to the Japanese market. Read more >>

Ukrainian authorities force reduction in egg prices

08 Mar 2012 - In Ukraine, egg prices rose by 18% to 9.4-9.5 UAH (US$ 1.17-1.18) per package of 10 eggs in February. Read more >>

JBS increases stake in Pilgrim's Pride

08 Mar 2012 - Brazilian meat packer JBS has slightly increased its stake in US poultry processor Pilgrim's Pride as the latter company carried out a $200 million capital increase. Read more >>

Indonesia: Avian influenza cases in early March

08 Mar 2012 - Seven cases of avian influenza in poultry in seven villages, five regencies and five provinces in Indonesia, were reported from 1 to 4 March 2012, according to data released by the Avian Influenza Disease Controlling Unit (UPPAI) of the Indonesian ministry of agriculture. Read more >>

Zimbabwe: Poultry producers target 70 Million day-old chicks

07 Mar 2012 - Zimbabwe aims to produce 72 million day-old chicks this year, up from last 2011's 52 million, as more people now prefer local chickens as opposed to imports, the Zimbabwe Poultry Association (ZPA) has stated. Read more >>

Cherkizovo transfers shares to ‘A 1’ on MICEX

07 Mar 2012 - Cherkizovo Group one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has transferred its shares onto quotation list ‘A 1’ at Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX). Read more >>

US takes Indian poultry dispute to WTO

07 Mar 2012 - US Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the US Government is requesting consultations with the Government of India under the dispute settlement provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning India's prohibition on certain American agricultural exports, including poultry meat and chicken eggs. Read more >>

Belarusian poultry producer installs Emka incubators

07 Mar 2012 - Belorusneft-Osobino Company, one of the leading poultry producers in Belarus, has decided to buy and install incubators and hatchery equipment from Emka Incubators, Belgium. Read more >>

Ovostar completes egg processing plant expansion

07 Mar 2012 - Ovostar Union, a vertically integrated holding company, one of the leading egg and egg products producers in Ukraine, has completed the second stage of the Ovostar egg processing plant which had been implemented as a part of the current investment program. Read more >>

Nuscience launches Vitagreen for biological market

06 Mar 2012 - The biological markets for meat and eggs are important and growing. One of the main challenges is to maintain an optimal health of the animals in a biological way. Read more >>

PSA supports modernisation of US poultry inspection System

06 Mar 2012 - The Poultry Science Association (PSA) has announced its broad backing of a government proposal to update federal inspection procedures in poultry processing facilities in the US. Read more >>

Novus conducts poultry nutrition seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia

06 Mar 2012 - “Feed conversion is not everything,” Prof Steve Leeson of the Department of Animal and Poultry Science of the University of Guelph, Canada , in response to a question asked at a recent seminar held in Jakarta under the auspices of Novus International in cooperation with ASA International Marketing and United Soybean Board. Read more >>

Research: Enzymes in late-phase laying hens

06 Mar 2012 - Combined Chinese/US researchers studied the effect of enzyme preparation on egg production, nutrient retention, digestive enzyme activities and pancreatic enzyme messenger RNA expression of late-phase laying hens Read more >>

Russia: Poultry industry growth pace predicted to slow

06 Mar 2012 - Over the course of the next three years, the volume of Russian domestic poultry production could increase by 20% to 3.2 million tons, which is a significant slowdown in growth relative to 2007-2010, when the industry showed growth rates of nearly 50%. Consumption of poultry meat will also grow relatively slowly, and in 2014 will exceed the rate of 2011 by 13% (from 24.6 kg to 27.7 kg per capita). Read more >>

New Malaysian investments in Indonesia

05 Mar 2012 - Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board data revealed at a recent seminar in Jakarta discussing about livestock investment in Indonesia, showed that Indonesia’s poultry industry counts two new foreign investors, from Malaysia. The two investors are Southeast Asia QL Resources Bhd (QL) and CCK Consolidated Holdings Bhd (CCK). Read more >>

Namibia: Chicken industry about to take flight

05 Mar 2012 - Namibia Poultry Industries (NPI) is gearing itself to supply the entire Namibian market by the end of May, the company said. Read more >>

Peco Batesville complex wins breeder award

05 Mar 2012 - The award for the best Cobb700 breeder performance in the US went to Peco Food’s Batesville complex in Arkansas. Read more >>

FSIS issues notice on nutrition labeling of poultry products

05 Mar 2012 - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued Notice 15-12, “Verifying Nutrition Labeling for the Major Cuts of Single-Ingredient, Raw Meat and Poultry Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products.” The notice provides inspection program personnel (IPP) with instructions for enforcing the final regulation “Nutrition Labeling of Single-Ingredient Products and Ground or Chopped Meat and Poultry Products.” The regulation is effective March 1, 2012. Read more >>
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