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Brasil Foods initiates Chinese joint venture

16 Feb 2012 - Brasil Foods have signed a joint venture agreement with Hong Kong-listed food and vehicles distributor Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd to expand distribution of chilled poultry, pork and beef products in China. Read more >>

People: Nutreco CEO to step down at end of 2012

15 Feb 2012 - Nutreco CEO Wout Dekker, will leave the company by the end of 2012. This will mark the end of a career at the company encompassing almost thirty years, of which twelve years were as CEO. Read more >>

IPC to return to Paris for its spring meeting

15 Feb 2012 - Poultry organization representatives from around the world will gather in Paris next month for the spring meeting of the International Poultry Council (IPC). Read more >>

US poultry, egg exports set records in 2011

15 Feb 2012 - For US poultry and egg exports, 2011 was a record-breaking year, with significant gains in both quantity and value across the board, according to trade data released last week by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Read more >>

Avian botulism suspected in New Zealand

15 Feb 2012 - The Christchurch City Council, NIWA (a crown-owned research and consultancy company) and Fish and Game New Zealand are working collaboratively to determine the cause of birdlife deaths at Christchurch's oxidation ponds and other wetland areas in the eastern parts of the city. Read more >>

US Ag Sec reports record US farm exports for 2011

15 Feb 2012 - US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has made the following statement regarding data showing US farm exports reached a record $136.3 billion in calendar year 2011: Read more >>

Sadia to be incorporated into Brasil Foods

14 Feb 2012 - Brazilian food producer, Brasil Foods is to incorporate its wholly-owned subsidiary Sadia into the parent company by the end of the year. Read more >>

Big Dutchman introduces Gladiator turkey feeder

14 Feb 2012 - Gladiator is Big Dutchman’s newly designed feed pan for rearing and growing turkeys. Great importance was attached to the high stability of the pan and its cleanability to reduce the amount of labour required after the grow-out. Read more >>

US: AFBF opposes antibiotic restrictions in poultry feeds

14 Feb 2012 - The American Farm Bureau Federation is lobbying Congress to oppose legislation that will restrict the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry feeds. Read more >>

Optivite appoints new distributors in the Middle East

14 Feb 2012 - Optivite, a specialist animal nutrition company from the UK, is continuing to expand in the Middle East with the appointment of three new distributors in Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Read more >>

Strong exhibitor demand for EuroTier 2012

14 Feb 2012 - Over 2,000 exhibitors from all over the world are expected at this years EuroTier in Hanover, according to show organiser, DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society). Read more >>

CDC categorises poultry as a top source of sodium

13 Feb 2012 - In a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has listed “poultry” as one of the top sources of sodium in the diet, along with pizza, bread, snacks and other food items and categories. Read more >>

Industrias Bachoco reports profit loss despite highest annual sales

13 Feb 2012 - Mexican poultry producer, Industrias Bachoco, has reported the highest quarterly and annual net sales in the company's history; this figure rose 34.4% in 4Q11 vs 4Q10 and 11.8% in 2011 vs 2010. Read more >>

USDA to host first US-China agricultural symposium

13 Feb 2012 - US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that government and industry leaders from the United States and China will gather in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, Feb. 16, for the first US-China Agricultural Symposium. Read more >>

Sustainable disinfection is a breakthrough for hatcheries

13 Feb 2012 - Following news of Pas Reform’s agreement to supply Watter Nontox sustainable disinfection to hatcheries worldwide, Dutch hatchery Probroed & Sloot has put Nontox to the test, with compelling results. Read more >>

Methionine rule affects organic poultry farmers

13 Feb 2012 - The US Department of Agriculture published on February 6, 2012 a proposed rule that would continue the allowance of synthetic methionine in organic poultry production but at reduced levels from the current allowable levels. Read more >>

Study claims EPA overestimated Chesapeake Bay chicken manure

10 Feb 2012 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has overestimated the amount of chicken manure that is in the nutrient runoff that enters the Chesapeake Bay, according to a new study by the University of Delaware. Read more >>

Vietnam fears large-scale bird flu outbreak

10 Feb 2012 - Vietnam is at a high risk of a large-scale outbreak of bird flu without drastic preventive measures in the near future, the country’s Department of Animal Health has warned. Read more >>

Japanese broiler meat sector makes slow recovery

10 Feb 2012 - Japanese domestic broiler meat production fell an estimated 8% in the first half of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, however, production is expected to recover in 2012 and increase by 3%, reaching 1.27 million metric tons. Read more >>

People: Keith Honegger joins Lohmann Animal Health International

10 Feb 2012 - Dr Keith Honegger has joined Lohmann Animal Health International as a technical services veterinarian. Read more >>
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