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Chef slaughters chicks on TV, upsetting industry

24 Jul 2008 - Australian chicken farmers are upset over a new documentary in which UK chef Jamie Oliver slaughters factory-reared poultry. Read more >>

Bulgaria: egg and poultry producers cartel busted

24 Jul 2008 - Following the discovery of several prohibited cartel agreements, Bulgaria's Competition Protection Committee has fined several Bulgarian poultry and egg producers of a total of BGN 293 000 (€150,000; US$235,000). Read more >>

WTO talks aiming for agricultural solutions

24 Jul 2008 - Representatives of 152 countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have gathered in Geneva, Switzerland to reach an agreement for the so-called Doha-round. Read more >>

Danisco antimicrobial approved in Australasia

24 Jul 2008 - Meat processors in Australia and New Zealand now have access to tool for efficient food protection. Official approval of Nisaplinâ„¢Antimicrobial from Danisco is now providing a opportunity to replace chemical preservatives in meat products while improving the level of food safety and protecting shelf life. Read more >>

'Hot' vaccine effective against IBD in poultry

24 Jul 2008 - AviPro IBD Xtreme vaccine has been developed by Lohmann Animal Health against Infectious Bursal Disease - also known as Gumboro Disease - in broilers, commercial layers and breeders. Read more >>

Uganda chicken and egg prices rising

23 Jul 2008 - Consumers wanting to purchase chicken or eggs will have to dig even deaper into their pockets as prices in the country soar. Read more >>

Czech Poultry Association visits Jansen

23 Jul 2008 - From 24-26 June, the Czech Moravian Poultry Union visited the Jansen Poultry Equipment office, showroom, factory and several barns in the neighbourhood. Read more >>

US grain production down in 2008

23 Jul 2008 - US feed grain production in 2008 is expected to be down from 2007 because of reduced acreage according to the latest Feed Outlook from the Economic Research Service of the USDA. Read more >>

Gainco's data scale suited to poultry processing

23 Jul 2008 - Gainco introduces data scales, which are specially engineered to improve the speed and simplicity of processing boxed and labelled finished products, ideally suited to meat and poultry processing plants. Read more >>

Alltech Director awarded by the ASAS

23 Jul 2008 - Dr Karl Dawson, director of worldwide research at Alltech, was named a 2008 Fellow of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) in the industry category. Read more >>

WTO deal to spare Canadian poultry

22 Jul 2008 - Canada is confident that a WTO trade deal will spare a marketing scheme that has protected its dairy and poultry farmers from foreign competition. Read more >>

Fanuc Robotics robot receives USDA acceptance

22 Jul 2008 - Fanuc Robotics America says its M-430iA/2F high-speed, food picking robot is the only robot that meets the hygiene requirements for meat and poultry processing, and receive equipment acceptance from the USDA. Read more >>

US broiler meat production estimates increase

22 Jul 2008 - In the US, broiler meat production reached 15.5 bln pounds from January to end May this year. This represents an increase of 5.3% from the first 5 months in 2007. Read more >>

NCC hatches new chicken promo plans

22 Jul 2008 - The National Chicken Council has plans to promote chicken consumption both year-round and during the traditional "September is National Chicken Month". Read more >>

CPF invests millions in poultry feed unit

21 Jul 2008 - As a result of animal feed prices sky-rocketing, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is developing an animal feed unit. Read more >>

California coalition fights for caged hens

21 Jul 2008 - Californians for SAFE Food, a coalition of public health and food safety experts, labour unions, consumers, farmers and veterinarians, have launched a campaign opposing Proposition 2, a November ballot initiative that bans some current practices in California agriculture. Read more >>

Maple Leaf sells duck processing property

21 Jul 2008 - Maple Leaf Farms, which recently closed its Racine facility, plans to sell the 802 acres previously used for duck production at auction on 13 August. Read more >>

Petersime secures its place in Russia

21 Jul 2008 - Petersime states that in recent years, the company has been making impressive inroads into Eastern and Central European markets, with Russia and the former Soviet republics topping the list. Read more >>

Americans worried about contaminated food

21 Jul 2008 - According to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll, 46% of Americans said they were worried they might get sick from eating contaminated food. Read more >>

Brazil, world's second-largest chicken producer

18 Jul 2008 - At the end of 2008, it is expected thatBrazil will overtake China in terms of chicken production, becoming the world's second-largest producer behind the US.   Read more >>
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