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Low nutritious feed on the rise in Russian poultry production

20 Jan 2012 - Russia substantially increased its share of low nutritious compound feed in the poultry industry in 2011, according to the analytical agency Soya news. Read more >>

Japanese visitors see Tyson’s new chicken products

20 Jan 2012 - A party sponsored by Matsusaka Farms in Japan was given an insight into the creation of new consumer products when they were shown around the Tyson Discovery Center during a visit to the US chicken industry. Read more >>

Animal nutrition conference heading to Singapore in 2012

20 Jan 2012 - The World Nutrition Forum, an established event on the animal nutrition industry’s calendar hosted by Biomin, is now at its 5th edition and heads for the first time out of Europe, taking place from October 10th to 13th 2012 in Singapore. Read more >>

Less organic trace minerals optimises poultry feed efficiency

19 Jan 2012 - QualiTech Animal Nutrition recently finished a trial showing 25% less organic trace minerals (SQM zinc) in poultry feed; the birds had greater overall bioavailability and optimized performance and efficiency. A 42-d performance study was conducted utilising 2,640 straight run broiler chicks in 88 pens containing 30 chicks per pen. Read more >>

Czech Republic bans egg imports from Poland

19 Jan 2012 - The Czech Republic has banned the import of Polish eggs as they have failed to conform to the new EU laying hen welfare regulations. Read more >>

US introduces bill to broaden eligible feedstocks for RFS

19 Jan 2012 - US Representative Pete Olson of Texas has introduced the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act which would allow ethanol produced from alternative sources, such as domestic natural gas and coal, to be included under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and compete with corn-based ethanol. Read more >>

Arbor Acres CHI holds Nigerian seminar

19 Jan 2012 - Arbor Acres Nigerian GP distributor, CHI Limited, recently held a second seminar in Ibadan, south-western Nigeria. Attended by over 100 delegates representing CHI’s PS customers, the one-day seminar focused on critical areas of PS and hatchery management. Read more >>

Changing immune function through nutrition in poultry

19 Jan 2012 - The implications of changing immune function through nutrition in poultry, has been examined by D.R. Korver of the Poultry Research Centre of the University of Alberta, Canada in an Animal Feed Science and Technology review. Read more >>

Ukraine suffers large-scale outbreak of salmonellosis

18 Jan 2012 - Several batches of poultry belonging to Agromars, one of Ukraine’s largest poultry producers have been found to be contaminated with salmonella, according to the results of a scheduled inspection of the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service (Gosvetsluzhba) of Ukraine. Read more >>

AB Vista to sponsor poultry congress in Panama

18 Jan 2012 - AB Vista, the international supplier of micro-ingredients to the animal feed industry has announced its sponsorship of the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Poultry Congress. Read more >>

Vitamex Group rebrands to Nuscience

18 Jan 2012 - Since January 2012, Vitamex Group has been rebranded as Nuscience. The Group, including its companies Pricor, Vitamex, Preconex, Cehave Korm, Pre-Mervo and Lusai, has grown significantly in recent years. Read more >>

New all-natural brine system targets poultry

18 Jan 2012 - The global launch of a new brine system offers an all-natural solution for the replacement of phosphates in poultry applications. Read more >>

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in German chicken

18 Jan 2012 - Half of the fresh chickens bought in shops in five German cities have been contaminated by germs resistant to antibiotics, a recent survey concluded. Read more >>

WPC 2012 extends deadline for abstract submission

17 Jan 2012 - The 24th World Poultry Congress (WPC 2012) will extend the deadline for submission of best scientific abstracts to January 31st. Read more >>

UK: BEIC appalled by non-compliant egg producers

17 Jan 2012 - British Lion egg producers, representing 85% of UK egg production, say they are appalled that some UK egg producers are still keeping hens in conventional battery cages despite an EU ban from 1 January 2012. Read more >>

US: Purdue announces webinar for small-scale poultry producers

17 Jan 2012 - A series of online workshops will help those running a small-scale poultry operation better understand the fundamentals of raising chickens for eggs, meat and income - from selecting their birds to marketing their products. Read more >>

Ihsig announces its first international symposium

17 Jan 2012 - The Intestinal Health Scientific Interest Group (ihsig) will hold its first international symposium addressing key issues for poultry veterinarians, poultry producers, scientists and regulatory authorities related to intestinal health management. The symposium will be March 28-29 at Het Pand, Onderbergen in Ghent, Belgium. Read more >>

AMIF dismisses processed meat-cancer link

17 Jan 2012 - Red and processed meat continues to be a healthy part of a balanced diet and that nutrition decisions should be based on the total body of evidence –not on single studies that include weak and inconsistent evidence, The American Meat Institute Foundation (AMIF) has said in response to a new study in the British Journal of Cancer. Read more >>

Turkey recall damages Cargill earnings

16 Jan 2012 - US company Cargill has reported $100 million in earnings from continuing operations in the fiscal 2012 second quarter ended Nov. 30, 2011, an 88% decrease from the same period a year ago. Read more >>

US: National Chicken council unveils new look website

16 Jan 2012 - The National Chicken Council (NCC) has unveiled a redesigned website at www.nationalchickencouncil.com to improve the functionality and visual representation of the organisation. Read more >>
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