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Swaziland authorities fed up with restless roosters

26 May 2008 - Authorities in Mbabane, the capital of Swaziland, have launched a crackdown on cockerels following a surge in chicken-breeding, which is reportedly disturbing the city's residents. Read more >>

Poultry processor Sanderson Farms reports positive profit

26 May 2008 - Sanderson Farms reports good profits, despite struggles against high poultry feed prices. Read more >>

Report - Food, Health and Nutrition: Where Does Chicken Fit?

26 May 2008 - It seems most people are aware that chicken is a very lean (low in fat) meat. What is less well known is that chicken also is packed with a broad range of vitamins and minerals which makes chicken an ideal nutritional package. Read more >>

US: Poultry Wastewater Operators Training Program

26 May 2008 - The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will be sponsoring a Poultry Wastewater Operators Training Program that will take place from 9-10 July in Tucker, Ga, US. Read more >>

Luctarom® Convert to increase fat digestibility in poultry

23 May 2008 - Lucta S.A. reports that Luctarom® Convert increases fat digestibility in poultry diets. This is demonstrated by results showing increased activity of digestive enzymes in broilers fed this phytogenic product. Read more >>

Mixed feelings for new EU CAP health check

23 May 2008 - EU farm commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has announced her plans to further reform European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Read more >>

Rainbow Chicken reports profit in tough times

23 May 2008 - Rainbow Chicken in South Africa has reported a 13.6% rise in annual profit. However, the company said that earnings are likely to fall in financial 2009. Read more >>

US president Bush vetoes Farm Bill

23 May 2008 - US president Bush yesterday vetoed the $300 bln Farm Bill, saying that it is a tax increase when high food prices are high. Read more >>

US: Information Systems Seminar announced

23 May 2008 - The Poultry & Egg Institute of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association say that through its seminar program, they work to ensure that the poultry industry receives the most up-to-date information about the various topics that impact it. Read more >>

Poultry pathogen resistant to antibiotic

22 May 2008 - Recent research reveals that poultry products contained Campylobacter jejuni, which had developed a resistance to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin, a synthetic antibiotic used by humans to fight bacterial infections. Read more >>

S. Africa's poultry sector battles with feed costs and power shortages

22 May 2008 - Johannesburg, South Africa, has been experiencing many power shortages in the region over the past several months. But, how has this affected the poultry industry? Read more >>

Hy-Line restructures commercial and operations activities

22 May 2008 - Hy-Line International announces that it has restructured its commercial and operations activities. This move is the result of continued growth in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and C.I.S. countries. Read more >>

Barbados poultry farmers losing $1 mln a month

22 May 2008 - Poultry farmers in Barbados are furious. They are losing an average of $1 mln a month and are struggling to get the attention of the government. Read more >>

Russia: ban use of frozen poultry, beef, pork

22 May 2008 - Russian authorities have considered banning the use of frozen meat in meat products in sausages and other products. Read more >>

USDA: Effect of biofuels on feed prices is low

21 May 2008 - The role of ethanol production in exploding feed prices is much smaller than what is often believed, reports the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Read more >>

Interesting method developed to collect ostrich semen

21 May 2008 - Australian researchers have developed the first “animal- and human-friendly” technique of collecting semen from male ostriches. Read more >>

DuPont opens Animal Health Solutions facility in Asia

21 May 2008 - DuPont has expanded its biosecurity offering in Asia with a new DuPont Animal Health Solutions facility in Shenzhen, China. Read more >>

Rare egg from extinct bird on show

21 May 2008 - An egg from a flightless bird, which has been extinct for over 150 years, has gone on display for the first time in a museum in Liverpool, reports the BBC. Read more >>

Pasteurized eggs' sales see sharp increase

21 May 2008 - National Pasteurized Eggs - announced that despite the sky rocketing cost of raw eggs, sales increased by 43% in the past year. Read more >>

New poultry processing plants in ECER

20 May 2008 - Industry experts have said that the development of two new chicken processing plants in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) will boost production and allow access into South-East Asia's rising demand for poultry. Read more >>
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