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Avian Influenza strikes Poland

03 Dec 2007 - Polish officials announced yesterday that 4,200 turkeys were culled by the state's veterinary service following an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu. Read more >>

Nutrex South Africa acquired by De Heus

03 Dec 2007 - De Heus has announced the acquisition of feed company Nutrex KZN (Pty) Ltd., located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Read more >>

Alltech hosts ribbon cutting at Georgia facility

03 Dec 2007 - Animal health company Alltech has officially opened its new state-of-the-art office and quality assurance laboratory in Thomasville. Read more >>

England: H5N1 epidemiological report released

30 Nov 2007 - DEFRA have issued their initial epidemiological report into the H5N1 bird flu outbreak at Redgrave farm in North Suffolk. Read more >>

Stork remains Stork

30 Nov 2007 - “Stork will keep its name Stork Food Systems”, according to Hödur Arnarsson, CEO of Marel Food Systems during the press conference in Reykjavik, Iceland. Read more >>

Research: feeding turkeys corn distillers grains

30 Nov 2007 - Researchers in Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station are now looking at feeding corn distillers grains to turkeys. Read more >>

H5N1 bird flu: Romania and Saudi Arabia struggling

30 Nov 2007 - An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza has been reported by Romanian veterinary officials in backyard poultry at a town in the Danube delta. Read more >>

Belgium: Chicks released in parks after refused transport

30 Nov 2007 - Thousands of chicks were headed to Ethopia to become egg layers, but when at the airport, circumstances changes and the chicks were releassed in public parks around Brussels. Read more >>

Cyclone punctures Bangladesh poultry industry

30 Nov 2007 - It is reported that Bangladesh's livestock sector has suffered losses of around 3 billion taka (€29 mln, US$43 mln) in the recent cyclone Sidr. Read more >>

OSHA forms Alliance with poultry associations

30 Nov 2007 - The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the National Chicken Council (NCC) and the National Turkey Federation (NTF) have formed a new Alliance. Read more >>

Aviagen hosts Ross Association meeting in Australia

29 Nov 2007 - Aviagen recently held is 5th Ross Asia Association meeting in Sydney, Australia. Read more >>

US: Normal levels of testing on Canadian poultry resumed

29 Nov 2007 - The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will resume normal levels of inspection on imported Canadian poultry products. Read more >>

NFU launches fun turkey website

29 Nov 2007 - UK's National Farmers Union (NFU) has again launched a fun-filled website dedicated to turkeys. Read more >>

Poultry food system companies join forces

28 Nov 2007 - Marel Food Systems and Stork N.V. announce that they have entered into an agreement on the acquisition of the Stork Food Systems division of Stork N.V. Read more >>

Russian bans exports from 19 Brazillian companies

28 Nov 2007 - Veterinary authorities in Russia have placed a ban on the export of poultry products from 19 Brazilian poultry companies. Read more >>

Burned chicken factory restored in NZ

28 Nov 2007 - Tegel chicken factory in Hornby, Christchurch, New Zealand, has officially re-opened after a part of the factory was burnt to the ground 10 months ago. Read more >>

UK: New Lion Eggs website to trace eggs

28 Nov 2007 - With the launch of a new website by Lion Eggs, consumers are now able to trace their eggs. Read more >>

First Sao Paulo company to produce and export organic chicken

28 Nov 2007 - Korin Agropecuária is aware of the global demand for organic meat. Now, the company is the first from Sao Paulo to produce organic chicken. Read more >>

New disinfectant to help fight bird flu

28 Nov 2007 - Major concerns arise regarding bird flu being more of a threat ahead of the cold winter season. Now, a new disinfectant against AI has been launched, which can withstand -25°C. Read more >>

UK: reliance on poultry imports continues to grow

27 Nov 2007 - UK manufacturing industries have been on a decline for some years now. It is assumed to be a natural progression as manufacturers make use of cheap labour in the developing world. Read more >>
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