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Cargill: Dedication to animal health and welfare in Canada

28 Dec 2011 - There has been recent certification of two Cargill Value Added Meats Canada employees as professional animal handling auditors by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. (PAACO). Read more >>

Research: Sorghum grind and broiler gut development

28 Dec 2011 - Researchers of the University of New England, NSW, Australia and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences investigated the effects of the extent and method of grinding of sorghum prior to inclusion in complete pelleted broiler chicken diets on broiler gut development and performance. Read more >>

Ghana to ban importation of poultry products

28 Dec 2011 - Ghana is likely to stop the importation of poultry products by 2013. The Ghanian government has given indications that it will endeavor to protect Ghana from imported poultry products. Read more >>

AB Vista recruits technical coordinator in Brazil

27 Dec 2011 - AB Vista has recruited an expert in animal production to be its new technical coordinator in Brazil. Willian Correa will draw on considerable experience in the field of animal nutrition to take on a range of technical and regulatory responsibilities. Read more >>

Pas Reform’s incubation system wins GIO recognition

27 Dec 2011 - Pas Reform’s innovative SmartPro™ single-stage incubation system has been recognised by the coveted Dutch ‘GIO’ Awards this year, in a showcase of outstanding industrial design as part of The Netherlands’ annual Design Week, hosted in Eindhoven. Read more >>

Saudi dairy Giant secures feed supply in Argentina

27 Dec 2011 - Saudi Arabia's largest dairy company Almarai Co. said it is buying Argentine farm operator Fondomonte for $83 million in a bid to secure access to animal feed. Read more >>

Russia’s largest duck farm goes up for sale

23 Dec 2011 - Chicken-Duck, Russia’s largest duck producer Russia is being put up for sale. Included in the sale is an incubator (total capacity of 300 thousand eggs in one tab), feedlots (capacity 500 thousand ducks per year), feed factory and slaughter plants. Read more >>

Indonesia to realise poultry check-off program

23 Dec 2011 - One of the important points from a roundtable discussion named “Indonesian Poultry Club” conducted recently in Jakarta was the need for a poultry check-off program. The participants assessed that to increase the consumption of poultry products, a poultry check-off program need to be implemented immediately. Read more >>

Armenia bans use of hormones in feed production

23 Dec 2011 - Armenia’s Ministry of Agriculture plans to ban the use of hormonal additives in feed and foods, a new draft of the “On food safety” bill, presented to the Armenian Parliament by Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan, reveals. It is also reported that the ban will apply to all other artificial animal growth stimulants as well. Read more >>

Russia sets 2012 poultry import quotas

23 Dec 2011 - The Customs Union Commission of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan has approved import quotas for meat, pork and poultry for 2012. Read more >>

Finding suitable alternatives to antibiotics in broiler production

23 Dec 2011 - The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in humans is driving efforts to find commercially viable substitutes for antibiotics frequently used in the production of food animals, including poultry. Read more >>

Indian dam row effects poultry prices in the region

22 Dec 2011 - The controversy over the Mullaperiyar dam in India between Tamil Nadu and Kerala has had a knock on effect on the local poultry market. Read more >>

Quantifying the effect of less antibiotics in pigs and broilers

22 Dec 2011 - Scientists find it difficult to quantify financial effects of a reduction of antibiotics usage in livestock production, Dutch agricultural newspaper Agrarisch Dagblad reports. Read more >>

Aviagen supports WPSA at Czech meeting

22 Dec 2011 - Aviagen provided significant support to the Czech branch of the World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) at the organisation’s 15th annual conference in Brno. Read more >>

Quick phytase test for Adisseo customers

22 Dec 2011 - Adisseo has developed Quick-Phyt, an easy-to-use tool to check phytase application in complete feed at the feed plant level. Read more >>

EU member states in breach of cage ban legislation

22 Dec 2011 - EU member states which fail to comply with the imminent battery cage egg ban have been warned they face legal action. Read more >>

Kurskiy commission Pas Reform for new hatchery in Russia

21 Dec 2011 - Pas Reform has been commissioned by Kurskiy Agrokholding, part of Belay Ptica group in Russia, to install a new hatchery in Gorshechnoye, Kursk region. Read more >>

OIE: 13 cases of Newcastle Disease in Israel

21 Dec 2011 - The OIE has listed 13 cases of Newcastle Disease in Israel in its recent follow-up report. Read more >>

Cargill resumes ground turkey production at Springdale plant

21 Dec 2011 - Ground turkey production has resumed at Cargill’s meat processing facility in Springdale, Arkansas, after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved an enhanced food safety plan. The company suspended ground turkey production after voluntary recalls in August and September. Read more >>

Seminar confirms Ross commitment in Iraq

21 Dec 2011 - The growing poultry market in Iraq has seen increasing demand for Ross products in the country as Aviagen invests in service, product quality and technical, veterinary and nutritional support. Read more >>
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