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Research: Blast surface freezing does not kill poultry bacteria

21 Dec 2011 - A USPOULTRY funded research project has been completed at Clemson University to determine the survival of E. coli and Salmonella on the surface of raw poultry products following blast freezing. Read more >>

Bird flu death sparks caution in Hong Kong

20 Dec 2011 - An intensive surveillance system is in place for all poultry farms, poultry markets, pet bird shops in Hong Kong following the death of a wild bird infected with H5N1, the OIE has reported. Read more >>

FDA on course with egg rule inspections

20 Dec 2011 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that it is on target to complete new egg rule inspections of all 517 American egg producers with 50,000 or more laying hens by Dec. 31. Read more >>

UK farmers’ views on RPA appeals panels needed

20 Dec 2011 - Farmers in the United Kingdom are being asked for their views on how well the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) appeals panels work. Read more >>

Maximising meat yield from broilers

20 Dec 2011 - In difficult market conditions poultry producers are seeking to maximise meat yield from broilers, James Truscott, Cobb Germany’s sales director, told more than 40 participants at the company’s annual Christmas get-together in the eastern German town of Dessau. Read more >>

New corporate identity for Cherkizovo’s frozen poultry brands

20 Dec 2011 - Cherkizovo Group, a leading Russian meat producer has realised a project to create a new corporate identity for its Petelino Trading House – one of Russia’s leading players in the chilled and frozen poultry meat market. Read more >>

Australia studies environmental management of egg industry

19 Dec 2011 - A study by the Australian Egg Corporation Limited has demonstrated the efficiency of Australian egg production with respect to three important environmental and resource efficiency issues: global warming, water use and energy use. Read more >>

Burmese poultry farmers face oversupply

19 Dec 2011 - The poultry industry in the Burmese region of Yangon is facing an oversupply which is depressing prices to dangerous levels for farmers, the chairman of the Myanmar Livestock Federation has stated. Read more >>

UK: FSA revises egg safety advice

19 Dec 2011 - As part of a drive to cut food waste, the UK”s Food Standards Agency has revised its advice on using eggs after their ‘best before’ date. Read more >>

Belarus: Servolux plans to buy poultry complex Smolevichi

19 Dec 2011 - Servolux Agro, a poultry production structural unit of agricultural holding Servolux, the fifth largest producer of poultry in Belarus is planning to buy Smolevichi poultry complex, currently the largest manufacturer of poultry in the country. Read more >>

People: New appointment at Meriden

19 Dec 2011 - Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr Wael Abdelrahman as a Regional Technical Sales Manager. Read more >>

Irish poultry farmers secure supermarket deal

16 Dec 2011 - A dozen Irish free-range poultry farmers have secured a €1.3m deal to supply the Irish supermarket chain SuperValu. Read more >>

Perdue partners with Fibrowatt in poultry litter energy project

16 Dec 2011 - Perdue AgriBusiness in partnership with Fibrowatt has submitted a proposal to the state of Maryland in response to the State's Clean Bay Power Request for Proposal. Read more >>

Slaughterhouse waste to eco-friendly manure in half the time

16 Dec 2011 - Scientists at the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Tanuvas) have hit upon an eco-friendly and safe method of converting waste from chicken slaughterhouses into manure, the Times of India reports. Read more >>

FSIS delays nutritional labelling regulation

16 Dec 2011 - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is delaying the effective date of the final regulations that require nutrition labeling of the major cuts of single-ingredient, raw meat and poultry products and ground or chopped meat and poultry products. Read more >>

Electric stunning and experience with electro-convulsive therapy

16 Dec 2011 - Researchers Zivotofsky and Strous from Israel provided a perspective on the electrical stunning of animals: Are there lessons to be learned from human electro-convulsive therapy (ECT)? Read more >>

Optifood increases poultry meat production by 23%

15 Dec 2011 - Optifood, one of the biggest poultry producers in Russia will according to preliminary estimates produce about 78 thousands tons of poultry by the end of 2011, which is 23% higher than during the previous year. Read more >>

Poultry price fixing alleged in Chile

15 Dec 2011 - The Chilean National Economic Prosecutors Office (FNE) has filed a lawsuit with the Chilean Free Competition Defense Court against Agrosuper, Ariztía, Don Pollo and the Poultry Producers Association of Chile (APA), for fixing production levels and prices over the last decade. Read more >>

T&T to protect poultry industry with tariff hike

15 Dec 2011 - Trinidad and Tobago’s Trade and Industry Minister Stephen Cadiz has dismissed concerns that chicken prices will increase if the Cabinet opts to increase the tariff on imported chicken. Read more >>

Lohmann Animal Health acquires Immuno-Vet Services CC

15 Dec 2011 - With the aim to strengthen its market position on the African continent, especially to expand even more actively into the sub-Saharan regions, Lohmann Animal Health has acquired its former distributor, Immuno-Vet Services CC in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>
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