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BS poultry science degree programme introduced

26 Jul 2007 - A 4-year BS Poultry Science degree programme will be introduced in the coming academic session by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore's Department of Poultry Production. Read more >>

Pre-registration for 2008 IPE/IFE

26 Jul 2007 - Online pre-registration for the 2008 International Poultry Expo (IPE) and International Feed Expo (IFE) will open 1 August. Read more >>

USAIO promotes animal identification system

25 Jul 2007 - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a partnership with the US Animal Identification Organization (USAIO) to register more than 100,000 new premises. Read more >>

US not ready for bird flu pandemic

25 Jul 2007 - A report from the White House has revealed that the US is not prepared for a possible avian influenza pandemic. Read more >>

Bulgaria faces Newcastle disease

25 Jul 2007 - Approximately 260 domestic birds have been culled by veterinary officials following a suspected outbreak of Newcastle Disease in several farms in the south of Bulgaria. Read more >>

Fire destroys thousands of chicken eggs

25 Jul 2007 - A fire has destroyed thousands of eggs at a major egg producing facility west of Brockville. Read more >>

Italian poultry labelling rules illegal

24 Jul 2007 - Italian regulations ordering the compulsory country of origin labelling of poultry meat and poultry products imported into the country have been ruled illegal, breaching EU rules aimed at facilitating free internal market trading. Read more >>

Aviagen's new Ross performance standards unveiled

24 Jul 2007 - Aviagen, a leading poultry breeding company, has unveiled revised performance standards for the Ross brand, with the emphasis on close communication with customers and consistency of information across the world. Read more >>

CPF expands its business to Laos

24 Jul 2007 - Dr Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune, Mayor of Vientiane City hosts the grand opening of C.P.Laos Co's feedmill, located at Vientiane. Read more >>

Swimmer Sharron Davies promotes Bernard Matthews poultry firm

24 Jul 2007 - Food campaigners and animal rights activists have raised eyebrows at swimmer Sharron Davies' decision to promote poultry firm Bernard Matthews. Read more >>

Poultry industry regulations announced

23 Jul 2007 - Guyana Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud has announced regulations for the poultry sector, effective as of 10 July, as well as the consequences for those who do not comply. Read more >>

OSHA fines poultry processing plant

23 Jul 2007 - Kings Delight has been fined for $155,000 by the U.S. Department of Labour's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 13 safety and eight health violations. Read more >>

Urban chicken myth busted

23 Jul 2007 - Students from James Ruse Agricultural High School in Carlingford, NSW, Australia have conducted an experiment, proving that a commonly-held belief about Australian chickens growing bigger due to hormones is in fact false. Read more >>

Sel-Plex® receives free choice allowance

23 Jul 2007 - Alltech's organic selenium, Sel-Plex, recently received free choice allowance in livestock diets from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more >>

Are hens happy(ier) roaming free?

20 Jul 2007 - Apparently, researchers have discovered that caged hens are no more stressed than those that roam free. Read more >>

Third phase of Dutch poultry production facility

20 Jul 2007 - Jansen Poultry Equipment has made big investments in expanding their production capacity at their Barneveld premises in the Netherlands in the first six months of 2007. Read more >>

First-of-its-kind IBDV test in poultry

20 Jul 2007 - Ohio State University's Center for Diagnostic Assays (CDA) has developed a test for the detection of very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) in poultry flocks. Read more >>

Thailand offers to invest in poultry sector

19 Jul 2007 - Multi billion Thai investment group, Charoen Pokphand Foods, has discussed sizeable investment in setting up a breeder farm and feed mill in Punjab. Read more >>

EuroTier 2008: World Poultry Show highlighted

19 Jul 2007 - World Poultry Show will be a highlight at the 2008 Eurotier show. Hall structure will be optimised to ease visitor flow and enhance exhibitor presence. Read more >>

Hungarian L-Threonine production boosted

19 Jul 2007 - The Business Unit Feed Additives of Degussa GmbH expands the capacity of L-Threonine in Kaba, Hungary. The annual production capability of Agroferm, a fully owned subsidiary of Degussa, will be elevated to 20,000 mt Threonine by the end of 2007. Read more >>
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