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British Poultry Council to cut antibiotic usage

15 Dec 2011 - British Poultry Council members have agreed to reduce the amount of antibiotics used in poultry production in a bid to help tackle resistant strains of disease. Read more >>

Plant inspection pilot bodes well for US-Canada poultry trade

14 Dec 2011 - A new pilot program to conduct inspections in plants in-country will help facilitate trade between the US and Canada and prevent delays at the border, according to the American Meat Institute. Read more >>

Brazilian project launched to improve poultry production

14 Dec 2011 - Brazil’s Aurora Alimentos, in partnership with the government research body Embrapa Suinos e Aves, is implementing a new project to improve poultry production practices in the country. Read more >>

US poultry industry illness and injury rates remain low

14 Dec 2011 - The incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the US poultry sector, which includes slaughter and processing, continues to remain low, according to the 2010 Injury and Illness Report recently released by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Read more >>

Indonesia: Nampa urges allowance of MDM imports

14 Dec 2011 - The National Meat Processor Association Indonesia (Nampa) has urged the government to open the tap imports of mechanically deboned meat (MDM), paste-like meat product produced by forcing chicken under high pressure. Read more >>

People: Petersime welcomes new area sales manager

14 Dec 2011 - Filip De Smet has joined the Petersime sales team as the new Area Sales Manager for Europe and the English-speaking countries of Africa. Read more >>

Ogalsa introduces micro injection technology for poultry meat

13 Dec 2011 - The new “Micro-Injection Advanced System” (MAS) technology for the injection of poultry meat was introduced by Ogalsa. Read more >>

China confirms bird flu outbreak in Tibet

13 Dec 2011 - An outbreak of bird flu in a Tibetan village has been confirmed by China's Ministry of Agriculture’s in a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). Read more >>

People: International appointment for Pas Reform

13 Dec 2011 - Bob De Rycke has joined hatchery company, Pas Reform, to represent the company in Belgium, France and francophone Africa. He joins an international team, with responsibility for market development and the distribution of Smart incubation, hatchery automation and climate control systems. Read more >>

US study: Eggs and chicken boost memory capabilities

13 Dec 2011 - A study by the Boston University School of Medicine concluded that eggs and chicken may sharpen your memory. Read more >>

Future challenges to US chicken industry examined in Rabobank report

13 Dec 2011 - Rabobank's global Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) department has released a report examining the challenges and the changes facing the US chicken industry, if it wants to go forward. Read more >>

Dutch making progress to decrease antibiotic use

13 Dec 2011 - The use of antibiotics in the livestock industry in the Netherlands must have gone down by 50 percent in 2013. This was the target, set by the Dutch ministry of agriculture in 2009. The major reason was, and still is, the increased incidence of dangerous multi resistant bacteria like ESBL in animal products such as poultry meat. Read more >>

US consults WTO on Indian poultry access

12 Dec 2011 - US poultry organisations have encouraged US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to begin consultations with the government of India in the World Trade Organization (WTO) for India’s longstanding prohibition on the import of US poultry. Read more >>

Persistent resistance on antibiotic-free farms

12 Dec 2011 - Bacteria taken from farms still showed resistance, up to 2 ½ years after the administering of antibiotics was discontinued, a Canadian study says. Read more >>

Hybrid Turkeys expands in Europe

12 Dec 2011 - Hybrid Turkeys has seen major market growth Europe with the addition of 17 Grandparent farms as well as a Parent Stock hatchery in France. All of this translates to an increased need to build a local management, sales, service and production team. Read more >>

Ukraine customers get insight into US broiler industry

12 Dec 2011 - Three guests from the largest poultry producer in Ukraine, Mironovskiy Hlebproduct, were given an insight into the US chicken industry when they visited Cobb-Vantress in Arkansas. Read more >>

Nuscience presents for first time at IPE Atlanta

12 Dec 2011 - Nuscience group, built on Vitamex and Pre-Mervo expertise, will be presenting its key products for poultry nutrition for the first time at IPE Atlanta in January 2012. Read more >>

Poultry importers in Ghana demand reduced taxes

09 Dec 2011 - Ghanaian poultry product importers have called on the local Government to reduce taxes on imported frozen poultry products to avoid automatic increases in the cost of the products. Read more >>

Tajikistan reduces egg imports by 15% in 2011

09 Dec 2011 - Import of eggs and chicken meat in Tajikistan declined significantly this year due to an increase in the volume of domestic production. Read more >>

Ross Middle East and Africa Association meeting held in Shanghai

09 Dec 2011 - For the 11th Ross Middle East and Africa Association (RMEAA) meeting, grandparent distributors met in shanghai to review the past year and provide stimulus and ideas to succeed in the near future. Read more >>
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