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Paice: UK egg farmers must not be penalised

17 Nov 2011 - The UK has renewed calls for Europe to reach a workable agreement and stop eggs from illegal battery cages being sold across the common market. Read more >>

ForFarmers and Hendrix to create Europe’s largest feed company

16 Nov 2011 - Netherlands based feed companies ForFarmers and Nutreco have signed an agreement whereby ForFarmers takes over Hendrix UTD, the feed businesses of Nutreco in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, creating the largest feed firm in Europe. Read more >>

Caribbean poultry industry threatened by US imports

16 Nov 2011 - The Caribbean poultry industry is under threat from the importation of chicken leg quarters from the United States of America, with representatives of the local industry describing the situation as becoming untenable. Read more >>

US research claims more efficient turkey feed

16 Nov 2011 - Americans eat 5.6 billion pounds of turkey each year, and all those Thanksgiving meals and other turkey dinners add up to a mountain of feed for fattening out those birds. Read more >>

DSM Indonesia conducts studium generale on enzyme

16 Nov 2011 - As a form of concern on the progress of animal nutrition in Indonesia, DSM Indonesia recently conducted a studium generale in the faculty of animal science of Bogor Agricultural University discussing about feed enzyme in poultry nutrition. As the speaker, DSM Indonesia invited Dr. Rosaline Angel from the department of animal and avian sciences of the University of Maryland. Read more >>

Aviagen Turkeys acquires Holly Berry Hatcheries

16 Nov 2011 - Aviagen Turkeys have confirmed the acquisition of Holly Berry Hatcheries, a long established business in the UK market with a significant market share and a reputation for high quality and excellent service. Read more >>

Alltech Vietnam receives ISO 22000:2005 certification

15 Nov 2011 - Global animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, recently earned an ISO 22000:2005 certification for its plant in Dong Nai, Vietnam. The ISO certificate is consistent with Alltech’s continued commitment to provide excellence in quality assurance. Read more >>

UK broiler farm saves energy with Hydor installation

15 Nov 2011 - A UK farm has installed a new radiant-based heating system from Hydor to improve the brooding environment in two of its four broiler sheds, saving energy in the process. Read more >>

Novi Sad seminar forecasts bright future for poultry industry

15 Nov 2011 - More than 100 people from Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia took part in the Cobb annual seminar for the region of former Yugoslavia held in Hotel Park in Novi Sad. Read more >>

Grimaud Freres Selection signs agreement with Pepes Ducks

15 Nov 2011 - The French duck genetic selection and breeding company Grimaud Freres Selection, has reached an exclusive agreement to supply Pepes Ducks with the Grimaud STAR duck breed in the Australian market for 10 years. Read more >>

MHP to double volume of poultry export by the end of 2011

15 Nov 2011 - Ukrainian Agro-Industrial Group MHP, currently the largest producer of poultry in Ukraine, intends to increase the share of poultry for exports to 8-10% out of the total output in 2011, compared to 5% in 2010, the head of Investments and Media department of MHP has stated. Read more >>

Nigerian fast food restaurants fear scarcity of chicken

14 Nov 2011 - There is a scarcity of chicken to meet the demand of consumers in most fast food restaurants across Nigeria, the chief executive of Food Concept Group, owner of Chicken Republic, Deji Akinyanju has said. Read more >>

US: Moark announces expansion of egg operations

14 Nov 2011 - Moark, LLC has agreed to a long-term lease arrangement for the assets of three Maine egg producers, commonly referred to as Quality Egg of New England LLC, Dorothy Egg Farm LLC, and Mountain Hollow Farms LLC. This transaction is expected to close shortly, based on customary closing conditions. Read more >>

Aviagen puts hatchery work in sharp focus

14 Nov 2011 - Practical problem solving was one of the key topics at the 3rd annual meeting of Aviagen’s Hatchery Support Working Group held in Kuala Lumpur recently. Read more >>

Ukraine poultry shipment infected with Salmonella

14 Nov 2011 - In Ukraine’s Crimea region, several people have fallen ill with Salmonella as a result of eating contaminated poultry meat. Read more >>

FDA lowers estimates on use of antibiotics

14 Nov 2011 - The US Food and Drug Administration has significantly lowered its estimate of antibiotic use on farms after a report last month showed a 6.7% increase in 2010. Read more >>

Indonesia: Smuggled broiler carcasses from Malaysia intercepted

11 Nov 2011 - The animal husbandry and animal health agency of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province recently confiscated 290 kg of frozen broiler carcass which were smuggled from Malaysia to Pontianak and Kubu Raya. Read more >>

New global award for poultry veterinarians launched

11 Nov 2011 - The World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) has teamed up with Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry to launch a new, global award for poultry veterinarians. Read more >>

Large Russian poultry farm goes operational

11 Nov 2011 - Russian agroholding Bezrk-Belgrankorm has finished its investment project of constructing the largest poultry complex in the Novgorod region with a total capacity of 64 thousand tonnes of poultry meat per year, the press service of the regional government reported. Read more >>

US Poultry groups support Russia’s WTO accession

11 Nov 2011 - The National Chicken Council (NCC), National Turkey Federation (NTF) and USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) have applauded US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and his team of negotiators for concluding negotiations on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read more >>
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