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New poultry light to increase productivity and decrease costs

26 Oct 2011 - A new LED poultry barn lamp has been developed that has high expectations of increasing production and profitability of layer and breeder operators. Read more >>

Chick Master inaugurates new UK Centers of Operations

26 Oct 2011 - Chick Master recently hosted an Open House and Incubation Seminar in its new facilities in Cricket Malherbie and Bridgwater, UK. Read more >>

Research: Inadequate bird flu vaccination boosts mutation risk

25 Oct 2011 - Substandard poultry vaccination programs may cause higher mutations rates in the bird flu virus, rendering the vaccine ineffective and increasing the threat of cross-species transmission. Read more >>

Indonesia: Avian Influenza outbreak in NTT

25 Oct 2011 - The Inodnesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) is no longer free from avian influenza (AI). Read more >>

Dutch Road Show about animal production held in Mexico

25 Oct 2011 - VIV Worldwide organised a Dutch Road Show about animal production in Mexico recently. Read more >>

US: September egg production down slightly

25 Oct 2011 - United States egg production totaled 7.51 billion during September 2011, down slightly from last year. Read more >>

Norel appoints new distributor in Nepal for poultry market

25 Oct 2011 - Veterinary Concern, based in Kathmandu, has started distributing Norel Animal Nutrition products for the Nepal poultry market. Read more >>

Hendrix completes Grelier tie-up

24 Oct 2011 - Dutch group Hendrix Genetics and French company Grelier have completed their pan-European agreement to join forces in poultry breeding and distribution. Read more >>

Seven European hatcheries adopt new air cleaning technology

24 Oct 2011 - The latest air cleaning technology from Air Scientifics for destroying micro-organisms is now installed in seven Aviagen hatcheries in Europe. Read more >>

Company update: Avanguard increases egg production by 48%

24 Oct 2011 - Avanguard, the largest producer of eggs and egg products in Ukraine, has announced operating results for the first nine months of 2011. Read more >>

Thai broiler chicken export target unaffected

24 Oct 2011 - Kukrit Arepagorn, manager of the Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association is confident that Thailand will meet this year's export target of 450,000 tonnes of broiler chickens. Read more >>

People: Tyson promotes Rob Tanksley to VP

24 Oct 2011 - Rob Tanksley, of Tyson Foods’ Value Added Operations team, has accepted a promotion to senior vice president, International Operations, effective immediately. Read more >>

Company update: Nutreco Q3 2011

21 Oct 2011 - Netherlands based animal nutrition and fish feed company Nutreco released its Q3 figures showing consistent growth in line with expectations. Read more >>

US poultry firm files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

21 Oct 2011 - US integrated poultry company, Cagle's and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cagle's Farms have filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Read more >>

Multi-enzyme efficient in various broiler strains

21 Oct 2011 - Thanks to its versatility, Rovabio, a mix of several carbohydrase enzymes from Adisseo, is efficient in various broiler strains, the company concludes from several trials. Read more >>

Pfizer Poultry Trainee of Year finalists chosen

21 Oct 2011 - Three of the UK poultry industry’s brightest young workers have been chosen as finalists competing for the 2011 Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year Award. Read more >>

MHP increases chicken sales by 13%

21 Oct 2011 - Ukraine's largest poultry producer, MHP, has increased sales of chicken for the third quarter of 2011 by 23% and for the first nine months of 2011 by 13% compared with the same periods of 2010 - reported representatives of the company. Read more >>

Nigerian institute introduces new egg-laying bird

20 Oct 2011 - Nigeria’s National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) has introduced a new specie of poultry called `Shika Brown’ that can lay eggs for two years consecutively. Read more >>

Pfizer sued over poultry feed additive

20 Oct 2011 - Zhejiang Rongyao Chemical has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer claiming a breach of contract to purchase Roxarsone, the active ingredient in 3-Nitro, a veterinary product used primarily in the treatment of coccidiosis in poultry. Read more >>

Betagro focuses on branding meat products

20 Oct 2011 - Betagro, Thailand’s second-largest chicken exporter, is to focus more on the building up of three brands to enhance access to different markets. Read more >>
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