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People: AB Vista appointment boosts presence in China

02 Sep 2011 - AB Vista has recruited a new technical manager for its operations in China to take on the challenging Chinese market. Dr. Li Xiaojie, also known as Renee, has both a BSc and a PhD in animal nutrition, plus extensive commercial experience in the animal feed industry. Read more >>

Mexico–US begin poultry anti-dumping hearing

01 Sep 2011 - The US and Mexican poultry industries have begun meetings in an effort to resolve Mexico's anti-dumping case against imports of US chicken leg quarters. Read more >>

US state Georgia forced to scale back poultry production

01 Sep 2011 - Low chicken prices are good for US consumers, but is taking its toll on the agricultural economy, and particularly in the US state of Georgia where the state's $13 billion poultry industry is scaling back production to boost prices again, experts say. Read more >>

China on alert for bird flu as seasons change

01 Sep 2011 - China faces a tough challenge if it wants to curb a regional outbreak of bird flu in the coming autumn and winter, the nation's top veterinarian Yu Kangzhen stated. However, the chance for a large-scale outbreak remains quite slim. Read more >>

US report uncovers egg safety issue in Iowa

01 Sep 2011 - One year after 1,900 people were sickened and a half-billion Iowa eggs were recalled, government inspectors continue to find unsanitary conditions and inadequate protections against salmonella on Iowa’s egg farms, reports the Des Moines Register. Read more >>

Canada suspends roxarsone sales for chicken feed

01 Sep 2011 - Canada has suspended sales of two drugs routinely fed to chickens after tests showed the birds contained small amounts of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen. Read more >>

People: AMI announces director of International Affairs

31 Aug 2011 - The American Meat Institute (AMI) has announced that former Capitol Hill fellow and staffer Stephen Sothmann has been named the Institute’s director of International Affairs. Read more >>

Armenian egg producers facing bankruptcy

31 Aug 2011 - Illegal imports of cheap eggs is killing the Armenian egg producing industry, according to a report by local newspaper with reference to the conflicting data of the Ministry of Agriculture and services of the Customs Union. Read more >>

Phytogenic feed additive in broiler diets tested

31 Aug 2011 - Greek researchers from the Agriculture University of Athens in cooperation with Biomin studied phytogenic feed additive effect on broiler growth performance, nutrient digestibility and caecal microflora composition. Read more >>

AI study: “Culling more effective than vaccinating”

31 Aug 2011 - In economic and epidemiological terms, the practice of culling on farms within a radius of 1 to 3 km of infected farms is the best method of combating Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) according to a recent study. Read more >>

Ukraine: Avangard increases revenue by 35%

31 Aug 2011 - Avangard, the leading producer of shell eggs and egg products in Ukraine, has announced positive financial results for the first six months of the year ending 30 June 2011. Read more >>

People: Kemin makes additions to veterinary division

30 Aug 2011 - Kemin has welcomed Matt Elkins and Dr. Laura Wonderling to its vet innovations division. Read more >>

Tanzania Poultry Breeders Association founded

30 Aug 2011 - Tanzanian poultry breeders have joined forces by founding their own association. Named Tanzania Poultry Breeders Association (TPBA), it was registered on 5th July 2011. Read more >>

Chick Master opens North American sales office

30 Aug 2011 - Chick Master has opened a new North American Sales office in Cumming, Georgia to offer better support and service to the large base of customers in the United States and Canada. This office will be managed by Lou Sharp, Vice President of North America Sales, and it will be the centre of activity for sales in those two territories. Read more >>

People: Alltech appoints Asia Pacific director

30 Aug 2011 - Global animal health and nutrition company Alltech has announced the promotion of Matthew Smith to the position of Asia Pacific Director. Smith has been with the company for 15 years, most recently serving as the general manager of the company’s New Zealand branch. Read more >>

FAO warns of major bird flu resurgence

30 Aug 2011 - FAO has urged for heightened readiness and surveillance against a possible major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly bird flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond, with unpredictable risks to human health. Read more >>

Kazakhstan to reduce dependency on poultry imports

29 Aug 2011 - The Kazakhstan government is taking active steps to support the poultry industry, the Director of the Department of Livestock under Ministry of Agriculture Rabiga Tokseitova has said, adding that it would allow the country to reduce the volume of imported poultry meat within the next five years. Read more >>

Ukraine: Egg producer Ovostar Union announces revenue growth

29 Aug 2011 - Ovostar Union, a vertically integrated holding, one of the leading egg and egg products producers in Ukraine, is announcing сonsolidated interim financial statements (unaudited) of LLC Ovostar Union and its subsidiaries for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Read more >>

Sanderson Farms reports quarterly loss

29 Aug 2011 - Sanderson Farms, Inc. has reported a loss in results for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2011. Read more >>

Cargill panel reviews ground turkey food safety program

29 Aug 2011 - Cargill has asked a panel of experts in food safety, microbiology and epidemiology to review its enhanced ground turkey food safety program in the wake of the company’s Aug. 3, 2011, voluntary recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey. Cargill initiated the recall after learning that the US Centers for Disease Control had detected an outbreak of Salmonella-related illnesses. Read more >>
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