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Ovostar Union plans to increase egg production by 2014

20 Apr 2012 - Ovostar Union, one of the leading producers of eggs and egg products in Ukraine, intends to increase egg production up to 1.45 billion units by 2014. Read more >>

Eggless chick laid in Sri Lanka

20 Apr 2012 - In a zoological anomaly, a hen in Sri Lanka has given birth to a chick without an egg. Read more >>

Philippines bans Taiwanese poultry imports

20 Apr 2012 - The Philippines has suspended imports of Taiwanese poultry and related products following reports of the presence of avian influenza at chicken farms in Taiwan. Read more >>

Schothorst expands poultry research possibilities

20 Apr 2012 - Schothorst Feed Research (SFR), which has small-scale and large-scale research facilities for poultry, has purchased 144 new ground-floor pens and 96 new balance cages, expanded the possibilities for poultry research further. Read more >>

France’s LDC increases revenue by 9% in 2011-2012

20 Apr 2012 - Fench poultry producer, the LDC Group has announced a turnover of €2.8 billion in 2011-2012, a net increase of 8.6% from 2010-2011. Read more >>

China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak

19 Apr 2012 - An outbreak of the highly epidemic H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry has been reported in China's Northwestern Ningxia Hui autonomous region, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced. Read more >>

NCC responds to US proposed poultry inspection system report

19 Apr 2012 - American news network ABC ran a recent report over the proposed poultry inspection system, prompting a response from the National Chicken Council. Read more >>

People: Martin Smith joins Ufac-UK

19 Apr 2012 - Strengthening the technical team at Ufac-UK is Martin Smith, who has been appointed area business manager, Midlands. Read more >>

Moldova could face poultry production crisis

19 Apr 2012 - The prices for poultry and pork in Moldova will rise about 12% in the next few months due to the increase of value-added tax - from 8% to 20%. Read more >>

HatchTech signs contract for new hatchery in Australia

19 Apr 2012 - MultiQuip Group of Companies and HatchTech have started the construction of another major HatchTech hatchery in Australia. Read more >>

UK: Hen welfare tops NFU agenda

18 Apr 2012 - The Welfare of Laying Hens Directive remained top of the agenda in the United Kingdom when NFU poultry board vice chairman Duncan Priestner made his report to NFU council. Read more >>

NCC: “Arsenic and other compounds not fed to chickens”

18 Apr 2012 - The National Chicken Council has released the following statement in response to a New York Times opinion piece, “Arsenic in our chicken,” and refuted the findings of recent studies that claim to have found certain chemical and antimicrobial residues in chicken feather meal: Read more >>

Uzbekistan invests in poultry meat production

18 Apr 2012 - In order to further develop the poultry industry, the Uzbekistan government are planning to build 293 new poultry farms this year. Read more >>

Aviagen export analyst shares animal shipping expertise

18 Apr 2012 - Attendees of the 38th Annual Animal Transport Association (ATA) Meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia, recently heard first-hand about proven best practices in humanely and safely transporting animals overseas. Read more >>

Study: Lameness in broilers substantially reduced by probiotics

18 Apr 2012 - Year in and year out, lameness is one of the leading causes of mortality in broilers, making the condition a significant economic concern for the poultry industry. But because the incidence rate of lameness is low in research flocks, the phenomenon has been difficult to study, which has hampered efforts to develop measures that may help producers. Read more >>

New Cobb research agreement in Asia

17 Apr 2012 - Cobb, one of the world leaders in poultry breeding, and CP Foods, of Thailand, have entered a new agreement to pursue research and development opportunities in the Asian region. Read more >>

People: Han de Laat joins Kanters

17 Apr 2012 - Han de Laat has joined Kanters Special Products (KSP) as the new export manager for the Middle East and South east Asia. Read more >>

Biologically active polyamines in duck meat and giblets

17 Apr 2012 - Researchers at the department of Applied Chemistry at the University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic, have published a study on the presence of biologically active polyamines in duck meat and giblets after slaughter and how amounts of the polyamines changed during storage and cooking. Read more >>

India slashes egg price in reaction to Oman ban

17 Apr 2012 - Poultry prices are on a decline this week due to piling up of stocks after Oman imposed a ban on import of poultry products from India, the Hundu Business Line reports. Read more >>

Shropshire plans 150,000 bird chicken farm scheme

17 Apr 2012 - Plans have been unveiled to build giant poultry units in a small village in Shropshire, England to house nearly 150,000 chickens, the Shropshire Star reports. Read more >>
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