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Clove supplements increase feed efficiency in broiler chickens
24 May 2012 - A joint USA/Spanish study was carried out with the objective of evaluating the effect of different dietary inclusion levels of clove on growth performance, digestibility, intestinal microbiology, and morphology of broiler chickens. Read more >>
Hy-Line opens new pedigree hatchery
24 May 2012 - Hy-Line International opens a new pedigree hatchery in Perry, Iowa, designed for Hy-Line’s research and development pedigree program. Read more >>
2012 Hubbard Grandparent Forum in Chattanooga, USA
24 May 2012 - Hubbard held a GP Forum, receiving Classic and H1 customers from Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas at the Sheraton Read House Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Read more >>
Novus outlines strategy: commitment to local, sustainable solutions
23 May 2012 - The worldwide demand for protein has risen rapidly over the past decade and will only continue to grow as economies strengthen. Novus recognizes the opportunities and challenges this demand presents and is working to provide solutions that result in affordable, wholesome food. Read more >>
Alltech focuses on natural production from farm to fork
22 May 2012 - True to tradition, the 28th annual symposium of Alltech is taking place again this week in Lexington, KY, USA. Bigger than ever before, this years event attracts about 3,000 attendees from 72 countries.
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Metagenomics discovers new poultry viruses
18 May 2012 - USDA scientists discover unknown poultry viruses using metagenomics, a powerful molecular tool, in order to combat viral enteric disease in birds, the Agricultural Research Service annouced.
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Records fall for Q1 US chicken and turkey meat exports
18 May 2012 - Exports of US poultry for the first quarter of 2012 set year-on-year records in both quantity and value, according to trade data released by the Foreign Agricultural Service. Read more >>
US Advanced Poultry Lighting Demonstration a success
18 May 2012 - The Advanced Poultry Lighting Demonstratration conserves 17,000 MWh and saves growers US$1.5 million dollars annually.
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US v India: US requests WTO dispute settlement panel
16 May 2012 - US Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that the US has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel to decide US claims regarding the government of India’s restrictions on imports of various US agricultural products, including poultry meat and chicken eggs.
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USDA projects growth for poultry in 2013
11 May 2012 - The USDA’s initial assessment of US and world crop supply and demand prospects have reported the first calendar-year 2013 projections of US livestock, poultry, and dairy products. Projections reflect economic analysis, normal weather, trends, and judgment. Read more >>
USDA unveils new method for tracing contaminated poultry
09 May 2012 - The US Department of Agriculture has announced a new method for tracing E. coli-contaminated poultry and meat through the US food chain in order to protect consumers from eating tainted products. Read more >>
Dow launches campaign to educate on proper glutaraldehyde use
07 May 2012 - Dow Microbial Control announces the launch of a comprehensive educational campaign called ‘Genuine Glutaraldehyde’.
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Alltech launches Graduate Program 2012
04 May 2012 - Alltech founder Dr Pearse Lyons has launched the Alltech Graduate Development Program which will recruit up to 20 applicants annually from around the world and prepare them for future managerial and leadership positions in the global agribusiness company. Read more >>
500,000 layers die in Colorado blaze
04 May 2012 - The Boulder Valley Poultry egg farm in Boulder, Colorado USA, was the scene of a blaze Monday that destroyed three farm buildings and claimed the lives of 500,000 layers, according to local reports. Read more >>
US state set to criminalise illegal entry into poultry farms
03 May 2012 - A senate committee of the state of Missouri seems ready to recommend a bill that would make it illegal to secretly film a livestock facility in the state. Read more >>
People: John Chiarella joins Chick Master
03 May 2012 - John Chiarella has joined Chick Master as a territory sales manager for Latin America. He joins Angel Salazar, also a territory sales manager for Latin America, to offer sales and customer support to Chick Master customers in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more >>
Cal-Maine Foods announces new egg joint venture
02 May 2012 - Cal-Maine Foods has announced a new joint venture between Eggland’s Best, a New Jersey-based egg cooperative, and Land O’ Lakes, a national farmer-owned cooperative based in Minnesota, to produce and sell branded specialty eggs. Read more >>
International Poultry Expo updates website
02 May 2012 - The International Poultry Expo has a new website, which went live this week. The redesigned website focuses on relevant attendee and exhibitor information and features a video on the new International Production & Process Expo (IPPE), the co-location of IPE, IFE, and AMI’s IME in 2013. Read more >>
California bans duck and goose liver delicacy
01 May 2012 - Foie gras, the French delicacy consisting of the enlarged liver of a duck or goose, is to be banned in California as of July 1, leaving Californian chefs aghast. Read more >>
Tyson Foods begins Missouri poultry plant expansion
01 May 2012 - Tyson Foods has begun work on a multi-million dollar improvement and expansion project at its poultry complex in Sedalia, Missouri. Read more >>
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