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Hungary hosting Aviagen’s successful Central European seminar
01-07-2011 Aviagen Kft, Aviagen’s Hungarian business unit, recently held their 5th seminar for Central European (CE) Parent Stock customers. Attended by over 220 guests from 17 countries, the...
Russian Cherkizovo starts building major poultry complex
30-06-2011 In the city of Elets, in the Lipetsk region in Russia, a foundation stone for the major new poultry production complex of Cherkizovo was officially laid on June 28. The ceremony was...
New layer breed invented in Bangladesh
30-06-2011 ...type of layer breed. The so called BLRI-1 was invented by conducting research on two Japanese breeds 'Pure Line' and 'Selective Breeding', BLRI director general Khan Shahidul Haque said.
Iowa State animal scientists to study heat stress in poultry
29-06-2011 Iowa State University animal scientists are collaborating on a study of poultry genetics and management to help chickens deal with increased heat.
Jerry Moye named 2011 industry leader of the year
27-06-2011 Jerry Moye, President of Cobb-Vantress, was named the “2011 Industry Leader of the Year” by The Poultry Federation during their 52nd Annual Poultry Festival.
Armenian poultry farm chooses Pas Reform for hatchery project
20-06-2011 Leading Armenian poultry farm Arax has elected to work with Dutch hatchery technology specialist Pas Reform for a new turnkey hatchery project that will deliver 15 million day old chicks a...
Benefits of benchmarking discussed with Ross distributers
17-06-2011 The 6th annual Ross Distributor Customer Focus Team meeting, attended by Grandparent customers from Turkey, the Middle East and Africa (TMEA), recently took place in Antalya, Turkey. One of...
VIV Turkey: International poultry show with regional fragrance
16-06-2011 In Istanbul, Turkey, the 5th VIV Turkey tradefair for poultry technologies took place from June 9-11, 2011. A mixture of international and Turkish companies exhibited their products and...
Czech broiler seminars supported by leading hatchery firms
14-06-2011 More than 130 broiler farmers and poultry specialists took part in seminars at Litomysl and Havlickuv Brod, organised by Cobb Germany and the two biggest Czech hatcheries Mach and Xavergen.
Part-organic pullet system to be extended
08-06-2011 EU organic egg producers are to be allowed to continue to source “part-organic” pullets into 2012 following the failure of the European Commission to set out a full organic standard.
Aviagen achieves compartmentalisation certification
07-06-2011 Aviagen has achieved compartment status for all of its facilities, paving the way for the compartmentalisation concept to become a global reality.
Hatchery owners from Japan visiting ISA hatchery in South Korea
06-06-2011 A group of hatchery owners from Japan recently visited Sung Jin Hatchery and ISA Brown in South Korea.
Contract poultry farming proposed in India
01-06-2011 The state cabinet in India is expected to clear a proposal for permitting contract poultry farming, the Times of India is reporting.
Genome selection implemented in US poultry breeding programs
01-06-2011 "New developments in genomics have provided opportunities to enhance breeding programs in poultry by being able to genotype large numbers of individuals for tens of thousands of genetic...
Artificial neural networks: A new tool in poultry research
27-05-2011 At the Western Poultry Diseases Conference, held last March in Sacramento, the audience was served a bit of a difficult subject: The use of artificial neural networks. But what does it...
Genomic selection brings more genetic progress
27-05-2011 By Hans Bijleveld
What is the connection between poultry breeding and drawing blood samples from birds? Red blood cells have the hereditary (genetic) information of an animal stored in its...
Belarusian Ross seminar focuses on improving chick quality
26-05-2011 Aviagen and their Grandparent (GP) customer PPR Broiler recently teamed up to host a seminar for Belarusian Parent Stock (PS) customers. With a rapidly growing PS market in the country,...
Thijs Hendrix to be knighted in French order
25-05-2011 The ambassador of France in the Netherlands, His Excellency Jean-François Blarel, will knight Thijs Hendrix as “Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole” the National Order of Agricultural...
Petersime launches new website
17-05-2011 Incubator and hatchery supplier Petersime has launched a renewed website featuring a new look and feel, intuitive navigation menus, a wealth of information and an interactive section for...
Poultry specialists present at Cobb Hungarian seminar
12-05-2011 More than 80 Cobb customers and other key players from the Hungarian chicken meat industry came together for the two-day seminar near Inárcs, near Budapest, to hear presentations from the...
USPoultry donates to MSU egg-laying hen research facility
11-05-2011 US Poultry & Egg Association is donating $25,000 to the Michigan State University's new egg-laying hen research facility.
Little known Danish Hellevad chicken could hold key to robust health
09-05-2011 ...a place in the modern poultry house, but they could hold the key to some future advances in breeding. Take the case of the Hellevad chicken, little known outside a remote corner of...
Hubbard organises successful technical training on GP management
09-05-2011 Broiler breeder, Hubbard organised another successful Grand Parent Stock training at the end of March 2011.
Hy-Line introduces new corporate look and Innovations magazine
05-05-2011 Hy-Line International is celebrating their 75th Anniversary this year. At that occasion they have launched a new corporate look and a new newsletter titled "Hy-Line Innovations".
Aviagen puts effective broiler management on the agenda in Hungary
05-05-2011 Aviagen Kft, Aviagen’s Hungarian business unit, recently held two seminars for broiler customers of their parent stock customers Nagisz Zrt. and Gallus Kft. The events, which took place in...
ISA succesful at London Poultry show in Canada
04-05-2011 The London Poultry Show in London, Ontario, is an important event for the Canadian poultry industry. Egg layer producers from Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and British Columbia...
Cherkizovo launches large scale poultry project in Russia
26-04-2011 Russian meat producer Cherkizovo has started building a huge poultry complex worth $685 million, making it the largest Russian agro-industrial project in the central Russian Lipetsk region.
New distributor for Indian River in Pakistan
22-04-2011 Al-Noor Chicks has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Indian River products, an Aviagen brand, in Pakistan.
Dutch seminar focuses on achieving broiler performance potential
22-04-2011 Over 60 members of the Dutch and Belgian poultry industries joined Cobb Europe for a technical seminar in Vught in central Holland. The event focused on the influence of hatchery and parent...
Cherkizovo Group opens new poultry breeding line
15-04-2011 Cherkizovo Group one of Russia’s leading integrated and diversified meat producers, has opened its second line of the poultry breeding facility at its Bryansk cluster.
Bangkok meeting brings AA Grandparent partners together
14-04-2011 Arbor Acres (AA) recently held their fourth Middle East and Africa Association Customer Service Team (CST) meeting in Bangkok, bringing together the technical and production staff from AA...
Cobb Flock of the Year award announced
13-04-2011 Cargill Meats Europe is the latest winner of the Cobb Flock of the Year for Europe, Middle East and Africa region — and the award is a second personal triumph for breeder farm manager...
Cobb seminar in Canada focuses on breeders and broilers
11-04-2011 More than 150 producers and leaders from the British Columbian chicken industry took part in a seminar at Abbotsford organised by Cobb to provide technical expertise on breeder and broiler...
Paragon commissions further expansion with Pas Reform
11-04-2011 Paragon Group of Bangladesh has commissioned the third and final phase of its current GP Hatchery expansion with Dutch hatchery technology supplier Pas Reform.
Study: Egg laying behavior influenced by feeding
11-04-2011 In Canada, the University of Guelph’s Department of Animal and Poultry Science examined how feeding might influence egg laying behaviour in commercial broiler breeder hens.
Hatchery company Pas Reform launches new website
07-04-2011 Dutch hatchery technology company Pas Reform has launched a new website to make news, information and a comprehensive range of hatchery-related content, product information, publications...
Aviagen completes takeover of Grelier France Accouveur
06-04-2011 Aviagen France, the newly-formed business unit of Aviagen, is now the primary supplier of Ross stock to the French market following the conclusion of the agreement to purchase the...
Egyptians hatch eggs the traditional way
05-04-2011 Having a hatchability of more than eighty percent during the winter without using electricity and fancy tools is no exception in prehistoric incubators. They can be found in caves or clay...
HatchTech introduces website on chick length analysis
05-04-2011 HatchTech has introduced the new Chick Length website, a tool for hatcheries to easily and effectively evaluate chick quality and capture field performance potential.
EMKA Incubators continues expansion in Africa
05-04-2011 Avichick from South Africa has selected Emka Incubators for the complete refurbishment of their hatchery in the Johannesburg region.
Charoen Pokphand and Chick Master hold hatchery seminar
05-04-2011 Chick Master recently organised a hatchery management seminar in Bangkok for many of the hatchery managers from CP based in Southeast Asia.
Coating hatching eggs allows longer storage times
05-04-2011 An experiment was carried out at the University of Athens in Georgia, USA to examine the effects of treating broiler breeder hatching eggs with removable coatings at four storage times on...
Jamesway’s SST egg transport system now for turkeys
05-04-2011 Jamesway’s patented Self Stacking Tray (SST) transport system is now available for chick and turkey. The system was designed with two elements in mind: maximum efficiency and egg capacity.
http://www.worldpoultry.net//jamesway%E2%80%99s-sst-egg-transport-system-now-for-turkeys-id8708.html
Amvrosiadis in Greece chooses Pas Reform SmartPro technologies
05-04-2011 Greek poultry company Amvrosiadis SA will consolidate its position as one of the country’s leading poultry integrations, with a new SmartPro hatchery installation from Pas Reform, capable...
Bounty Fresh Food continues investments in Petersime S-line
05-04-2011 Less than three months after the installation of its first Petersime BioStreamer incubators, Bounty Fresh Food of the Philippines has decided to replace all of its multi-stage incubators at...
http://www.worldpoultry.net//bounty-fresh-food-continues-investments-in-petersime-s-line-id8705.html
Kidney damage is emerging in laying hens
04-04-2011 Kidney damage heavily influences the welfare of laying hens and eventually may even lead to mortality. This can be avoided, however. The best way to prevent the formation of kidney stones...
Indonesia: Lohmann Brown seminar discusses breeding selection goals
04-04-2011 ...health status and behavior, were the aspects mentioned by Dr. Hans-Friedrich Finck – Managing Director of Lohmann Tierzucht, as the realistic breeding selection goals of Lohmann.
Overheated chick calculations
01-04-2011 When holding or transporting chicks, it is of utmost importance to control their body temperature within the optimal range of approximately 104-104.5ºF (40.0-40.3ºC). Although the ultimate...
Vigorous males ensure fertile flocks
01-04-2011 Flock fertility usually is primarily attributed to the females. However, the male side is as important, if not even more so. Many aspects therefore must be considered and great attention is...
Rasun expands to become integrated poultry producer in Iraq
29-03-2011 Rasun, part of the Vano Group, one of Iraq’s premier agriculture companies and the Ross GP distributor for Iraq, has announced an agreement to extend its Grandparent (GP) production base in...
