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New layer breed invented in Bangladesh
30-06-2011 The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) has invented a new type of layer breed. The so called BLRI-1 was invented by conducting research on two Japanese breeds 'Pure Line' and...
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.
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.
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...
Genomic selection brings more genetic progress
27-05-2011 Selecting the parents for the next generation of layers quicker and more accurately? It is possible, thanks to genomic selection.
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...
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...
Little known Danish Hellevad chicken could hold key to robust health
09-05-2011 Traditional strains of chicken may not have 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,...
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".
ISA succesful at London Poultry show in Canada
04-05-2011 ...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 came there to...
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.
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...
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...
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...
Czech poultry workshops examine critical points of PS management
22-03-2011 Aviagen’s central and eastern European technical team recently organised two workshops with Xavergen, one of the largest poultry producers in the Czech Republic.
Probroed & Sloot doubles HatchBrood capacity in the Netherlands
21-03-2011 HatchTech and Probroed & Sloot have agreed to double the capacity of the Probroed & Sloot HatchBrood facility in Langeboom, the Netherlands.
India bans starvation force molting of laying hens
11-03-2011 India has banned the use of starvation to force egg laying hens into a molt phase prompting praise from the Humane Society International.
Probroed & Sloot takes-over chick hatching company
04-03-2011 Probroed & Sloot, the largest independent broiler hatchery in the Netherlands which delivers one day old chicks to farms in Holland, Germany and Belgium has acquired Dutch chick hatching...
Aviagen holds 1st European Veterinary Forum
04-03-2011 Poultry breeding company, Aviagen, recently hosted the inaugural European Veterinary Forum. This meeting included veterinarians who support the health and welfare of Aviagen Grandparent...
Breeding for 500 eggs in 100 weeks
02-03-2011 The onset of lay has long been an important characteristic for birds to mark the start of their productive life. Extending the laying cycle seems to be a possible and attractive new...
Aviagen continues to expand European production base
21-02-2011 Aviagen, the poultry breeding company, continues to develop their European production base with the acquisition of the remaining 50.44% of Ross Breeders Peninsular SA, the distributor for...
Aviagen establishes new turkey commercial poult and egg supplier
16-02-2011 Aviagen has established a new enterprise to supply commercial poults and eggs to the turkey industry.
Report: Indonesian poultry industry looks promising in 2011
04-02-2011 In the seminar of Indonesian poultry outlook 2011 in Jakarta, it was estimated that Indonesian poultry industry could grow around 6%, writes Arief Fachrudin for World Poultry.
Sinokrot launches Novogen White in Jordan
03-02-2011 Sinokrot Poultry Farms, the newly appointed Novogen distributor officially launched the NOVOgen White in Jordan in January 2011.
UK farmers warned about oversupply of eggs
02-02-2011 “We are facing oversupply of eggs in the UK. Without doubt there has been a degree of over-confidence throughout the entire egg industry, from the producer to the packer and the retailer....
Aviagen releases hatching and incubation guides
01-02-2011 Aviagen, the poultry breeding company, has released a series of ‘How To…’ guides looking at the hatching and incubation process.
Local poultry production encouraged in Bahamas
24-01-2011 Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) chairman Edison M. Key wants to help increase the local production of poultry products. With the assistance of College of The Bahamas...
New layer hatchery Verbeek opened
17-01-2011 Layer hatchery Verbeek in the Netherlands opened its brand new hatchery facilities near the city of Zeewolde.
Organic Eggs: Breed and feed important for taste
13-12-2010 Organic egg production not only means a better life for the hen; choosing the right breeds and the right feed can provide consumers with a better sensory experience, according to Research...
Selected hens give new insights on genetic variation
26-11-2010 Studies of heavy, fast-growing hens and small, slow-growing hens provide important new knowledge on the origin of the genetic variation that has enabled them to adapt rapidly to new extreme...
Arbor Acres Grand Parents now in Algeria
24-11-2010 Aviagen Parent Stock (PS) customers in Algeria will now be able to source Arbor Acres stock directly from Algeria following the establishment of Arbor Acres Algérie, a Grand Parent (GP)...
KUB chicken, a new generation of Kampung chicken
10-11-2010 ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) stated that indigenous chickens in Indonesia such as Kampung chicken are more unique than others in Asia. But the weakness is that the...
Granja Planalto presents the Hubbard Flex
02-11-2010 Granja Planalto an event that gathers the main business people of the breeders sector in Brazil, this year featured the special participation of Frédéric Grimaud, President of Groupe...
Research: Relationship between fearfulness and feather pecking
22-10-2010 Feather pecking (FP) remains a major welfare and economic problem in laying hens. FP has been found to be related to other behavioural characteristics, such as fearfulness.
Research explores links between eggshell quality and food safety
20-10-2010 A Poultry CRC research project is being undertaken at the University of New England, Australia (UNE) to examine how defects in shell quality and structure increase the risk that bacteria on...
Hubbard supports successful 15th CPC Poultry School in Egypt
18-10-2010 The well attended 15th CPC Poultry School took place at the Club Azur resort in Hurghada on the Red Sea in Egypt from 25th to 30th September 2010.
Thai egg industry in need of reform
18-10-2010 The Committee for the Development of Layer Chicken and Products and the Egg Board, in consultation with an advisory team from Kasetsart University, is considering recommendations that...
Do’s and don’ts during the brooding, rearing and production phases
13-10-2010 Dr. Keith Bramwell, Professor from the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas, and long time associate of Jamesway Incubator Company Inc. offers many useful practices...
Don’t drop your salmonella guard – UK egg producers warned
13-10-2010 A warning against complacency over salmonella control has been issued by Klaus Torborg of Lohmann Animal Health.
ISA breeding program extended to 100-week cycle
12-10-2010 Institut de Sélection Animale (ISA) is the layer breeding company of Hendrix Genetics. Research and development is the basis of a successful and profitable breeding program for layers. It...
Minimising floor eggs in the lay house
12-10-2010 Egg producers can sometimes face the problem of getting the hens to use the nest provided rather than laying eggs on the floor or slats.
NOVOgen white layer breeding stock underway in India
12-10-2010 In May 2010 the first delivery of NOVOgen White GP through the Godrej Agrovet quarantine unit in Bangalore, India was successfully exercised.
Genome-wide selection in poultry
11-10-2010 ...the effectiveness of breeding. Now, company-owned SNP-chips are being utilised in both layer and broiler breeding for this purpose. The focus is on shortening the generation...
Specialist vent sexing on the decline in Japan
03-09-2010 Chicken sexers in Japan once enjoyed well-paid careers with overseas travel and job security. But industry changes mean their expertise is not needed so widely and less people are seeking...
Novogen Avicultura distributes Novogen in Brazil
20-08-2010 ...has reached an agreement with Globoaves for the distribution of Novogen brown and white layers in Brazil. Globoaves operates through the newly created company “Novogen Avicultura...
First Novogen breeding stock in Japan
29-07-2010 The first Novogen breeding stock has arrived in Japan. This is a very important market for layer breeders with around 1.3 mln parents being placed.
California to make big decisions on poultry welfare
14-07-2010 From 2015, no battery eggs will be sold anymore in the state California. The bill A.B.1437 to make this decision official was signed last week by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
FDA: Rule to ensure egg safety goes into effect
13-07-2010 The US Food and Drug Administration says that as many as 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths due to consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella Enteritidis may be avoided each...
Activists scold EU welfare directive
05-07-2010 Animal welfare groups have hit out at the new EU welfare Directive for broiler chickens, which has now come into force, labelling it a "farce".
Study: Social sustainability of egg production
01-07-2010 The results from the first stage of a broad and multidisciplinary study of issues relating to the sustainability of laying hen production systems will be the presented at the 99th Annual...
