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On farm test to early detect Salmonella
06-07-2011 The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates, each year, about 9.4 million people get sick from contaminated food. A new test may detect Salmonella infection in an early...
Green power from poultry manure
06-07-2011 Green energy technology business ENER-G in the UK is using poultry power to help a chicken farm become more eco-friendly and create a new income stream.
US Ethanol programme threat to broiler production
04-07-2011 The US broiler industry is under intense economic pressure from the rising cost of feedgrains, much of which is caused by the federal government’s ethanol programme, according to industry...
Scientists find bacteria from Dutch poultry linked to superbugs in people
04-07-2011 Bacteria on raw poultry meat in the Netherlands may be a source of superbugs in people, according to a study that suggests the use of antibiotics in food animals is causing life-saving...
Hungary hosting Aviagen’s successful Central European seminar
01-07-2011 ...Attended by over 220 guests from 17 countries, the successful three-day event consisted of a mixture of regional country updates, practical management advice and topical presentations.
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...
Petersime joins European research project on animal welfare
30-06-2011 Petersime has joined the Bio-Business Project, a European research framework that examines the impact of industrial developments on animal welfare.
http://www.worldpoultry.net//petersime-joins-european-research-project-on-animal-welfare-id9047.html
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.
Bird flu discovered on Dutch poultry farms
28-06-2011 Bird flu was discovered at two poultry farms in the central Dutch province of Flevoland, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
2 Sisters goes for less energy in expansion
24-06-2011 2 Sisters Food Group has invested in four new low-energy farms that will house an extra six million birds a year.
FAO: “Higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay”
24-06-2011 Higher food prices and volatility in commodity markets are here to stay, according to a new report by the OECD and FAO.
Worms a threat to game birds as temperatures rise
23-06-2011 This year’s dry spring and fluctuating temperatures have brought their own problems for farmers and livestock producers and with a potentially tough year ahead it might seem tempting to cut...
Keeping ventilation noise levels low in the poultry house
22-06-2011 With IPPC Regulations and national and European government requiring reductions in noise levels, local planning officers are now looking very closely at noise emissions from agricultural...
Indians encouraged to report hen starvation practice
21-06-2011 Humane Society International has launched a confidential whistleblower program in India to allow concerned citizens to anonymously report the practice of starving hens to induce molting.
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...
UK: “Bronze turkeys to dominate this Christmas”
16-06-2011 Bronze will account for two out of every three traditional turkeys this Christmas for the first time for many decades, according to Paul Kelly, managing director of FarmGate Hatcheries.
Bayer product tackles darkling beetles in poultry operations
15-06-2011 Bayer Animal Health is introducing its latest innovation specifically designed for control of darkling beetles in long grow out poultry operations.
Aviagen achieves compartmentalisation certification in UK
15-06-2011 Aviagen has become the first poultry breeder in the world to have achieved compartment status for all of its facilities, paving the way for the compartmentalisation concept to become a...
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.
Butterball donates turkeys for US storm victims
06-06-2011 US turkey producer, Butterball, is donating more than 18,000 pounds of turkey to charitable organisations in North Carolina and Alabama that are supplying food to victims of the severe...
Research: Composting reduces bacteria in broiler litter
06-06-2011 In-house litter composting has been shown to reduce bacteria in broiler litter, according to a recent USDA study.
German poultry sector looking for future leaders
03-06-2011 The German poultry industry, under the umbrella of the Association of German Poultry Industry (ZDG), has launched a new 10-month training programme as it seeks to find the "leaders of the...
South Korea to ban antibiotics in animal feed
01-06-2011 South Korea is planning to impose a total ban on the mixing of antibiotics with animal feed effective from July, Yonhap news agency has reported, quoting the government as a source.
Ghent University: Web app to measure antibiotic usage in poultry farms
01-06-2011 Belgium’s Ghent University launched a new web application allowing livestock producers and veterinarians to measure levels of antibiotic usage on the farms – and how to compare this to...
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.
HSA awards scholarship for killing chickens humanely
30-05-2011 The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) has awarded its first Research Training Scholarship, commemorating the HSA’s Centenary this year, to Jessica Hopkins of the Scottish Agricultural...
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...
Free range behaving birds produce less eggs
27-05-2011 Hens that are kept under free range conditions automatically have more freedom of movement. Those birds that use their freedom abundantly tend to lay less eggs however. Breeding therefore...
Disease discovered on US pheasant farm
26-05-2011 The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has destroyed about 1200 pheasants at its Downar Bird Farm near Torrington in southeastern Wyoming, USA after discovering a disease in the birds that...
British poultry industry targets campylobacter reduction
23-05-2011 Targets have been set by the British poultry industry to cut campylobacter in chicken to a level of 10% through a series of increased biosecurity measures.
Ghana’s govt announces poultry support programme
23-05-2011 The government in Ghana is to establish a Poultry Support Programme to revamp the poultry industry in coming years, the country’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama announced on Friday.
Lubing designs cleaning unit for conveyor chains
23-05-2011 Regardless of the number of units and barn size, hygiene in the egg production process is becoming more and more important around the world. To meet with these demands, Lubing developed a...
New TwinClean line from Lubing
17-05-2011 Lubing has introduced their new TwinClean drinking system. The system was designed to achieve ultimate hygiene, particularly for rearing and growing birds.
Japan to begin culling poultry in no-go zone
13-05-2011 The Japanese government is to cull huge amounts of swine, cattle and poultry in the nuclear evacuation zone surrounding the country’s damaged nuclear plant, several news sources report.
US turkey processor receives environmental certification
12-05-2011 ...manufacturing foot print on the environment for generations to come through our Environmental Management processes.”
The certification process is completed by a third party...
Whole Foods Market receives welfare certification
11-05-2011 Organic retailer Whole Foods Market has announced that all fresh beef, pork and chicken sold in its US stores is now certified under the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system, providing...
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.
Aviagen puts effective broiler management on the agenda in Hungary
05-05-2011 ...Kft. The events, which took place in Nádudvar in Eastern Hungary and Döbrönte in Western Hungary, focussed on practical advice for effective broiler management to maximise performance.
Butterball: CEO of turkey integrator resigns
02-05-2011 Butterball LLC has announced that its chief executive officer and president Keith Shoemaker has resigned, effective immediately.
Alabama poultry industry in ruins after storm
02-05-2011 The storm that hit several US states last week has had a devastating impact on Alabama's important poultry industry.
UK poultry farm goes live with large-scale solar scheme
29-04-2011 The UK's largest privately-owned solar photovoltaics installation has gone live at a poultry farm in Herefordshire.
Intervet/Schering-Plough names new US turkey distributer
26-04-2011 Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has appointed Best Veterinary Solutions, Inc., as its marketer and exclusive distributor for turkey products in the United States.
Dietary yeast extracts tested as alternative to antibiotics in poultry
21-04-2011 A dietary yeast extract could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for poultry producers, according to a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.
Major poultry health conference in Mexico
21-04-2011 The Mexican Branch of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) will be hosting the XVIIth World Veterinary Poultry Congress in Cancun, Mexico on 14 – 18th August 2011.
US chicken industry urges Congress to cut ethanol mandate
20-04-2011 The chicken industry in the US has called on Congress to slash the amount of ethanol required to be added to motor gasoline which has helped drive the cost of corn to unprecedented highs.
US: Contract signed for poultry waste-to-biogas plant
18-04-2011 Progress Energy Carolinas has signed a contract with Poultry Power USA to purchase the output of a poultry waste-to-biogas energy plant to be located in Montgomery County, making it the...
Research: Open water in stalls increases duck welfare
14-04-2011 A literature search by Wageningen UR Livestock Research, the Netherlands has shown that the welfare of ducks can be further increased by offering open water in duck stalls.
Turning chicken feathers into plastic lessens waste
07-04-2011 US scientists have developed a method to turn chicken feathers into plastic products and are working on bringing the technology closer to the marketplace.
US poultry industry groups join environmental lawsuit
06-04-2011 US Poultry & Egg Association and the National Chicken Council have joined the American Farm Bureau Federation in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to...
Vaccination in the hatchery assures a good start
05-04-2011 Modern poultry production incorporates proper vaccination programmes. This takes place both at the hatchery or at the farm. Vaccination in the hatchery to protect against a wide range of...
