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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
Indians encouraged to report hen starvation practice
21-06-2011 The program was launched after the Animal Welfare Board of India directed all poultry farms in the country to immediately discontinue starvation force molt regimes, stating that the...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Whole Foods Market receives welfare certification
11-05-2011 ...fresh beef, pork and chicken sold in its US stores is now certified under the 5-Step Animal Welfare Rating system, providing shoppers with a new depth of information about how farm...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Getting welfare right at catching time
01-04-2011 By Justin Emery , ADAS, UK
Welfare can be compromised during depopulation, especially as hens are susceptible to bone breaks due to the demands made on their skeletons during the process...
Canadian poultry farmers applaud compensation changes
25-03-2011 Chicken Farmers of Canada, Turkey Farmers of Canada, Egg Farmers of Canada and the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers together applaud new updates to the schedule of maximum amounts payable...
IEC joins OIE working group for animal welfare
22-03-2011 After many years of relationship building with the OIE, the International Egg Commission (IEC) has been granted a place on the OIE Permanent Working Group for Animal Welfare.
UK: Animal health and welfare budgets devolved
17-03-2011 ...and animal numbers.
Diseases prevented and eradicated
Animal Health and Welfare funding is spent primarily on preventing, controlling and eradicating exotic and...
India bans starvation force molting of laying hens
11-03-2011 ...tracts and stimulate additional cycles of egg production.
This week, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) ordered all poultry farms in India to immediately discontinue...
US to launch poultry handling and transportation program
11-03-2011 A new program centered at The Pennsylvania State University will soon be the first in the US to provide third-party training, proficiency testing and certification on the correct techniques...
Poultry CRC Teacher’s Resource Kit goes global
04-03-2011 The popular Teacher’s Resource Kit developed by the Poultry CRC has now helped educators all over Australia to improve the quality of agricultural science education in hundreds of...
Column: Social and economic goals compete
03-03-2011 As our industries become increasingly sophisticated, they are faced with more and more decisions that involve social goals as well as economic ones.
Research: Camera technology advantageous for broiler welfare
01-03-2011 Research by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Animal Welfare Programme have discovered a small-scale camera and computer set-up that is poised to improve...
http://www.worldpoultry.net//research-camera-technology-advantageous-for-broiler-welfare-id8551.html
Poultry feed prices on agenda at NFU conference
18-02-2011 Rising feed costs - and retailer reluctance to absorb them or to pass them on to the consumer - were top of the agenda at the NFU Conference poultry breakout session.
New Zealand: Feedback sought on draft code of welfare for layer hens
09-02-2011 The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has completed a review of the Animal Welfare (Layer Hens) Code of Welfare 2005 and a draft code has been released for public...
UK: “Scale of production does not determine welfare standards”
03-02-2011 ...egg farmers already know, that it is not the size of a farm that determines the level of animal welfare, but how the animals are looked after, reports the International Egg Commission.
Poultry organisation releases statement on antibiotic use
02-02-2011 The Poultry Science Association (PSA) has released the following policy statement outlining the organisation’s views on the benefits and risks of the use of antibiotics in food animal...
Injuries in poultry processing plants on the decline
24-01-2011 Workplace injuries within US poultry processing facilities have declined 42% between 2002 and 2009, according to figures in an annual US Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
GM chickens developed that don’t transmit bird flu
14-01-2011 Chickens genetically modified to prevent them spreading bird flu have been produced by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh. The breakthrough could prevent future bird...
IPC to return to Rome for its spring meeting
11-01-2011 Poultry organisation representatives from around the world will meet jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN when the International Poultry Council (IPC) returns to...
First carbon neutral egg plant planned in the UK
10-01-2011 The Lakes Free Range Egg Company aims to become the first UK carbon neutral, sustainable egg packing operation.
Osteoporosis and bone fractures in laying hens
28-12-2010 The UK Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) has launched its Opinion on osteoporosis and bone fractures in laying hens.
Welfare issues hit pork and poultry demand
14-12-2010 A university study found media coverage of animal welfare issues hurts demand for pork and poultry, but has little to no effect on beef demand.
HSUS accuses turkey hatchery of abuse
26-11-2010 As a result of an 11-day undercover operation, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has made allegations of abuse against a major US turkey hatchery.
Defra: New UK regulations to safeguard chickens
10-11-2010 ...Jim Paice has made it clear that British consumers deserve to see only eggs from hens kept in better welfare cages on supermarket shelves once the EU-wide 2012 “battery” cage ban comes in.
NFU angered by UK poultry welfare comments
08-11-2010 ...to national newspaper, the Independent this week, following an article in which it was suggested that consumers should choose Thai chicken over British birds because of welfare standards.
Welfare group dispute beak trimming ban deadline
11-10-2010 Compassion in World Farming, an animal welfare group is urging DEFRA not to extend the scheduled deadline for banning beak trimming in young poultry beyond 1 January 2011.
Polish poultry industry unprepared for battery cage ban
20-09-2010 A report on animal welfare in Poland has highlighted concerns over the transportation of laying hens and calves, and warns of the apparent lack of preparedness for the ban on conventional...
Thailand: Organic farming gets the spotlight
20-09-2010 The Industrial Technological Assistance Program (ITAP), a unit of the National Science and Technology Development Agency, focused on the national development of organic farms, has been...
OK Foods introduces new poultry stunning method
17-09-2010 US poultry producer, OK Foods, will begin using a new and humane method of controlled-atmosphere stunning for poultry – Low Atmospheric Pressure System (LAPS).
Egg recall: Tests reveal Salmonella presence since 2008
16-09-2010 A US egg producer linked to last months outbreak of salmonella conducted tests as far back as 2008 that indicated the possible presence of the bacteria in its henhouses, according to...
Animal welfare issues dominate New Zealand bill
16-09-2010 Labour, the Green Party and United Future are in support of the Animal Welfare (Treatment of Animals) Amendment Bill that could lead to a phase-out of production practices such as battery...
Enriching the range to reduce feather pecking
01-09-2010 Greater provision of pasture, shaded areas and shelter belts will attract birds into the free range, according to recommendations from a Poultry CRC project that explored enrichment...
HSUS urges industry to eliminate cages
20-08-2010 A multi-state egg recall this week illustrates the risk to public health of cramming millions of hens in cages so small they can barely move an inch their whole lives, says animal rights...
Online video on obtaining good hatching eggs
17-08-2010 The hygiene of hatching eggs has a major influence on the results in the hatchery and on broiler performance. Bacterial contamination of hatching eggs decreases hatchability and causes...
Egg production drops from Brachyspira
16-08-2010 In various parts of the world, an increasing number of Brachyspira infections in layer flocks are reported. Particularly in free-range systems, this infectious bacterial disease seems to...
Globalgap defines transport standards
11-08-2010 The Livestock Sector Committee of Globalgap has been working closely together with an expert in the field to develop a Globalgap Transport Standard.
American Humane Assn approves FASS Animal Care Guidelines
26-07-2010 The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) has announced that its animal welfare standards have been approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Humane...
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.
Broiler welfare symposium: The balance between producers’ and consumers’ standards
06-07-2010 By Dr. Simon M. Shane, Durham, NC, USA
The US broiler welfare symposium was organised by the American Association of Avian Pathologists and sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical...
Poultry health - looking ahead to 2034
06-07-2010 In many cases, poultry health around the globe was and still is a matter of preventing and treating diseases. Proper management practices play a vital role here. Still, much work in this...
Poultry health - looking ahead to 2034
06-07-2010 In many cases, poultry health around the globe was and still is a matter of preventing and treating diseases. Proper management practices play a vital role here. Still, much work in this...
Poultry health - looking ahead to 2034
06-07-2010 In many cases, poultry health around the globe was and still is a matter of preventing and treating diseases. Proper management practices play a vital role here. Still, much work in this...
