What role for the dual-purpose chicken? Scientists have been looking to see if a dual-purpose chicken can in the future provide a viable alternative to...
Russian domestic super breed for independence Over the past decades Russian poultry production suffered from a lack of domestic breeding material and had to...
CAHE review: Business as usual despite ASF China’s animal livestock industry is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. However, at CAHE,...
Interventions reducing the risk of poultry meat... Poultry farmers have a huge role to play in reducing the levels of food contaminated with campylobacter and...
Interview: Clear shift in traditional treatment of diseases The use of antibiotics in livestock is under pressure. The issue of antibiotic resistance caused by misuse and...
Welfare campaigners launch new campaign against McDonald's Welfare campaigners have launched a new campaign against global restaurant chain McDonald's this week, alerting...
Taiwan: Will consumers pay for high welfare broilers? Research into consumer willingness to pay for broilers’ welfare improvements in Taiwan has shown that some...
Research shows egg consumption not linked to stroke risk Consuming one egg a day is not linked to an elevated risk of having a stroke, according to research carried out...
Sustainable approach to Poultry Red Mite explored Scientists are hoping to develop sustainable approaches to control Poultry Red Mite (PRM) in commercial laying...
Using infrared thermography for evaluating BCO lameness Lameness has been reported to affect up to 1% of all market weight broilers and bacterial chondronecrosis with...
ChickenStress consortium to launch this year Poultry breeders are joining forces with university research teams across Europe and Israel to form a...
Lowering import levies impacts EU poultry competitiveness Cutting import levies will reduce the competitiveness of the EU poultry meat sector and lead to a rise in import...
Poultry and eggs remain the major source of food... Poultry and eggs continue to cause substantial foodborne illnesses in the United States.
Mortality due to feather pecking can be reduced through... Mortality rates due to feather pecking can be reduced through breeding, according to new European research...
US: Polluting poultry farms in the spotlight Locating large polluting poultry and pig farms have for some time caused issues for environmental regulators in...
Disease changes landscape for years The poultry sector had its fair share of disease problems. Avian influenza, mainly caused by wild birds, has hit...
How broiler feed complements performance A broiler bird’s first seven days represents a quarter of its life, and the period at which growth is fastest....
Managing egg size Balancing bird welfare with the public’s love affair with large eggs has prompted one company to produce an...
Accuracy improves hatching results In running a hatchery with a capacity of 2 million eggs a week, it is the small improvements that make all the...
Robotics revolution happening now In the developed world it is becoming increasingly hard to source labour to do some of the less pleasant tasks...