Research: What makes chickens happy? How do you know whether your birds are happy? Is it a case of looking to see how much time they spend preening...
US poultry firms issue framework for antibiotics stewardship Leading poultry firms and stakeholders in the United States are among a group of major stakeholders who have...
Poultry outlook challenging but set to recover Ongoing global trade disputes with exporters competing for reduced volumes is likely to lead to a challenging...
Feather pecking advice for laying hen management Social and non-social stressors during adolescence trigger aggressive interactions and negatively impact the...
Egg yolks enhanced, high-oleic peanuts fed to laying hens Researchers in the United States have found that feeding high-oleic peanuts to laying hens enhances egg yolks...
Chicken consumption signals new geological epoch Modern broilers are a defining feature of a new geological epoch that marks the overwhelming impact of humans on...
Bill Gates poultry drive making waves across the globe Moves by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates to end poverty through the provision of poultry...
France: First welfare labelling scheme for poultry French retail giant Casino Group, which owns brands such as Monoprix, has this week launched the first animal...
Costco a major player in the US poultry sector Costco’s new broiler farming operation in the heart of the United States will enable it to challenge the...
Using nuclear science to control animal disease Nuclear and related immunological and molecular science is helping control avian diseases across the globe.
EU poultry production and consumption to expand slowly Poultry will be the only meat to consistently see growth in the EU market over the next 12 years, according to...
Malaysia to ban colistin in animal feed Calls by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to phase out medically important antibiotics used in animal feeds...
Fighting wooden breast nutritionally To fulfil the increase in demand for poultry meat there was a selection for higher growth-rate and breast-yield...
Congo: Self-sufficiency in poultry production hindered Self-sufficiency in poultry and egg production around one of Africa’s largest cities is being hindered by a...
Sanderson Farms changes antibiotics policy One of the largest US poultry companies has announced that it will stop using antibiotics considered medically...
Intestinal inflammation, a growing trend As a poultry producer, intestinal inflammation is a health condition you should understand. It may be having a...
Poultry production under the microscope Last year, Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) began its first ever Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and the results...
Belgian turkey farmer getting the best from Europe Overall, you could say that Belgian turkey farmer Michiel Vanoverberghe (25) benefits from Europe’s best. His...
Addressing misconceptions about animal production systems Producers and policy makers need to do more to address the mistrust and misconceptions the public have about...
Socio-economic evaluations of production disease controls Good hygiene and herd management measures and design of poultry houses can add value to livestock value chains....