Brazil asks Philippines to end embargo on chicken meat The Brazilian ministries of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs released a note at the beginning of September...
Challenges mount for ostrich farmers in South Africa Ostrich farmers in the Klein Karoo in South Africa anticipate a challenging production.
Housefly larvae contribute to sustainable layer nutrition A literature study by Schothorst Feed Research shows that housefly larvae are a viable protein source in...
Virtual Animal AgTech Innovation Summit held on 14 September Previously held in San Francisco and Amsterdam, this year’s Animal AgTech Innovation Summit will be held online...
A healthy demand for poultry meat and eggs in Turkey In 2020, chicken meat production is expected to grow 2.8% to 2.2 million metric tonnes and is expected to...
Using LED lighting in breeder production Chickens can receive light through the eyes but also through the skull to stimulate the hypothalamus and pineal...
How to interpret poultry house data? As broilers are kept in large numbers, problems that start small are often noticed (too) late. By recording and...
Chicken Biobank to cut numbers of birds for research Frozen reproductive cells hatched by surrogate hens will lead to the formation of a chicken biobank.
A complex battlefield: Mycotoxins in the GIT Mycotoxin management has the utmost priority for animal producers worldwide.
UK stores criticised for selling white striping meat Major retailers in the UK have been slammed for selling cuts of chicken with white striping disease.
AI is waging in Siberia During the past several weeks, highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has hit 25 farms in Omsk Oblast, Russia,...
Roxell to expand the MiniMax feeder pan range Roxell is expanding its range of MiniMax feeder pans. Roxell’s round feeder pan for broilers is now modular,...
BRF switches to cage-free eggs BRF has announced all eggs used in its processed products will come from cage-free systems as of this month.
Export of Ukrainian poultry producers at risk The planned reorganisation of Ukraine’s state regulator Gosprodpotrebzlyuzba may temporarily block poultry...
Kenya: 1 million eggs project launched A project involving 32 community groups each rearing 1,250 layers has been launched in Kenya.
Kentucky Fried Chicken pauses "inappropriate" slogan Kentucky Fried Chicken has suspended its well-known slogan “It’s Finger Lickin’ good”.
How to prevent farm blindness? Managing a broiler flock for top performance takes attention to detail. However, with many years of experience...
Effect of transport distance and climate on broilers Researchers looked in to the effect of transport distance on commercial broiler chickens at distances of 15 km...
Birds culled as UK forced to close plants due to Covid-19 In the past weeks, 100,000+ birds on 2 UK farms were culled due to closures of processing plants because of...
Backyard producers selling affects bird flu transmission Researchers believe small-scale poultry farmers could be increasing the risk of avian influenza transmission...