How to ensure water quality? Water is often called the ‘forgotten’ nutrient in broiler farming, as a good water uptake is at least as...
South Korea: Chicken inventory up Chicken production in South Korea is expected to increase in 2020 as the industry increased its parent stock...
Brazil earns 11.3% less with chicken exports Brazil´s chicken meat exports revenues have fallen 11.3% in the first 8 months of 2020 compared to the same...
Profits plunge for Astral Foods in South Africa South Africa’s poultry and animal feed producer, Astral Foods, has announced that its profits have plunged 55%...
Pre-slaughter measures impact further processing Water-spraying together with forced ventilation during holding improves meat quality after processing.
How to ensure the right climate at startup? The climate outside the broiler house determines what the house looks like and what facilities are provided, but...
Welfare label ensures a premium for meat and eggs A group of poultry farmers in the French department of Sarthe focuses on animal welfare. The word ‘Liberté’...
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.
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...
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...
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.
Export of Ukrainian poultry producers at risk The planned reorganisation of Ukraine’s state regulator Gosprodpotrebzlyuzba may temporarily block poultry...
Kentucky Fried Chicken pauses "inappropriate" slogan Kentucky Fried Chicken has suspended its well-known slogan “It’s Finger Lickin’ good”.
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...
UK’s cheap food could be spreading Covid; WHO envoy warns Demand for cheaply produced food in the UK could be fuelling the spread of Covid-19, according to World Health...
Campylobacter cases in humans rise in Sweden Human cases of campylobacter have risen sharply in Sweden in the past few weeks, coinciding with an increase in...
China accepts Argentinean "covid free" guarantee 5 Argentinean processors, that had voluntarily suspended their exports to China, are back in business and...
World’s no. 1 egg consumer, favours chicken Mexico’s chicken meat production is on track to see a marginal increase in 2020 with investments expected in...