Australia: Caged hens could be phased out by 2036 The draft report, Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines, has recommended eggs from cages be phased...
Australia’s chicken and egg sectors aim for carbon neutral Australia’s chicken meat and egg industries are investigating ways to get to carbon neutral as consumers aim to...
Welfare policy guidelines on non-stun slaughter questioned Investors have questioned why the global Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare penalises religious slaughter...
Ingham’s chooses HatchCare for new hatchery facility The Australia and New Zealand-based poultry integrator Inghams Group Limited has announced it will install...
Australian regulator defines free range egg standard New guidance for free-range egg producers has been provided by the Australian government ahead of the launch of...
Shares of largest NZ poultry group dip as profits fall Shares in New Zealand’s largest poultry producer, Tegel Group, have fallen after profits dropped due to lower...
IEC - global database of animal welfare legislation launched The International Egg Commission (IEC) has launched a global database of animal welfare legislation.
Australia: Caged systems under intense scrutiny Caged systems in Australia are set to become a topic of national debate over the next three months as the...
Australian egg company faces record fine One of Australia’s largest egg producers has been handed a AUS$750,000 (US$593,897) fine and ordered to pay...
Business update: Acquisitions prominent New acquisitions, products, and investments have been launched on to the international poultry sector recently....
New wave of poultry growth possible in Oceania Strong growth in volume and value terms remains possible in the Australian and New Zealand chicken meat...
US poultry orgs applaud TPP deal After many years of negotiating, the United States, Canada, Japan and 9 other countries have concluded a free...
Prof Choct awarded for poultry nutrition work The American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the Poultry Science Association (PSA) recognised...
AI outbreak costing UK poultry industry dearly Lost export markets are costing the UK poultry sector dear following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian...
Researchers aim to create non-allergenic eggs Researchers in Australia have launched a project aiming to produce chickens that lay eggs without the proteins...
Papua New Guinea bans Australian poultry imports Papua New Guinea has initiated an overnight ban on all imports of Australian raw poultry citing the fact that...
How free is free range? Recently Pete Bedwell, the editor from the Australian magazine Poultry Digest, told me how Australians are...
European Poultry Conference 2010 I had the opportunity to attend the 13th European Poultry Conference in Tours, France during August 23-27, 2010.
Alternative feed ingredients It is known that feed costs play a major role in the total production cost in commercial poultry farms. The feed...
Ostrich and other business (agro-tourism) Some EU ostrich producers have suggested agro-tourism as a source of income. I have seen two of these in...
Australia’s changing landscape of protein production Animal agriculture is under increased scrutiny due to perceptions about the health, environmental and welfare...
Eggs - still packing surprises Of all the things we humans eat perhaps none has been quite so extensively studied as the humble chicken egg....
IPC joins UN discussion on antimicrobial resistance “Anti-microbial resistance must be addressed at the highest political level and all sectors must work together...
Broiler formulation strategies for cold weather Similarly to humans, broilers also need well balanced, energy rich diets to maintain their body temperature...
Ducks dive deep into innovative cup drinker Pekin ducks are waterfowl with their very specific behaviour. Drinking is part of that behaviour, whereby the...
Strategies for reducing feed costs Reduced feed costs lead to improved production efficiency and profitability of poultry enterprises. Feeding and...
Consolidation in meat industry continues While Vion is being partially dismantled, the Chinese Shuanghui and the Brazilian JBS are making acquisitions....
The food safety and consumer demand puzzle Food safety and consumer demands, dominate the scientific community where research on the quality of poultry...
Chickens prefer animal protein diets Vegetable protein diets are cheaper and safer than animal protein diets but do broiler chickens like them...
Avian hepatitis-E-virus infection in chickens – Part 1 Avian hepatitis-E-virus infection is a disease of broiler breeders and table-egg layers. Infections may be...
New PIX with AMC format attracts the numbers The combined PIX/AMC (Poultry Information Exchange/Australian Milling Conference) held at the Gold Coast...
Sustained growth forecast for Australia and New Zealand The two biggest countries in the Pacific rim are Australia and New Zealand. When it comes to poultry production...
Renewing the ancient contract in animal farming “The future of animal farming: Renewing the ancient contract in animal farming”, was a book written for the...
Effect of declawing on behaviour and skin quality of... Approximately one-third of ostrich skins and one-half of emu skins are downgraded because of the presence of...
Australia researches free-range mortalities Australian poultry pilot studies pave the way for more research into free-range mortalities. Researchers...
Interview: Ha Hong Truong Ha Hong Truong of the Poultry Research Foundation, University of Sydney, shared highlights from several...
Hazeldene's, Australia Hazeldene's is the third largest fully integrated poultry processer in Australia based in Lockwood, a hamlet...