South Africa: Concerns over levy on bone-in chicken cuts Concerns are growing over South Africa’s decision to impose an Agricultural Safeguard levy of 35.3% on bone-in...
EC to take action on broiler welfare EU Internal Market and Industry Commissioner Elizabeth Bienkowska has committed the European Commission to...
China: AI vaccine worked but new viruses in ducks found Use of vaccine technology to control H7N9 avian influenza was generally successful in poultry but the research...
Poultry companies dealing with Hurricane Florence Poultry companies have urged producers to baton down the hatches in the wake of the likely effects of Hurricane...
US: Sanderson Farms profits drop Sales and profits tumbled for third largest US poultry producer Sanderson Farms in its fiscal third quarter with...
Virtual reality beginning to take off in the poultry house Signs are growing that virtual reality is beginning to make a real difference to both consumers and poultry...
CPF wins Water Footprint certification Two poultry products produced by Thai-based Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) have been certified with Thailand’s...
Perdue announce further animal welfare commitments Further animal welfare commitments have been introduced by broiler giant Perdue, challenging the status quo on...
How cutting edge tech can improve chicken houses in Thailand While eyes have been on digital transformation in internet banking, e-commerce and electric vehicles in the Far...
Nestlé push for better poultry welfare in Europe Nestlé is to help improve the welfare of millions of chickens used for food in Europe through its leading food...
New packaging solution for US poultry industry Poultry processors in the United States, which is the world’s largest producer of poultry meat, are to benefit...
Dutch retailer Jumbo commits to further sustainable measures Dutch retailer Jumbo is introducing a range of new sustainability measures in its poultry operations as part of...
Black soldier fly can benefit poultry farmers, environment Incorporating black soldier fly larvae into feed has the potential to reduce the environmental costs of poultry...
Aviagen investigates the science of chicken flavour Global poultry breeding company Aviagen has joined forces with Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) to investigate...
Rabobank Foundation empowers India's poultry women Dutch-based Rabobank Foundation has provided its largest ever loan to a new pelleted poultry plant in Central...
Smart farms that can feed chickens and detect bird flu Smart farms that can maximise poultry production and even detect avian influenza without the use of human help...
A revolution in meat production? Recently one of Europe’s largest poultry producers PHW-Gruppe from Germany formed a strategic partnership with...
American chicken is incompatible with European farming Chicken has long been a sticking point in Transatlantic trade negotiations. For 2 decades Europe has banned...
Finding staff Earlier this year I had the opportunity to interview the owner of one of the largest poultry operations in...
Sweet and sour Despite the ban on the use of antibiotic growth enhancers the livestock industry is still using large amounts of...
Campaign - eat more chicken and eggs Poultry products, including chicken and egg products, contain high and good nutrition value and are an excellent...
Slow growth taste How easy can a reader been misled? Very easy, I would say. When writing an article it is the duty of a writer to...
Poultry surviving a disaster Most of us will remember the news of the tsunami that hit Indonesia in 2004. Located in western Indonesia, Aceh...
Kampong Chicken (Part 2) In Part 1, I explained a little bit about what Kampong Chicken is and its characteristics, as well as discussed...
An itchy issue Nicotine is known to be a poison. Smokers, and especially non-smokers are aware of that. The poison is also...
Kampong Chicken (Part One) I hope this year we can solve the global crisis problems or 4F crisis (Food, Fuel, Feed and Financial) so that...
Out of this world and out of their minds Everyone in the business knows branding is an essential part of the industry… But when KFC announced that...
Indian poultry producers cash in Even as the Indian government is considering rolling back its plan of implementing a ban on the sale of cattle...
Sustainability depends on viewpoint Animal welfare and the CO2 footprint could conflict with one another. This is why the environmental efficiency...
Poultry enterprise makes the most of premium production How do you go from running a 20,000-laying hen operation and an 80-cow dairy herd to producing poultrymeat for...
Impact of dust, formaldehyde and delayed feeding after hatch During the hatch window the early birds are exposed up to 36 hours to the hatchers environment. Depending on...
First Rondeel house 6 years in production It has been 7 years since the start of the construction of the first Rondeel house in the Netherlands. This...
Gut simulation model: Exploring poultry bacteria In order to understand how probiotics and other natural food additives impact intestinal bacteria and thus an...
British supermarket sells omega-3 chicken The British supermarket Waitrose has introduced what it calls "the UK’s first chicken that is a source of...
Initial findings of chicken-human interaction A 3-year UK project on the cultural and scientific perceptions of human-chicken interactions has posted some...
Fast food chains and the antibiotic dilemma US fast food giant, McDonalds, has stopped using chicken fed with antibiotics in the US, but has stated that...
Cultures found that combat salmonella in poultry Competitive exclusion cultures (CEs), coupled with good hygienic practices, can control salmonella in poultry,...
Chickens to aid in fight against malaria The smell from a live chicken could help protect against malaria, according to recent research which found that...
Fly larvae alternative to soy protein Léon and Wilco Jansen are running their second test with feeding live fly larvae to a small group of layers....
Insight into poultry carcass lesions The objective of poultry abattoirs is to produce saleable chicken carcasses, meat and products that carry no...
Free-range chickens acquire bioactive compounds from pasture Efforts to improve the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and nutritional properties of animal products have been...
Lifted trade ban will boost Iranian poultry exports Market experts foresee a significant boost in Iranian poultry exports as a result of the lifting of...
Case Study: Estonia’s reliance on poultry imports Although Estonian poultry meat production is on the rise, domestic supplies do not cover growing domestic...
Chicken droppings: The story they tell When chicken droppings contain white and green substances….. what does that mean for the chicken?
NCC: Unfair portrayal of chicken production A broadcast by Fusion Television in the USA unfairly portrays the realities of modern chicken production. It...
Jamie's Fowl Dinners (Chickens ) Part 8 Video on Jamie Oliver slaughtering chicken in a safe, humane way
Jamie's Fowl Dinners (Chickens) Part 7 Video: Jamie Oliver shows how chickens live and die to put food on our plates
Jamie's Fowl Dinners (Chickens) Part 1 Video: Jamie Oliver shows of how chickens live and die to put food on our plates.
Tanosree Traditional Chicken: Thailand Even on the traditional bird consumption market, large steps are being taken. Thai Tanoasree Traditional Chicken...
Chicken with cashew nuts When travelling through Thailand last month I once again learned how privileged I am to be part of the poultry...