Europe votes to close poultry loophole The European Parliament has voted in favour of measures that will end the legal loophole that allowed Ukrainian...
New EU welfare resource The European Commission will launch a reference centre for the welfare of farmed poultry in 2020.
Mercosur deal criticised by European poultry farmers Poultry farmers in the EU have hit out at the European Commission for signing the controversial Mercosur deal as...
Poultry tariffs prompt EU to seek formal consultations Concerns about tariffs imposed by Southern African countries on European exports of frozen chicken have led the...
Lowering import levies impacts EU poultry competitiveness Cutting import levies will reduce the competitiveness of the EU poultry meat sector and lead to a rise in import...
Laboratories able to quantify fipronil in eggs Tests to see if official control laboratories across the European Union are able to find fipronil in eggs have...
UK poultry farmers set to struggle in post-Brexit landscape Profits for poultry farmers will dip under any post-Brexit scenarios, according to a report published this week...
Europe: Plan for promoting poultry meat to be launched The European poultry organisation AVEC is in de process of raising funds for a €5.5m campaign promoting EU...
Antimicrobial resistance on the rise A new report has found antimicrobials used to treat diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans,...
Call for stricter EU salmonella targets The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that setting stricter targets for salmonella in laying hens...
EC: Food/feed safety crisis management after fipronil... Plans to improve crisis management in the fields of food and feed safety following last year’s fipronil egg...
Addressing misconceptions about animal production systems Producers and policy makers need to do more to address the mistrust and misconceptions the public have about...
Costs of poultry production diseases revealed Production diseases can cause major financial losses to poultry farmers if not controlled effectively.
Biosecurity and risk factors for production diseases in... Poor floor quality and a failure to stop visitors from entering poultry units are two areas where broiler...
EFSA - hazard identification and ranking for poultry The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has produced a hazard identification and ranking for poultry at...
EU: Closing the animal welfare gap Animal welfare in the European Union needs to be improved to meet consumer and stakeholder concerns, according...
Storm in a teacup: The ionophore coccidiostats debate Ionophore coccidiostats tend to cause a stir. Some expect that they will soon cease to be feed additives, while...
8 reasons to use broad spectrum mycotoxin protection In livestock and aquaculture, feed additives are commonly used to counteract the negative effects of mycotoxins....
Pros and cons of using phages The world of health and nutrition is currently wondering how to tackle issues related to antibiotic resistance....
EU must help to protect the food chain Having the job of protecting the food chain from disease is like being an air traffic controller: no one notices...
Yeast’s potential as an AGP alternative The growing number of countries banning the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) continues to generate...
IPC joins UN discussion on antimicrobial resistance “Anti-microbial resistance must be addressed at the highest political level and all sectors must work together...
Will the TTIP trade deal put food safety at risk? Last month Greenpeace revealed documents from the TTIP negotiations. According to Greenpeace, the environment...
Efficacy of feed additives against Campylobacter Campylobacter is the major cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans worldwide. In the EU, it has been the...
Finding alternatives to antibiotics Since the 1940’s antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) are an integral part of livestock production. Although the...
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...
Feed measures to reduce losses of zinc and copper Zinc and copper have a broad range of physiological functions and are needed for a range of biological...
Combatting Campylobacter in Europe With Campylobacter causing serious human health issues, supermarkets are pressuring producers to lower meat...
Frozen bacteria to replace antibiotics Russian scientists see huge opportunities to replace antibiotics in poultry feed with 3.5 million year old...
Counting the cost of ORT Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) is not easily diagnosed and its sensitivity to a number of commonly-used...
"Matching local demand and globalisation" European poultry meat complies with the highest standards in the world. In terms of volume, poultry meat is the...
Influence of two-hand catching methods in broilers In poultry production most steps are mechanised, whereas broiler catching is typically done by hand, since...
Enriched cages most sustainable Battery cages were developed in the 1930s and their widespread use started in the 1950s. Over the years, this...
Traceability and identification of Russian poultry products Poultry farming in Russia has a number of features facilitating introduction of a system of traceability...