Pan African vaccination project to boost backyard production Up to 150,000 small-scale poultry farmers in 8 African countries are to benefit from a new 4-year project to...
Germany to ban culling of day old male chicks next year German Agriculture Minister Julia Klockner has announced that the culling of day old male chicks will be...
Soos wins Grow-NY competition US$1 million grand prize Soos has won the US$1 million grand prize of the Grow-NY competition. The Israeli start-up developed a technique...
Crown Chicken adopts NestBorn on-farm hatching Crown Chicken has adopted the NestBorn on-farm hatching system across its entire farming estate.
SELEGGT stops day-old-chick culling Killing day-old male chicks will soon be history. German and French ministers of Agriculture have announced the...
Cobb puts £8m into UK hatchery Cobb Europe has expanded its Norfolk factory, allowing for increased production.
Linking on-farm hatching with higher welfare standards German broiler farmer Marco Steinz believes his decision to switch to on-farm hatching is helping him meet...
Georgian poultry to benefit from European Bank funding Production capacity at a leading Georgian poultry farm is set to go ahead following a €4m loan from the European...
2 poultry start-up companies in the running at World... 2 poultry companies have been shortlisted to pitch at next month’s World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit.
Malaysia’s Hyfresh succeeds with poultry integration Hyfresh Group is a fully integrated poultry business, with feedmill, breeder farm and broiler farms in several...
Pas Reform continues expansion into Algerian hatcheries Dutch hatchery technology company Pas Reform is continuing its international expansion, with a series of new...
Ross Breeders Zambia plans major expansion Ross Breeders Africa is expanding its Zambian operations with SmartPro incubation technologies and air handling...
Innovatec appoints South Korean hatchery representative Dutch hatchery company, Innovatec is partnering with Sam Hwa Breeding Agri to strengthen its position in South...
Akashevskaya commissions four new hatcheries in Russia Poultry integrator OOO PF Akashevskaya, located in the Republic of Mari El, Russia, has invested in four new...
Construction begins on large-scale Czech hatchery As part of its vertical integration strategy, Výkrm Třebíč, part of Agrofert holding in the Czech Republic, has...
UK hatchery with Petersime S-line incubators One of Europe’s largest independent hatcheries, PD Hook Hatcheries, has recently expanded its hatchery unit in...
Pulsed UV light to decontaminate eggs Pulsed ultraviolet (UV) light can be an effective means of killing pathogens found on eggshells.
Incubation system hardly affects broiler performance Full control throughout incubation is crucial for achieving satisfactory embryo development. During growout the...
Sex reassignment in the egg Israeli start-up Soos has developed a technique to alter the sex of embryos from male to female in the hatchery...
Israeli start-up Soos tackles culling of male chicks Israeli start-up Soos developed a technique to alter the sex of embryos from male to female in the hatchery.
Eggs essential in human health protection It’s no secret that eggs are healthy to eat, but that eggs play an essential role in human health protection is...
Ventilation during incubation is a complex matter Optimal chick quality and maximal hatchability depend largely on the environmental conditions that we create in...