Avian influenza prompts state of emergency in Minnesota On Thursday April 23rd the governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, issued an emergency order declaring a peacetime...
HPAI strikes large Iowa complex The USDA-APHIS announced on April 20th that H5N2 avian influenza virus was isolated from flocks at Sunrise Farm...
Cal-Maine launches joint venture with Texan egg producer US egg producer, Cal-Maine Foods, has entered into a production joint venture with Rose Acre Farms, Inc. Based...
Top US complex for Cobb500 won by Claxton Poultry The 20th anniversary award for the top Cobb500 egg production in the US has been won by Claxton Poultry of...
PSA publishes findings on egg production sustainability A group of scientific papers has been published detailing the initial results of a broad study on several areas...
Breakthrough technique to aid research in hen syndrome A recent study in the US looked at hen diuresis syndrome in broiler breeders. This poorly understood syndrome...
Study aims to cut egg wastage and improve margins The British Free Range Egg Producers’ Association (Bfrepa) has launched a study intended to reduce the number of...
Russia to increase poultry export in 2015 In 2014, Russia increased its export of poultry by 5% to 57,000 tonnes, according to a study by the Russian...
Chemists discover way to unboil eggs UC Irvine and Australian chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites – an innovation that could...
Ovostar sees exports skyrocket in 2014 Exports of Ukrainian egg giant Ovostar have increased threefold following a production and sales surge. And...
Camelina gets seal of approval in Canada for broiler feed Camelina meal has been approved for the first time in Canada for use in broiler chicken feed.
Olivier Demeure joins Groupe Grimaud as scientific director Groupe Grimaud has announced the appointment of Olivier Demeure as the group’s scientific director starting...
Cargill expands animal nutrition innovation centre Cargill has expanded and renovated its Global Animal Nutrition Innovation Centre in Velddriel, The Netherlands....
EFSA: Bacillus subtilis safe for layer chicken diets The bacteria strain Bacillus subtilis can be used safely as a feed additive for layers. It also showed some...
China bans US poultry and eggs because of HPAI The Chinese government announced today that it will ban all imports of US poultry and egg products because of...
UK spent hen price suffers after AI outbreak Spent hen values in the UK have taken a hit as a result of the continuing fallout from the outbreak of highly...
Controlling Egg Size Recently, I was commissioned to provide an extensive review on how to increase egg size (weight) in laying hens...
Defying the law of supply and demand The last time I checked the law of supply and demand was still operative. At least as far as it concerns the US...
Outbreak of mild AI in the Netherlands A new case of AI has been discovered on a poultry farm in Tzummarum, in the northern part of the Netherlands....
Advancements in lighting technology An important element in modern poultry farming systems, is the lighting programme. Pullets, layers, breeders and...
Breeder management: Do not forget the males Trace minerals play an important role in broiler breeder nutrition. These essential nutrients improve breeder...
Reviewing 50 years in the egg industry The International Egg Commission (IEC) is a unique organisation that is keeping track of worldwide egg...
Spiking reduces fertility drop in older poultry flocks Aging hens physiologically need to be mated more often to sustain the same level of fertility as a flock of 35...
Going back to basics in rearing pays off To deliver a good rearing flock to the production farm, the basic criteria of good infrastructure and management...
Tackling red mite in laying hens remains a challenge Red mite can severely affect a layer operation. Birds become stressed and the impact on egg production and feed...
Challenging consumers with the facts Two weeks ago VIV Europe was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Unlike four years ago when the Icelandic volcano...
Split feeding meets layers’ specific needs Split feeding is an alternative system for feeding layers. It provides different morning and afternoon diets to...
Improving control of IB variants in layers and breeders The ever-changing nature of IB variants continuously challenges the ability to control them. Careful use of two...
Canthaxanthin improves breeding performance Supplementation of canthaxanthin antioxidant to breeder diets has a positive effect on flock fertility and...
Vitamin E: Vital for health and performance Vitamin E is required for growth and reproduction, it helps to maintain the structural tissue integrity, it...
India: Court issues notice on hens in battery cages A court in Chandigarh, the capital city of the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, has issued notice to the...
Biological functions demand adapted nutrition Chickens are living creatures who are supposed to be productive. To a large extent this is related to biological...
Current trends in the US egg industry The US egg industry is steadily moving forward. In 2013, the total production is expected to increase slightly...
Egg enrichment for health and marketing Enrichment is a strategy appropriate to industrialised countries where there is a demographic willing to pay a...
Changing profitability of Polish poultry production Poultry production in Poland is one of the strongest and most profitable branches of national agriculture....
New Hen Housing Study Ron DeHaven announces that the AVMA is coalition partner with McDonalds to help study housing techniques for...