GM soybean imports aid India’s struggling poultry sector Some relief has been given to India’s poultry industry with the reported approval of the import of 15 mt of...
Covid-19 rumours hurt India’s poultry industry Speculation is rife on social media platforms in India over possible avian links to the deadly Covid-19 disease....
Indian government bans Colistin Poultry farmers in India will no longer be able to use Colistin – one of the last resort antibiotics used to...
Alltech expands in India with new manufacturing plant Animal nutrition giant Alltech have expanded their Indian operation with the official opening of a...
Asia: Poultry consumption outperforming global growth Poultry consumption in Vietnam, India, Indonesia and the Philippines (VIIP) has outperformed global growth in...
CPF wins Water Footprint certification Two poultry products produced by Thai-based Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) have been certified with Thailand’s...
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...
Avian flu outbreaks emerge across the globe Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks have affected countries in Europe, Asia and Africa in the past week....
India: Colistin sold to poultry farms without prescription An investigation into the Indian poultry industry has found the antibiotic colistin, which is critically...
Indian poultry farming and global superbugs Intensive poultry farming and the widespread use of antibiotics in India has come under renewed criticism this...
DNA-based technology to determine sex of zero-day chicks Scientists have developed a DNA-based technology for determining the sex of zero-day chicks – as soon as they...
India to reduce use of antibiotics in poultry Fears about the growing pathogen resistance to life-saving antibiotics has led to action by the Indian government.
Indian poultry farms breed super-resistant bacteria Evidence is showing that poultry farms in India are breeding germs that are capable of thwarting most antibiotics.
MSD awards Poultry Science Award A UK post-doctoral scientist working on novel insights in the pathogenesis of infectious laryngotracheitis and...
Growth in poultry processing equipment market The poultry processing equipment market is projected to reach USD $3.83 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 4.7% from...
AI outbreak costing UK poultry industry dearly Lost export markets are costing the UK poultry sector dear following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian...
The dangers of pseudo science Distortion of science to promote protectionist agendas happens. Many countries are applying trade embargos...
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...
Feather meal and its nutritional impact Modern broiler processing plants process huge amounts of birds, with a large tonnage of feathers, offal, trims,...
India: Middle class boosting poultry output Broiler production in India is projected to increase by approximately 8% to 4.2 million tonnes in 2016 on rising...
145,000 birds culled after AI outbreak in India 145,000 birds have been culled by order of the Telangana (India) government, after an outbreak of H5N1 Avian...
Dynamics and patterns of global egg processing and trade When considering global egg production, usually the focus is on table eggs. Yet the share of processed liquid...
China's engagement with African agriculture China's developmental aid to Africa is impressive. Apart from construction, private companies heavily invest in...
Tackling future meat consumption needs The coming decades will be characterised by a growing global population (nine billion people by 2050) with two...
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...
Layer breeding for the future Egg production and consumption around the globe has grown tremendously in recent decades and will remain on the...
Production costs of eggs at record high level A combination of high feed prices, legislation and especially the cage ban has put the production costs of eggs...
"Livestock farmers need support instead of being penalised" Agriculture is of great importance for France. Especially as livestock farmers have successfully met many...
Cambodia embraces intensive livestock production In spite of many hurdles intensive livestock production in Cambodia starts to develop. Most of the initiatives...
Backyard farms with native breeds still important in... Backyard farmers are still the most important providers of food in India. An important part of the poultry meat...
Brooding of chicks – An art and a science This article does not list the conventional do's and don'ts of brooding management. The idea is to reach out to...
The golden secrets of male fertility On a breeder farm the only valuable egg is the one which is fertile. To a large extent this depends on the...