Animal welfare groups claim US chicken victory The US Department of Agriculture has rejected calls by the poultry industry to increase poultry inspection line...
Poulpharm to test many Eimeria species per sample Seven species of Eimeria are known to infect chickens and cause the disease Coccidiosis. The company Poulpharm...
Canadian researchers create AI prediction tool A simple and effective portable tool to predict avian influenza outbreaks on farms has been created by...
H5 AI confirmed on Ontario turkey farm H5 avian influenza has been confirmed on a turkey farm near Woodstock, Ontario, by Animal Health Laboratory at...
US: Dakota reports first H5N2 case in turkey flock Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Beadle County,...
Test-tube chicken to be ‘cultured’ in Israeli lab Tel Aviv University, together with the Modern Agricultural Foundation, has launched a feasibility study on...
H5N2 found in US commercial turkey flock Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza has been identified in a commercial turkey flock in Pope County,...
New housing regulations to curb AI in Taiwan From September it will be mandatory for poultry in Taiwan to be raised in enclosed spaces, the country’s Council...
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...
HPAI reported in Canadian backyard poultry flock An outbreak of the HPAI H5N1 strain has been reported in the Canadian province of British Columbia, a report...
LPAI confirmed on UK poultry farm UK government body, Defra, has confirmed that low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) has been detected on a...
Foster Farms committed to reducing salmonella prevalence California poultry producer Foster Farms has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining Salmonella prevalence...
US: HPAI confirmed in Californian turkey flock The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has...
Chemists discover way to unboil eggs UC Irvine and Australian chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites – an innovation that could...
New measures by USDA against Salmonella and Campylobacter The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed new federal...
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.
Commentary: Foster Farms and the US Salmonella outbreaks Chick-Cite has commented recently on the ongoing investigation of outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg attributed...
Ostrich meat microbiology There is an EU regulation on meat production that forces the industry to apply an HACCP system, either by...
Unified Food Safety Agencies The recent outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infection associated with spinach in the United States has once more...
Broiler exports to the USA from China opposed China can now export poultry to the USA following a bilateral agreement. But it cannot. Health concerns are...
US authorities pressure integrators to reduce levels of... The US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, announced a new initiative to reduce the...
US authorities pressure integrators to reduce levels of... The US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, announced a new initiative to reduce the...
Improve vaccination efficiency with macroalgae adjuvants Adjuvants are substances which reinforce the effect of a treatment or vaccination. For their effect as...
Ukrainian poultry industry needs to boost exports The development of the poultry industry in Ukraine in the years to come will depend on new export destinations....
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...
'Bridging Sino-Dutch business' The vast size of China and it's enormous hunger for food makes it a country with great potential for agrifood...
Salmonella - a needle in a haystack? Salmonella has been high on the poultry industry’s hit list for many years, not only because of the impact on...
Lactylates: A novel approach to enhance gut health Lactylates, obtained by esterification of lactic acids and medium chain fatty acids, are commonly used in the...
It’s all in the behaviour The use of and reliance on automated systems is steadily increasing. But monitoring bird behaviour remains the...
Thriving flocks through new heater The Thermorizer TR 75 is a new concept in poultry house heating. Field tests in Germany have proved the...
Four ways to optimise performance To make sure animals perform well and remain healthy, a pathogen free environment in combination with a strong...
IB, ND and MPV vaccination in one go Individual vaccine administration to day old chicks is common practice. But joint administration of respiratory...
Intelligent cutting 2.0 maximises efficiency The new experimental robotic, intelligent cutting and deboning system of GTRI, uses machine vision and robotics...
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...
Securing carcass quality and food safety Salmonella Enteritidis and Campylobacter jejuni are major causes of broiler carcass contamination. Rinse methods...
Hatching in the broiler house gives chicks a head start In essence there is no issue in transporting day old chicks from the hatchery to the broiler house, the chicks...
Vaccination decreases resistance in coccidiosis Traditionally, coccidiosis control is done through adding anti-coccidials to the feed. Vaccination is becoming...
Wohlfahrt eggs: Three generations of success Consistency in applying the fundamentals of best business practice has kept Wohlfahrt Poultry Farm in business...