Italy: Cost of 2016-2017 AI outbreak New research has revealed the impact of the European outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in 2016 and 2017 on...
Poultry manure to enhance soil in southern Europe A three year, €1.4m European Union LIFE project to look at how poultry manure could enhance soils across...
First molecular characterisation of aMPV carried out Scientists claim to have successfully carried out the first molecular characterisation of avian metapneumovirus...
Link antibiotics and internal bacteria researched Levels of antibiotic resistance in the intestinal tracts of broilers and pigs are linked to antibiotic usage,...
IEC - global database of animal welfare legislation launched The International Egg Commission (IEC) has launched a global database of animal welfare legislation.
Project to prevent erysipelas in organic poultry Danish scientists have announced a new project that aims to provide novel information that will enable...
UK investment in broiler welfare studies UK broiler farmers are set to benefit from two three-year research projects, aimed at improving bird health and...
Benefits of seaweed in poultry diets Seaweed – in what role can it be successfully applied in poultry diets? A recent scientific overview examines...
Welfare campaigners renew call to ban caged hens Animal welfare body, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), is stepping up its campaign to ban enriched colony...
IPC to focus on avian influenza Two high-ranking officials with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) and the World Organisation...
IPC seeks applicants for secretary-general post The International Poultry Council is seeking qualified applicants for the position of full-time secretary-general.
€40 million investment in Tambov Turkey project The first consignment of custom-built equipment for the hatchery, feed mill and slaughtering facility worth more...
IPC Rome meeting to focus on impact of AI With increased avian influenza detections around the world wreaking havoc on global poultry trade, the virus...
Philippines announces multiple poultry import bans Agriculture Secretary in the Philippines, Proceso J. Alcala, has issued four separate orders which temporarily...
Russia restricts live poultry imports from German & Italy The Russian federal service for veterinary body Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the imports of all kinds of poultry...
Hong Kong culls infected birds and bans imports Over 19,000 chickens from mainland China have been slaughtered, a wholesale market has been closed and imports...
Poultry Feed and Human Food? There are so many publications on quality of poultry feed and effects it may have on safety of poultry products...
A chicken is the tip of the iceberg This morning, I heard a news item on the radio about Italian adventurer Alex Bellini, who announced that he will...
France returns as major EU turkey producer France held the lead in EU turkey production for quite some years, but other countries also geared up and France...
The food safety and consumer demand puzzle Food safety and consumer demands, dominate the scientific community where research on the quality of poultry...
Understanding consumers and managing costs Approximately 400 of the egg industry’s business leaders gathered in Cape Town, South Africa in September this...
"Livestock farmers need support instead of being penalised" Agriculture is of great importance for France. Especially as livestock farmers have successfully met many...
Alternative options for handling seconds Modern consumers demand high quality eggs. As a result, packing stations must supply such eggs to the retail...
Egg components and quality sessions at the EPC: and... Exciting new discoveries, from egg proteins to egg quality, were presented at the Egg Components and Egg...
New European IBV strains show antigenic correlation Preliminary results show an antigenic correlation between the Fa-6881/97 or AZ-27/98 serotype of IBV, isolated...
Avian Influenza strikes Italy's poultry industry once again The Italian poultry industry has experienced the recurrence of one of the most devastating poultry diseases,...
"DIVA" was a successful strategy to eradicate Avian... Italy has suffered severely from an outbreak of Avian Influenza. The unpredictable behaviour of the virus and...