The future of bird welfare According to a leading animal welfare behaviour specialist, greater use of on-farm hatcheries will reduce the...
Nepal becomes self-sufficient in egg and meat production Nepal produces 1.61bn eggs and 548,000t of meat annually, says the Ministry of Agriculture. Nepal is now fully...
Brazil’s egg exports rise by 150% Brazilian producers exported 150.6% more eggs during the first 2 months of 2021.
Food companies ask EU Commission to phase out enriched cages Leading food companies urge the European Commission and European MEPs to phase out cages in animal farming,...
Maintaining feather cover in laying hens Poultry producers are prepared to take ownership of feather cover and develop Feather Cover Action Plans (FCAP)...
Taking free-range brown birds past 100 weeks of lay Producers interested in extending their free-range flocks past 100 weeks have in recent years tended to go for...
Winning strategies to increase egg sales According to a leading food academic, the poultry sector needs to do more to extol the health benefits of eggs...
Feed additive helps strengthen bones in laying hens Research has shown that bone quality in egg-laying hens benefits from betaine as well as from traits that help...
Rural poultry project empowers Zimbabwean households Zimbabwe’s government plans to introduce the Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme. Households will receive...
Iran culls over a million layers to contain AI The Iranian veterinary authorities have culled 1.4 million birds after the outbreak of bird flu H5N8 on 50 farms...
Biosecurity: An Inconvenient Necessity Measures taken to protect staff health because of Covid-19 should continue after the current pandemic ends.
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...
HenTrack project uses new tracking to boost poultry genetics Moves to improve the breeding of laying hens by using innovative tracking and data analysis strategies have won...
Maintaining bird welfare during AI housing measures Keeping birds happy and healthy indoors during the UK’s current ban on outdoor roaming is paramount for...
Costco to ban the use of cages in its global supply chain Costco has become the first US retailer to issue a global policy on the confinement of animals in its supply chain.
UK Government issues housing orders from mid-December Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) across the UK have agreed to bring extra measures to protect poultry and...
Challenges of the poultry industry In spite of substantial qualitative and quantitative advancements in different sectors of the poultry industry,...
Controlling Egg Size Recently, I was commissioned to provide an extensive review on how to increase egg size (weight) in laying hens...
EFSA on the wrong track For the first time in history, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has surveyed the layer sector in...
AI prevention and innovative biosecurity measures Lasers are being trialled on a Dutch free-range poultry farm to see if they can remove the threat of avian...
Selling free-range eggs online When New-Zealand free-range layer farmer Bruce Greig was faced with a drop in demand duet o Covid-19, he started...
Designer vaccines for free range poultry Preventative veterinary care is gaining in importance, but vaccinations offer no panacea.
Opportunities for the egg industry remain untapped Emphasising on healthy living and nutrition among consumers brings a big opportunity for the egg sector,...
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...
Regenerative farming with innovative Eggmobile concept On Angus MacIntosh’s farm, chickens are housed in Eggmobiles and are moved daily to live off the land.
Mantiqueira committed to ‘free’ 2,5 million layers until... Currently, the company already has one farm with an aviary system in Rio de Janeiro.
Poultry farms are havens for wildlife Trees planted on poultry farms in the UK are providing considerable benefits for biodiversity.
Welfare label ensures a premium for meat and eggs A group of poultry farmers in the French department of Sarthe focuses on animal welfare. The word ‘Liberté’...
Novel techniques make culling male layers obsolete For years there has been heated debate surrounding the killing of male layer chicks immediately after hatching....
The greatest ally in egg production The egg industry is currently dealing with its fair share of challenges. With EU production outstripping...
3 carbon calculators for layers reviewed Cutting carbon across the poultry sector is becoming increasingly important and there are now estimated to be 64...
Swiss consumer preferences boost domestic poultry production According to a recent survey by the Federal Office of Agriculture, consumers in Switzerland have a clear...
Dark clouds hang over Ukrainian egg industry The Ukrainian egg industry has been on a dream run but there are major problems looming on the horizon. Since...
Brain cells indicate hen welfare Over the next few years 20 institutes throughout Europe will be studying laying hen welfare issues in enriched...
Finding a vaccine for red mite Red mite is a pervasive pest in both the laying hen and broiler breeder sectors. It can cause significant...
Video: WP joins the Dutch Excellence Field Trip On Monday May 19th, 2014, World Poultry joined poultry specialists from all-over the world for a tour...
Special layer aviary system Tonny Zents in Ruurlo, the Netherlands uses a special free range layer system: the aviary system. He has 80,000...
Rondeel casts a new light on layer housing Rondeel is a completely new concept in layer housing. It is based on the idea of finding the balance between...