Beak trimming – the way ahead for the UK The UK is moving towards a ban on beak trimming in the next few years. The industry cannot continue pushing the...
New laying hen crossbreed developed in Russia A group of scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding of Agricultural Animals...
New bid to end cages for UK laying hens launched Moves to introduce legislation outlawing cages for laying hens in the UK have successfully entered parliament.
Vietnam’s first certified cage-free egg brand launched One of the largest egg suppliers and processing companies in south Vietnam, Vinh Thanh Dat (V. Food) has joined...
‘Largest and longest’ global cage-free campaign a success Yum! Brands – the world’s largest fast-food company – has pledged to eliminate battery cages and instead source...
First cage-free barn opened in Vietnam Vietnam joins other Southeast Asian countries in the movement to promote cage-free eggs.
Kazakhstan companies face dwindling profitability Large egg farms in Kazakhstan struggle to make a profit now they have to sell eggs below cost price.
US pulse check on EU move to ban caged birds Moves by the European Parliament to press for a ban on caged birds will be felt keenly by international food...
Ukraine’s largest egg producer greatly decreases production Avangard experienced a twofold decline in egg production over the past year. Company owner Oleg Bakhmatyuk...
Afghanistan nearing self-sufficiency in chicken meat With annual chicken meat production of over 260,000 tonnes, Afghanistan is close to reaching self-sufficiency in...
Exploring prebiotics to revolutionise gut health in chickens Poultry nutritionist Dr Natalie Morgan investigates if the use of prebiotics in layer diets can improve chicken...
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)...
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...
Understanding the dynamics of cage-free housing With the transition to more cage-free and outdoor access systems, there are certain challenges that need to be...
Thoughts on future-ready layer operations With pressure on caged layer systems mounting, US producers are looking for alternatives. The combi systems, as...
CP Foods revs up cage-free production Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) is set to rev up cage-free egg production to meet the increasing demand from the...
How does the layer industry manage without antibiotics? The tipping point for poultry has potentially been reached. A recent survey revealed that 43% of consumers...
FreeBirds project advances organic production The aim of the pan-European FreeBirds project has been to develop successful husbandry practices in organic...
Desperate times call for desperate measures Wairarapa egg farm shares their experience of coping with a national egg oversupply.
Improving shell quality and egg quantity with the right... All the variables need to be right for optimal performance.
US farm pushing forward free-range egg sales One company at the forefront of the free-range movement tells Poultry World how it does business.
Unlocking the value of sustainable business practices Egg producers need more sustainability guidance to measure and track their carbon footprint on their own farm.
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.
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...