Dutch poultry industry not affected by antibiotic reduction Reduction of veterinary antibiotics sales by 63% in the Netherlands between 2009 and 2017 showed no evidence of...
Consumers do read food hygiene warning labels on poultry Consumers find hygiene warning labels on poultry meat important, useful and reassuring, prompting researchers to...
Hendrix Genetics: More than just genetics Blockchain, artificial intelligence, robotics, senor and vision technologies, the internet of things… technology...
Fipronil: Greater action needed on egg sourcing standards Food companies need to stand up for the safety of their customers and take greater action on egg sourcing...
Link antibiotics and internal bacteria researched Levels of antibiotic resistance in the intestinal tracts of broilers and pigs are linked to antibiotic usage,...
CPF wins Water Footprint certification Two poultry products produced by Thai-based Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) have been certified with Thailand’s...
Cobb Herveld wins Dutch compartment status Cobb’s pedigree breeding complex at Herveld in the Netherlands has been awarded compartment status by the Dutch...
EU short-term outlook for poultry remains strong Poultry production in the European Union rose by nearly 4% in the first quarter of the year due to fewer...
Egg Industry Centre awards $1m in funding Three new Egg Industry Centre research grants totalling nearly $213,000 have lifted total funding for egg...
Poland: Recall of 4 million eggs still being investigated Investigations are continuing into the recall of more than 4 million eggs in Poland that were contaminated with...
Hong Kong restricts poultry imports from AI-hit countries Hong Kong has this week suspended poultry meat and egg imports from parts of the United States, Mexico and...
Avian flu outbreaks emerge across the globe Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks have affected countries in Europe, Asia and Africa in the past week....
Japanese authorities battle bird flu outbreak Japanese authorities have culled 92,000 chickens following the discovery of the highly pathogen H5 avian...
IEC - global database of animal welfare legislation launched The International Egg Commission (IEC) has launched a global database of animal welfare legislation.
Laying hen behaviour: Artificial vs natural ammonia Laying hens spend less time foraging and were slower to begin to forage in ammoniated environments compared to...
Farmers to lose millions of Euros as fipronil scandal widens 2 people appear before Dutch court over Fipronil as scandal widens to include Far East and Africa.
Tomorrow never comes… During the recent conference of the International Poultry Council the attendees got the latest insights on the...
Innovation: The driving force in modern poultry farming Without innovation it would be impossible to keep pace with the growing global demand for poultry products, meat...
Sweet and sour Despite the ban on the use of antibiotic growth enhancers the livestock industry is still using large amounts of...
Slow growth taste How easy can a reader been misled? Very easy, I would say. When writing an article it is the duty of a writer to...
Is activist pressure winning out over common sense Living in a country where intensive livestock production is pictured as conducting a 'crime against animals' is...
Animal feed for human health What makes a human physician work for an animal feed company? I asked that question to Dr Luc de Keyser...
Pros and cons of using phages The world of health and nutrition is currently wondering how to tackle issues related to antibiotic resistance....
Leftovers as main feed ingredient In the Kipster poultry-housing concept, sustainability is key. Ruud Zanders, the concept’s founder, was declared...
The limits of genetic potential Laying hens and broilers have enjoyed great leaps in performance over the decades in which large-scale genetic...
‘Better Life’ standard a healthy choice Broiler farmers Tienus and Alie Berkepies switched from regular broiler production to Better Life standard...
Dutch farmers learning to live without beak trimming Beak treatments will formally be banned in the Netherlands from next year, but the market has moved ahead of...
Awareness crucial in antibiotic use An extremely high antibiotic use is registered in broiler farms in Indonesia, especially worrying is the...
New sheds offer precise airflow control A farm energy firm has adapted technology more commonly found in cooling data server farms than broiler units,...
Dutch poultry shed designed for efficiency A Dutch poultry farmer has incorporated the latest technology when building a new shed housing more than 90,000...
"It leaves you powerless. This has an enormous impact" In 2016 poultry farm Waddenei was struck twice by avian influenza, low pathogenic at first, followed by a high...
First Rondeel house 6 years in production It has been 7 years since the start of the construction of the first Rondeel house in the Netherlands. This...
The Netherlands is MHP’s gateway to Europe The Ukrainian company Myronivsky Hliboproduct (MHP) has teamed up with international partners in the Netherlands...
"Take action and communicate your actions" Ben Dellaert, chairman of the International Egg Commision (IEC), says global communication is the key to...
Lifted trade ban will boost Iranian poultry exports Market experts foresee a significant boost in Iranian poultry exports as a result of the lifting of...
Feed measures to reduce losses of zinc and copper Zinc and copper have a broad range of physiological functions and are needed for a range of biological...
Dietary treatments for major poultry diseases Necrotic enteritis and coccidiosis are important diseases that affect the poultry industry worldwide. Butyrate...
Novel barn concept In a quest for more animal welfare, less impact on the environment and last but not least profit for the broiler...
Review: Future Farming Theatre at GFIA Europe The recent Future Farming Theatre at GFIA Europe, in the Netherlands, was a great success. Did you miss it? Not...
VIV Asia 2015 through the lens - UPDATED More booths, more surface, more exhibitors and more visitors. The biennial animal husbandry trade show VIV Asia...
Photo report: VIV China 2014 From Sept 23-25, the VIV China animal production tradeshow was held in Chinese capital Beijing. Decision makers...
Video: VIV Europe 2014 in review VIV Europe was held from 20th-22nd May in the Jaarbeurs exhibition hall in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Photo Report: VIV Europe 2014 After four years of waiting, VIV Europe opened its doors in Utrecht, the Netherlands again. Here is an...
Poultry tour shows excellence practices As part of VIV Europe, a specialist tour to poultry operations in the Netherlands took place last Monday. Over...
Special layer aviary system Tonny Zents in Ruurlo, the Netherlands uses a special free range layer system: the aviary system. He has 80,000...