Birds culled as UK forced to close plants due to Covid-19 In the past weeks, 100,000+ birds on 2 UK farms were culled due to closures of processing plants because of...
BRF connects farms and agtechs BRF (Brazil Foods) has implemented the use of an application to strengthen communication with integrated...
Brazil: Covid-19 cases spike among processing plant workers Processing facilities in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná are being hit hard...
MHP poultry exports hit by both AI and Covid-19 Ukraine’s biggest poultry producer MHP had to reduce its export volume in the first quarter of 2020 because of...
Brazil: Poultry plants to close due to Covid-19 3 Brazilian poultry plants were forced to halt operations due to outbreaks of the coronavirus among employees in...
Russian food stamps to help push poultry consumption Russian meat and poultry producers have asked the government to allocate Rub800 billion ($ 11 billion) for a...
Calls for factory closure after worker dies from Covid-19 Calls have been made for a poultry processing factory in Northern Ireland to be temporarily closed down after a...
Poultry plants in the US affected by Covid-19 Poultry plants in the United States have been battling against Covid-19 with thousands of workers falling ill...
Danish poultry producer to phase out fast-growing broilers One of Scandinavia’s leading poultry producers is to move to a slower growing broiler breed in a move that...
Egypt approves market access for Brazil Egypt has approved 42 new Brazilian processors to export meat to its market, 15 beef slaughterhouses and 27...
Self-isolating Moy Park workers claim company refuses to pay Another row has broken out between Moy Park and its staff who say the company is refusing to pay those that are...
Ukrainian export loophole closed The European Parliament is proposing measures to put an end to the wave of cheap Ukrainian chicken meat flooding...
Reducing pathogenic bacteria during slaughtering and... Reducing rates of foodborne outbreaks in humans caused by salmonella and campylobacter continues to be a major...
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...
The 5th edition of Poultry World 2019 is now online In this edition of Poultry World we look at Russia’s ‘broiler super breed’, the global challenge of labour...
Brazil: Campaign promoting poultry industry set to continue A campaign to promote poultry consumption and the benefits of the poultry industry to Brazil is to continue...
A great, big Poultry World I am now at the 12 month mark working with the global poultry industry. It has been an interesting 12 months and...
US poultry sector in the spotlight America is undoubtedly a land of good food. Eating well is part of the culture, with retailers and restaurants...
Commentary: Foster Farms and the US Salmonella outbreaks Chick-Cite has commented recently on the ongoing investigation of outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg attributed...
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...
Evaluation of meat from slow-growing broilers It is believed that by growing chickens in a semi-intensive system and giving them more time to attain maturity,...
Effect of breast myopathies on shelf life There are many studies on the mechanisms involved in meat changes due to myopathies. A recent study focused on...
Skilled labour is hard to come by Given the global shortage of skilled labour it’s only logical to look for ways to intensify the automation level...
South Africa: Challenges of free-range duck farming Running an open air duck and chicken farm in picturesque surroundings in South Africa sounds idyllic, but there...
Evaluating performance through whole-house trials Well-planned, carefully designed whole-house broiler trials offer customers significant benefits through...
US poultry sector continues to thrive The US poultry industry continues to thrive, recording an 11% increase in economic output over the past 2 years.
New protocol for creating vaccines Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have published their procedures on video for creating a vaccine that...
How UK broiler farms cut antibiotic use Broiler farmers in the UK reduced their antibiotic use by 82% between 2012 and 2017, and the sector now produces...
Kazakhstan’s poultry undergoing strong production growth Kazakhstan aims to boost the domestic poultry meat production fourfold by 2027, as compared to the current level...
Effect of digestible lysine density in broiler feed Results of feed trials indicate that altering dietary dLys during critical periods of the growth traject may be...
Shake up of global trade is the main future challenge The main challenges the poultry industry faces in the short and long term future are becoming more and more...
Export development crucial for poultry producers Russian poultry producers are under pressure as product prices have been falling for the third year in a row,...
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue: Trade of vital... US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue addressed a packed room during the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum,...
Efficient waste and by-products management Vacuum conveying systems are the future for poultry processing plants. Ismo Viitanen of the Finnish company...
Proteins derived from the sea In the search for alternative protein sources, it may be a very good idea to look towards the sea for...
Inghams settles in as a publicly listed company In early November 2016, Inghams, Australia’s largest and best known broiler chicken meat producer, listed on the...
Smart data solutions at VIV Utrecht ‘Sharing Data = Better Poultry’ was the central theme at VIV Europe 2018 in Utrecht. Many companies showed new...
Poultry people on the move World Poultry takes a look at some of the new appointments within the international poultry industry.
Busy first day of IPPE in Atlanta The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), consisting of the International Poultry Expo,...
PHOTO REPORT: Agrame in the heart of the Middle East Like in many countries in the Middle East, poultry production is also substantial in the United Arab Emirates...