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The bigger picture: EU poultry production set to fall

16-03 | Article

The bigger picture: EU poultry production set to fall

A project aims to develop a robotic system that can hang raw chicken as human workers do. Photo: Koos Groenewold

10-02 | News

Funds awarded to develop poultry processing robotics

Traditional methods used to evaluate meat freshness include sensory evaluations, as well as chemical and microbiological measurements. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten

06-01 | Article

Modern approaches to evaluate poultry meat freshness

Technology 4.0 can improve poultry processing efficiency and optimise material yield through the integration of cyber-physical systems and wireless communication technologies that track poultry production in real-time.

06-06-2022 | Article

Technology 4.0 transforms poultry processing

Revised measures for the lairage include ensuring the building design avoids birds getting wet from the lorry wash and that the floor is well maintained to prevent bouncing and jarring of crates when moving live birds. Photo: Hans Prinsen

20-05-2022 | News

Updated farm assurance proposals for Poultry Processing Scheme

Research found that 89% of Americans were concerned about industrial animal agriculture, citing animal welfare, workers’ safety or public health risks as a concern. Photo: Henk Riswick

18-05-2022 | News

Poultry violations at US slaughterhouses

New technology in the virtual reality space could mean a worker could put on a headset and work for a poultry processing plant from the comfort of their home. Photo: James Yarema

27-04-2022 | News

How virtual reality can be used in poultry processing

Improvements in the handling and transport of birds can prevent a multitude of meat quality issues and DOAs. Photo: Hans Prinsen

19-04-2022 | Article

Low-stress handling ensures good quality broiler meat

“Today, slaughterhouses and processing facilities especially, have workforce issues. The farming sector has been affected by this issue to a lesser extent,” said Sergey Lakhtyukhov, general director of the Russian Union of Poultry Farmers. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov

05-04-2022 | Article

Labour shortages threaten growth of Eastern Europe’s poultry sector

2 Sisters Food Group Group CE and owner, Ranjit Singh Boparan, warns of a serious food crisis in the UK. Photo: ANP

25-11-2021 | Article

British ‘chicken king’ warns of serious food crisis