6 consortiums get financial support to enhance bird welfare 6 leading global poultry welfare consortiums have been given funding to develop automated monitoring tools that...
Higher welfare raised birds hitting retail shelves in Europe Increasing numbers of companies are signing up to the Better Chicken Commitment (BCC) with some higher welfare...
Metro Group to go cage free German multinational retailer Metro Group has announced it will only source eggs from cage-free farming systems...
SELEGGT stops day-old-chick culling Killing day-old male chicks will soon be history. German and French ministers of Agriculture have announced the...
France to ban culling of male chicks The French government has said it will ban the culling of male chicks by the end of 2021.
US poultry hails improved safety record The US poultry industry has recorded an all-time low for worker injury and illness within the sector’s slaughter...
New York votes to ban foie gras Diners in upmarket New York restaurants will find one luxury foodstuff missing from 2022, after the city council...
Conagra commit to higher welfare standards for broilers US-based food company Conagra Brands has committed to implement higher standards for the welfare of its broiler...
Dioxin issues strike Belgium's poultry producers Poultry producers in Belgium have once again been caught up in a food safety threat after higher levels of...
Immunological and molecular characterisation of diseases Specific microbiota in chickens under different housing conditions and disease status have been identified.
Chinese continue to move to higher poultry welfare Working to align Chinese livestock businesses with international animal health and welfare standards is...
Indonesia to cull 3 million broilers Authorities in Indonesia have told broiler farmers to cull around three million birds over the next fortnight to...
Effects of elevated grids on growing male chickens Elevated grids offer birds an opportunity to rest in a species-specific manner and can improve welfare,...
French companies scoop egg and poultry welfare awards French companies set the bar in this year’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, scooping a number of accolades in...
Effects of different catching practices on broilers Catching broilers should be performed with the curtains in a closed position with catchers carrying one broiler...
Welfare campaigners launch new campaign against McDonald's Welfare campaigners have launched a new campaign against global restaurant chain McDonald's this week, alerting...
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...
Commentary: Foster Farms and the US Salmonella outbreaks Chick-Cite has commented recently on the ongoing investigation of outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg attributed...
Challenges of the poultry industry In spite of substantial qualitative and quantitative advancements in different sectors of the poultry industry,...
Activists lack self-esteem Animal activists pose a clear danger to agriculture. Through terrorists acts, blackmail and propaganda they try...
Global warming Al Gore received the Nobel Prize for his work on Global Warming awareness. The Kyoto agreement, which got a...
Animal Protection and Ostriches in the EU The EU Council Directive 98/58 "concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes" states that...
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...
US legislates against animal rights terrorism The US House of Representatives passed the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act in mid-November, following unanimous...
Campaign Against Animal Production Intensifies A recent press release from the US Animal Agriculture Alliance, a pro-industry group, reported on the Animals...
Freedom to eat In many countries around the world people have the right of freedom of speech. And in places where rulers do...
Confined or free range? When reviewing the innovations to be expected at this year's VIV Europe, it is good to see that, in spite of the...
Brain cells indicate hen welfare Over the next few years 20 institutes throughout Europe will be studying laying hen welfare issues in enriched...
4 slow-growing broiler genotypes get approval Broilers of 4 slow-growing broiler genotypes (Ranger Classic, Ranger Gold, Rowan Ranger and Rambler Ranger) were...
Early feeding to become mandatory Broiler hatcheries in the Netherland have to implement some form of early feeding in the hatchery within the...
Precision farming and the poultry sector Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) has yet to become a widespread commercial reality in the poultry sector...
Infrared camera to identify poultry feeding patterns Researchers in Brazil are working on methods involving thermography using infrared technology to identify...
Coccidiostats: Antibiotic or feed additive? The availability and the continuous preventive use of coccidiostats have contributed to a high level of animal...
Nestlé: "We want to be a catalyst for poultry welfare" Slower growing chicken is not just restricted to Dutch retailers. The whole industry is moving in that...
Animal friendly and sustainable The Dutch poultry processing plant 2 Sisters Storteboom has over 10 years’ experience with a very reliable and...
Exploring perch provision Welfare benefits of perches for free-range laying units are increasingly being recognised by producers,...
Maximising welfare in poultry transport A new real-time feedback system for maintaining animal welfare during transport came about during the design and...
Smart poultry innovations offer new insights While there’s no replacement for good stockmanship, robotics, automation, Big Data and other innovations are...
McDonald’s in the cross hairs Animal welfare groups have targeted the iconic golden arches of McDonald’s in a bid to improve the lives of...
Epigenetics for more efficient broilers When broiler breeders are confronted with a lifetime of protein restriction, their offspring grow at least...
Welfare versus natural behaviour: A fine balance Colony egg systems are often considered lower welfare, but by some measures can offer birds easier access to...
The case for extending free-range laying cycles Free range egg producers have been looking at the case for longer laying cycles for their birds. Poultry World...
Smart sanitiser cutting human contact with formalin Poultry World visited Aviagen’s hatchery in the West Midlands, where we caught up with a company that is...
NCC: Unfair portrayal of chicken production A broadcast by Fusion Television in the USA unfairly portrays the realities of modern chicken production. It...