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 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...
Russian farmers criticise European End the Cage Age campaign Russian poultry producers state that they most likely would stop exporting poultry products to European Union...
Revised UK welfare in transport measures come under fire The UK government has been criticised for failing to adopt a science and evidence-based approach over its...
Major US turkey supplier dropped Footage showing workers kicking, stamping and beating turkeys at farms supplying Plainville Farms has prompted...
US working group for broiler welfare formed Significant food and restaurant companies have come together to improve broiler chicken welfare standards in the...
UK's Morrisons makes advances in bird welfare Advances in bird welfare were achieved last year by Morrisons, British farming’s largest direct supermarket...
SE Asian hospitality sector moves toward cage-free eggs A total of 15 hotel chains from 10 Southeast Asian countries came together recently to look at building animal...
Marks and Spencer to only stock slower growing broilers Marks and Spencer is to become the first supermarket to only sell slower-reared, higher welfare chicken across...
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...
European poultry companies win top honours European poultry firms took a number of top honours in the annual Good Farm Animal Welfare awards run by welfare...
Most companies meet 2020 pledge to ban caged eggs Nearly 9 out of 10 companies fulfilled their cage-free commitments to stop using eggs from caged environments by...
Laying hen welfare guidelines upgraded in Taiwan Taiwan has revised its official guidelines for laying hen welfare for the first time since they were introduced...
UK supermarkets lag behind on chicken welfare A survey has found that UK supermarkets are lagging behind other food industry sectors on chicken welfare.
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...
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...
A ‘better life’ for all Dutch supermarket chickens By the end of 2023, fresh chicken sold in all Dutch supermarkets will bear at least 1 ‘Beter Leven’ (Better...
"Driving sustainability through transparency" ‘How to create a common language, common metrics and common indicators throughout the entire value chain in a...
FreeBirds project advances organic production The aim of the pan-European FreeBirds project has been to develop successful husbandry practices in organic...
Poultry farmers face farm assurance changes One of the largest consultations involving British farmers has resulted in a draft of new changes for poultry...
Cage-free eggs: US food companies under pressure Several major US food companies have been exposed for failing to meet their public commitments to source 100%...
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.
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...
Mantiqueira committed to ‘free’ 2,5 million layers until... Currently, the company already has one farm with an aviary system in Rio de Janeiro.
Poultry farms are havens for wildlife Trees planted on poultry farms in the UK are providing considerable benefits for biodiversity.
Israeli start-up Soos tackles culling of male chicks Israeli start-up Soos developed a technique to alter the sex of embryos from male to female in the hatchery.
Welfare label ensures a premium for meat and eggs A group of poultry farmers in the French department of Sarthe focuses on animal welfare. The word ‘Liberté’...
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...
NCC: Unfair portrayal of chicken production A broadcast by Fusion Television in the USA unfairly portrays the realities of modern chicken production. It...