China playing catch up with West’s cage-free egg production Differing food safety, husbandry and veterinary knowledge in the Chinese egg sector leaves room for improvement...
Czech Republic bans cages for hens Cages are to be outlawed for laying hens and broiler breeders in the Czech Republic from 2027.
Funding secured for energy efficient poultry house Poultry houses use a lot of energy and can be the source of high emissions if not built with efficiency in mind....
Drive to be cage-free but 2025 commitment looms nearer Companies need to speed up their rate of transition to cage-free production to meet their 2025 commitment, says...
European Commission criticised for its welfare position Industry and welfare groups have joined in criticising the European Commission’s current legislative position on...
RSPCA Australia celebrates farm animals’ day Millions of egg-laying hens, broilers, turkeys, pigs and farmed Atlantic salmon are benefiting from higher...
Far East: Growing evidence of a move away from cage eggs Multinational companies with large business holdings in the Far East are increasingly making new commitments to...
2 Sisters Food Group publishes Animal Welfare Strategy One of the UK’s largest poultry businesses, 2 Sisters, has published an updated Animal Welfare Strategy to...
Slower growing broilers are healthier Researchers claim a significant commercial farm trial has shown that slower growing broilers are not only...
Distress calls and performance of chicks analysed Researchers believe that distress call monitoring may be a real-time marker of both emotional state and...
UK egg farmer plays music to his hens Egg producer Glenn Haggart has for the past 4 years been trialling sounds and music in hen sheds to his 64,000...
Changing role for poultry meat in Europe Academics and industry leaders are to come together in the autumn to discuss the role of poultry meat as part of...
Research looks at ‘forest chicken’ for animal welfare The University of São Paulo (USP) has done research into the viability of a so called agroforestry system. The...
Rivals battle to promote higher poultry welfare standard 2 UK farm assurance schemes have introduced new labelling to promote higher welfare broilers as interest in the...
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Promoting cage-free egg production in SE Asia Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Aeres) in the Netherlands has partnered with consultancy firm Global Food...
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...
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...
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...
NCC: Unfair portrayal of chicken production A broadcast by Fusion Television in the USA unfairly portrays the realities of modern chicken production. It...