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...
EC funds low-input and organic production system research The European Commission (EC) is providing up to € 10 millions over 5 years in a major new research project...
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...
Poultry industry adapts to changes around beak trimming Moves to outlaw beak trimming in parts of Western Europe have prompted the poultry industry to respond with a...
Poultry companies benchmarked for animal welfare UK businesses have again been recognised as global leaders in the annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal...
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.
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...
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...
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...
NCC: Unfair portrayal of chicken production A broadcast by Fusion Television in the USA unfairly portrays the realities of modern chicken production. It...