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Cramped conditions in some plants as well as in employees homes, spurred by the UK s drive for cheaply produced foods could be the reason for the rise in Covid infection rates. Photo: Ruud Ploeg
28-08-2020 | News

UK’s cheap food could be spreading Covid; WHO envoy warns

The increase in human campylobacter cases in Sweden is linked to the increase in diseases broiler flocks. Photo: Hans Prinsen
27-08-2020 | News

Campylobacter cases in humans rise in Sweden

More than 500 eggs per hen housed was once a dream, but now a reality. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
26-08-2020 | News

SFR seminar on extended laying period in layers

Chicken products can flow freely into China, with the correct guarantees on paper that is. Photo: Poultry World
26-08-2020 | News

China accepts Argentinean “covid free” guarantee

Since the re-election of Belarus president Lukashenko the country is in turmoil, with the risk of trade disruptions. Photo: ANP
24-08-2020 | News

Protests in Belarus could disrupt poultry trade with Russia

A shipment of frozen chicken wings, imported from Brazil into the southern city of Shenzen, tested positive for the virus when it was sampled. Photo: Koos Groenewold
21-08-2020 | News

China: Traces of Covid-19 found in imported frozen food

Figures from the CDC showed that there has been one death and 151 people taken to hospital related to Salmonela infection. Photo: FLI
20-08-2020 | News

US backyard flocks: Salmonella infection rates cause concern

The Kazakh Egg Producers Association warns that the country s egg industry could collapse by the end of 2020. Photo: Henk Riswick
19-08-2020 | News

Perfect storm hits Kazakhstan egg industry

The poultry industry is on the verge of collapse because poultry farmers either cannot get maize to produce feed, or they cannot afford to buy finished feeds to feed their chickens. Photo: Majimazuri21
19-08-2020 | News

Nigeria: Shortage of maize is crippling the poultry industry

In a long-term feeding trial to evaluate the effect of low doses of mycotoxin mixtures, 18 consecutive broiler flocks were monitored on performance and feed intake. Photo: Chris McCullough
18-08-2020 | News

Even low levels of mycotoxins impact bird performance