Health

Birtwistles, which supplies butchered poultry to hotels and restaurants across the UK, said small breast fillets used in chick burgers were down 40% as Polish supply dried up. Photo: Koos Groenewold

07-05-2021 | News

Polish bird flu outbreak sparks UK concerns

Between 1 January and 19 April, in total, 202 AI outbreaks were registered in 15 provinces in Poland resulting in the culling of millions of broilers. Photo: Lex Salverda

06-05-2021 | News

Millions of broilers culled in Poland due to AI

The PREVENT project (Promoting and Enabling Vaccination Efficiently, Now and Tomorrow) will see more than 50 million hatchery-vaccinated day old chicks distributed annually. Photo: Ruud Ploeg

29-04-2021 | News

Pan African vaccination project to boost backyard production

Lab-grown intestines should accelerate studies into gut health and diseases that affect birds around the world, and reduce the number of animals used in research. Photo: Hans Prinsen

28-04-2021 | News

3D gut models from stem cells to support studies

Dr Natalie Morgan, poultry nutritionist at Australia s University of New England. Photo: Natalie Morgan

22-04-2021 | News

Exploring prebiotics to revolutionise gut health in chickens

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) enters its 10th year and saw impressive improvements in animal welfare over that time span. Photo: Van Assendelft

20-04-2021 | News

Poultry producers lead the way on global animal welfare

Poultry producers in the UK could start receiving Government support for animal welfare measures. Photo: Joris Telders

19-04-2021 | News

Payments by results scheme for animal welfare measures

Dr David E. Swayne, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DACPV. Laboratory Director at the Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, US National Poultry Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA. Photo: USDA

16-04-2021 | News

Avian Influenza: Insights for the southern hemisphere

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Fairness in the UK’s egg supply chain

Austrian poultry farmers push for local eggs on supermarket shelves

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