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02-08-2021 | News

July Business Update: What’s new in the world of poultry?

Numerous battery-powered wireless sensors capture real-time data across both environmental and performance parameters throughout poultry houses. Photo: Van Assendelft
30-07-2021 | News

Real-time monitoring tech set to transform poultry sector

Fish silage production is a simple process that consists of three basic steps: grinding, acidifying and storage, with good nutritional value for broilers. Photo: ANP
30-07-2021 | Article

The value of fish silage for broilers

The South African poultry industry has been beset by mobs of thousands of people invading farms, stealing poultry and equipment, and destroying infrastructure to such an extent that the army was mobilised. Photo: ANP
30-07-2021 | News

Civil unrest unsettles South Africa’s poultry sector

The difference in development between the experimental groups is clearly visible on day 19; left photo: positive control with Virginiamycin; right photo: negative control with wood lignans. Photo: Agromed
29-07-2021 | Article

Inflammation and immune activity cost energy

Poultry meat is becoming more and more expensive in Poland, but high production costs prevent an increase in margins on farm. Photo: Hans Prinsen
29-07-2021 | News

AI and Covid-19 drive Polish broiler prices to new heights

Based on the success of the field trials, Smena-9 is attracting a lot of attention from Russian producers. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov
28-07-2021 | Article

Russia places hope in own broiler breeding stock

Based on the success of the field trials, Smena-9 is attracting a lot of attention from Russian producers. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov
28-07-2021 | Article

Russia places hope on Smena-9 breeders

Birds that are too warm reduce their feed intake by as much as 20%. Clearly, this can have a catastrophic effect on both broiler growth and egg laying performance. Photo: Phytobiotics
27-07-2021 | Article

Managing heat stress

Sensors will allow real-time monitoring about ambient temperature and humidity, air quality and weight, as well welfare and animal behaviour. Photo: Ronald Hissink
27-07-2021 | News

Seara launches digital platform for 9,000 integrated growers

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26-07-2021 | Article

Looking at sulphur and sulphate levels in poultry diets

Industry body United Egg Producers says the number of hens housed in conventional cage environments is decreasing as producers, retailers and food manufacturers transition to cage-free eggs. Photo: Bert Jansen
26-07-2021 | Article

Cage-free eggs: US food companies under pressure

Egg products and alternative proteins compete for the same market, but marketing budget of the new kid in town is huge. - Photo: Penn Communicatie
23-07-2021 | News

Egg sector faces onslaught of alternative proteins

Freshness, health and animal welfare are the main priorities when buying meat, directly followed by a preference for animals raised on natural feeds, while the use of phytogenics is also considered important. - Photo: Werner Dedl
23-07-2021 | Article

Fresh and responsibly produced meat matters most

Chicken meat production has more than doubled in Australia in the past 20 years, from 600,000 mt to 1.25 million mt. - Photo: Benjamin Balazs
22-07-2021 | News

Australians increasingly enjoy chicken

Consumers around the world are increasingly demanding eggs from free-range hens. Vietnam is joining other Southeast Asian countries in the movement. - Photo: Lennon Cheng
21-07-2021 | News

First cage-free barn opened in Vietnam