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As broilers grow increasingly efficiently, nitrogen emissions go down considerably. Photo: Evonik
01-07-2024 | Article

Navigating nitrogen through poultry diets for sustainability gains

Aviagen has received approval from the RSPCA for an additional slower-growing breed that meets the standards of the European Chicken Commitment. Photo: Aviagen
28-06-2024 | News

Breeding companies continue to move to European Chicken Commitment standards despite additional costs

According to the Dutch compound feed company director, Marcel Roordink, the CSRD legislation will have a global impact. Photos: Dick van Doorn
27-06-2024 | Article

Global impact of EU sustainability legislation for the poultry sector and beyond

The USDA notes that there is a “range of abuses” that are being inflicted on broiler farmers. Photo: Canva
27-06-2024 | News

Proposal to protect contract broiler farmers in the US

At MHP, 9,400,000 heads are slaughtered per week. Photo: Canva
26-06-2024 | News

Worsening financial performance for Ukraine’s largest poultry processor

The practice of feeding chicken litter to cows in large-scale feedlots and dairies is banned in the UK and in Canada. Photo: Canva
25-06-2024 | News

Chicken litter in livestock feed comes under scrutiny in US

Stella Kyriakides, EU commissioner for Health and Food Safety: “While the threat of avian influenza to the general population remains low, we need to protect people at higher risk, such as poultry and farm workers or certain veterinarians.” Photo: Canva
24-06-2024 | News

European Commission secures doses of zoonotic avian influenza vaccines

Too much protein is costly and bad for the environment, too little eats into production performance. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
24-06-2024 | Article

Optimal protein diet improves egg production and reproductive tract morphology

The NHS in the UK now advises that eggs can be safely eaten by pregnant women and babies, and that eggs should be introduced early in the weaning process. Photo: Canva
21-06-2024 | News

Current pregnancy and baby diet trends impacting babies’ health

Water restriction results in more stress in the pullets which leads to increased susceptibility to disease and other negative side effects. Photo: Koos Groenewold
20-06-2024 | Expert opinion

Column: Better for animal and farmer

Superbugs are a growing problem for the global livestock industry, tightly linked to the issue of responsible antibiotic use. Photo: Canva
19-06-2024 | News

Poultry on the Estonian market is infected with superbugs, a study says

Poultry accounts for 65% of the average Indonesian customer's animal poultry protein consumption. Photo: Canva
18-06-2024 | News

Indonesia: Poultry industry crisis triggers feed market turbulence

Wet markets in Asia have a high risk potential for the spread of avian influenza. Photo: ANP
17-06-2024 | Article

Prevention of avian influenza spread through wet markets is a must