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May Business Update: What’s new in the world of poultry?
04-06-2024 | News

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

The first results of the field trial that started on 15 September 2023 showed that day-old chicks vaccinated with one of the 2 vaccines showed no symptoms of the disease after 8 weeks. Photo: Canva
03-06-2024 | News

2 avian influenza vaccines effective, pilot continues with third vaccine

Kazakhstan aims to put an end to the decade-long dependence on foreign poultry supplies, primarily from the US. Photo: Canva
03-06-2024 | News

Kazakhstan hammers out plan to abandon US broiler imports

Supplementation of Spirulina in broiler diets improves meat quality and nutritional value. Photo: Canva
31-05-2024 | Article

The impact of Spirulina on broiler meat quality

"We will refrain from forecasting exact production volumes for 2024, since they are difficult to share in a volatile external environment," a Cherkizono spokesperson said. Photo: Canva
31-05-2024 | News

Russia’s broiler meat giant shares expansion plans

Nutrition in relation to health and performance plays an important role in overall broiler production profitability.
30-05-2024 | Article

VIDEO: Optimising broiler profitability – Insights on live bird nutrition

The grants will be available to farmers with any current housing system and will support anyone looking to make the transition from colony cages to higher-welfare loose-housing. Photo: Canva
30-05-2024 | News

‘Largest ever’ package of funding to support English poultry farmers

On-demand webinar: Respiratory integrity – episode 1
29-05-2024 | News

On-demand webinar: Respiratory integrity – episode 1

Photo: IPWA
29-05-2024 | Article

‘Supporting the welfare journey of the global poultry industry’

The changes to free-range egg marketing laws follow detailed consultations and will enable eggs to be labelled as free-range instead of barn when laying poultry throughout the duration of mandatory avian influenza housing measures. Photo: Canva
28-05-2024 | News

Gains achieved for eggs farmers at Farm to Fork summit

BBC reports that the floods have resulted in the death of more than 165 people, with many others still missing. In the poultry sector, Rio Grande do Sul state reported 1.2 million dead birds due to floods. Photo: Secom (Secretaria de Comunicação do Rio Grande do Sul)
27-05-2024 | News

Brazilian poultry sector loses millions following climate catastrophe

New protein sources including animal, plant and insect-based protein sources are promising materials for reducing the carbon footprint of production. Photo: Mark Pasveer
27-05-2024 | Article

Alternative protein sources for poultry diets

Currently, veterinary public health interventions to limit and prevent the spread of the virus focus on addressing the disease in the markets, including banning the storage of birds overnight, enforcing market ‘rest days’ and separating bird species in the markets. Photo: Canva
24-05-2024 | News

Astonishing speed of avian influenza transmission explored

Nepluvi chair Gert-Jan Oplaat: Dutch poultry sector is innovative and different
23-05-2024 | Article

Nepluvi chair Gert-Jan Oplaat: Dutch poultry sector is innovative and different

Tom Elliott, founder and managing director of the Eggsell Marketing Cooperative, said he believes there is real momentum in white egg production. Photo: Canva
23-05-2024 | News

Perspectives around the future of white eggs

IBH is an acute liver disease that typically occurs in broiler chickens between 2-6 weeks of age. Photo: Henk Riswick
22-05-2024 | Article

Inclusion body hepatitis as a primary disease