Layers

US-based Egg Innovations has taken its flock past the 100 week mark, not with white birds, but with using a Hyline Brown bird. It found that the flock was still laying at 86% at 80 weeks and was maintained fully feathered at 106 weeks. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

26-03-2021 | News

Taking free-range brown birds past 100 weeks of lay

Photo: Jcomp Caption: Chicken egg production reached a record high in 2020.

25-03-2021 | News

Philippines reaches record high egg output in 2020

Using renewable energy is one tool to reduce CO2 emissions from farms. House roofs are ideal for installing solar panels. Photo: Hans Prinsen

23-03-2021 | News

Cracking down on carbon footprint of eggs to reach net zero

The sector needs to celebrate the naturalness and nutrition of clean label eggs. Photo: Henk Riswick

19-03-2021 | News

Winning strategies to increase egg sales

Egg prices have soared as a result of the culling of millions of birds in South Korea. Photo: Jacqueline Macou

25-02-2021 | News

Bird flu sparks egg shortages in South Korea

The British Egg Industry Council argues that workers should be vaccinated early to ensure the industry has the resources to maintain a consistent supply of food. Photo: Henk Riswick

10-02-2021 | News

Call to prioritise egg production workforce for Covid vaccination

The price for chicken and eggs has increased so sharply primarily because of the high cost of maize, soybeans, and other ingredients used in the production of poultry feed. Photo: Freepik

29-01-2021 | News

Ghana: Feed costs and floods threaten poultry industry

The consequences of a war between officials and business is extremely negative for the economy. Every Ukrainian will experience the negative consequences, said Avangard operational director Vladimir Rudenko. Photo: Henk Riswick

25-01-2021 | News

Avangard to close several production facilities in Ukraine

The move to shut UK schools just days before pupils were due to go back for the Easter term is leaving producers with huge numbers of spare eggs. Photo: Ton Kastermans

22-01-2021 | News

Corona lockdown UK schools poses problems for UK egg sector

Egg patties across 500 Dicos fast-food outlets in China have been replaced by JUST Egg s plant-based egg . Photo: JUST Egg

21-01-2021 | News

Chinese fastfood chain introduces plant-based eggs

Avian influenza

Gordon Hickman, head of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ (Defra) exotic disease control division, said that while the 2025/6 season had seen substantial losses, the decision to put in housing measures much earlier than in previous years seems to have successful. Photo: Supplied

28-05 | News

Meeting the ongoing challenge of avian influenza in the UK

The government is working together with the poultry sector on a plan to make vaccination against avian influenza mandatory for laying hen farms. Image created with the help of AI.

27-05 | News

Dutch government moves towards mandatory avian influenza vaccination