Poultry

Growing adoption of in-ovo sexing

15-07-2024 | Article

Growing adoption of in-ovo sexing

The consumption of eggs in France grew by 5.2% in the first few months of this year. Photo: Canva<span class=""> </span>

05-07-2024 | News

French egg producers want to keep up with growing demand

Gary Ford, British Egg Industry Council chief executive, said: “The British egg industry is one of British farming’s great success stories.” Photo: Canva

04-07-2024 | News

BEIC launches manifesto for a stronger British egg industry

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

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

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

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

It is advised that nest box are comfortable, quiet and enclosed for the hen. Photo: Canva

17-06-2024 | News

Avoiding floor eggs in cage-free housing systems

Farm Visits

25-01-2022 | Article

‘Exploring a niche with smoked eggs’

21-07-2021 | Article

Farm report: Desperate times call for desperate measures

24-05-2021 | Article

US farm pushing forward free-range egg sales

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