A Step Forward for the Meat and Poultry Sector in India
India's meat industry took a step forward when the National Meat and Poultry Processing Board (NMPPB) was set up earlier this year. The article focuses on the current state of the industry and what the next priorities in its development will be.

Small-Scale Egg Handling - 1
A guide to the production and sale of eggs for small-scale and free-range egg producers published as Small Scale Egg Handling by ATTRA, the US National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. This first of three parts covers egg production...

How Eggs Can Win the Store Brand Challenge
At the recent IEC Conference in Canada, Dr Jan-Benedict Steenkamp, the world leading expert on branding and marketing, explained the 'Store Brand Challenge' and offered IEC members valuable advice on how to successfully brand staple categories such as...

World Poultry Trade Overview - October 2009
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides a forecast for 2010, in which an economic recovery is expected to bolster world meat trade.

UK Poultry and Poultrymeat Statistics - October 2009
By Defra. This monthly publication combines the UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results together with other Defra statistics, and trade data.

Upgrading Hen Housing: Latest Developments in Europe
At the recent International Egg Commission (IEC) meeting in Vancouver, a panel of experts discussed the future of enriched colony systems and other alternatives to conventional cages for laying hens in the EU.

Turkeys Found to be Resistant to Human H1N1 Virus
Researchers in Italy have found that turkeys are resistant to the human influenza A H1N1 virus under experimental conditions.

Poultry Meat: the Future, Consumers, Energy and the Environment
In its 2009 Annual Report, Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU Countries (avec) gives an overview of the main themes the organisation has been working on during the last year. The focus on issues of growing future importance...

Mixed Fortunes of the French Industry on Show
A report from SPACE 2009 on the highs and lows of France's livestock sectors by Stuart Lumb for ThePoultrySite.

US Poultry Outlook Report - October 2009
August broiler output was two per cent down on the figure from a year earlier, and turkey production was nine per cent lower, according to the USDA Economic Research Service October 2009 issue of Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. Shell egg...

Five Hundred Egg Industry Leaders Met at IEC Conference
Egg industry leaders from around the world met in Canada in September for the International Egg Commission (IEC) conference.

US Feed Outlook - October 2009
Forecast for the production of maize, barley and oats are all increased, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for October 2009.

'Seeing' Poultry Carcass Contamination
Agricultural Research Service scientists have modified a hyperspectral imaging system used to scan the surface of poultry carcasses so it can detect very low levels of faecal contamination.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - October 2009
According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board, total US meat production for 2009 is raised as higher pork production is expected to more than offset lower beef and turkey...

UK Survey of Campylobacter and Salmonella in Fresh Chicken
A UK-wide survey was undertaken by the Agency between May 2007 and September 2008 to determine Campylobacter and Salmonella prevalence on fresh chicken at retail.