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...

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.

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.

Asian Egg Industry to Benefit from the Global Crisis
Morten Ernst, sales director for Sanovo Egg Group, explained the continuing strong growth of the egg industry in Asia and its potential to delegates at the recent International Egg Commission meeting. Terry Evans reports for ThePoultrySite.

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report: April - June 2009
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include duck virus enteritis, Salmonella pullorum responsible for high mortality in chicks in a small backyard flock and a further outbreak of QX strain of...

Hatching Quality Chicks
Dr Tom Smith, Jr., extension poultry science specialist from Mississippi State University, introduces the inexperienced hatchery person to the various types of incubators and their operation for the hatching of chicken, turkey, waterfowl, game bird and...

US Poultry Outlook Report - September 2009
Broiler production is expected to increase in 2010, according to the USDA Economic Research Service September 2009 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook.

Canadian Poultry and Egg Statistics - April to June 2009
By Statistics Canada - This publication provides data on the production, supply and disposition and value of Canadian poultry meat and eggs for the second quarter of 2009.

Rearing Layers for a Modern Production Environment
Editor of ThePoultrySite, Jackie Linden, visited one farmer in the Netherlands who is helping to prepare pullets for a healthy and productive life in multiple-level aviaries.

US Poultry Outlook Report - August 2009
After declining strongly in the first and second quarters of 2009, broiler meat production is expected to be only slightly lower than the previous year in the second half of 2009, according to the USDA ERS August 2009 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry...

A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers: Table Eggs
The Kerr Center has published a new book Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers, which offers advice on four example enterprises, one of which is table eggs. The chapter is written by Anne Fanatico and George Kuepper.

New Opportunities for Small Flock Poultry Producers
Casey Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist at the University of Georgia explains how small-scale producers can target or customise their production and marketing to capitalise on growing consumer trends in the July issue of the University's Poultry ...