World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - January 2009
Total US meat production forecasts for 2008 and 2009 are reduced from last month, says the World Agricultural Outlook Board.

Egg Layer Cooperatives Join Forces in Thailand
Na Dee Pun Co is determined to excel, says Big Dutchman.

Maintaining Egg Quality
Dan L. Cunningham, Extension Coordinator at the University of Georgia, offers tips to laying flock owners on how to keep eggs clean in the University's series, Backyard Flock Tip.

Worms in Free-Range Hens
Claire Knott, Stephen Lister and Philip Hammond, partners in Crowshall Veterinary Services in the UK, describe the most common worms in free-range poultry and how they can be controlled.

Red Hocks in Day-Old Chicks or Poults
If the humidity is too high in the setter or hatcher, chicks will hatch with red hocks and other problems that have been shown to affect adversely their health and/or welfare throughout life, according to Pas Reform.

US Poultry Outlook Report - December 2008
By the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) - This article is an extract from the December 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report. After strong exports for most of 2008, a weaker 4^th quarter is expected.

Spirochaetosis (Brachyspira)
Crowshall Veterinary Services offers advice on the diagnosis and control of a disease that is becoming common on free-range poultry farms.

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - July- September 2008
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include fungal infections in young game birds, acute respiratory disease of unknown aetiology in ducks, acute and atypical ILT outbreaks in smaller flocks and the...

How a Lion Saved the UK Egg Industry
The annual meeting of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) at Stoneleigh at the end of November was attended by up to 500 participants - a record number, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultry Site.

Water Quality
Claire Knott, Stephen Lister and Philip Hammond, partners in Crowshall Veterinary Services in the UK, explain how to keep water systems clean for free-range layer flocks.

Peoples Republic of China Poultry and Products Annual Report 2008
China's broiler production in 2009 is forecast to increase eight per cent to 13.7 million tonnes, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Broiler imports in 2009 are forecast to be at the same level as 2008. Broiler exports are forecast...

Role of Altered Haemostasis in the Pathogenesis of Poultry Diseases
Although blood coagulation abnormalities were not the cause of Fatty Liver Haemorrhagic Syndrome (FLHS) in laying hens, some differences were observed in fatty acid profiles between strains and diets, which may translate into cell membrane abnormalities,...

Marketing Eggs from the Backyard Flock
Casey Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist at the University of Georgia, offers some useful tips on marketing eggs from small laying flocks in the University's series, Backyard Poultry Tips.

International Egg Commission Annual Meeting 2008
This provides links to reports from the International Egg Commission (IEC) Annual Meeting held in Shanghai, China, in September. Within each article listed below is a link to the full article written by poultry industry specialist, Terry Evans, specially...

Future for GM Feed in Free-Range Egg Production?
UK retailers' policies are no longer sustainable, asserts this article published by www.farminguk.com.