Monitoring Poultry Welfare in Queensland
A new poultry welfare monitoring programme has been set up in Queensland, Australia, aimed at promoting best practice to enhance welfare and at the same time reduce the regulatory burden on the producer, writes ThePoultrySite senior editor, Chris Har...

Poland - Agricultural Situation 2008
POLAND - This report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is subtitled, EU Cross-Compliance - What it Means for Poland, 2009 and Beyond. Particular difficulties are expected over animal welfare and the already struggling pig indu...

Dominican Republic - Poultry and Poultry Products Report - 2008
The Dominican Republic is basically self-sufficient in poultry production according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)Dominican Republic Poultry and Poultry Products Report. However, according to the trade, imports are expected during the...

US Raises Concerns over EU Stance on GM Food and Feed
While the European agricultural industry is a heavy consumer of genetically modified products - largely in animal feed - the industry is restricted in what it can grow, writes Chris Harris, ThePoultrySite senior editor.

Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Chickens in Bangladesh
Paritosh K. Biswas and co-authors describe their study to determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (sub-types H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh in 2007. They found that the outbreak began in backyard chickens, and that probable...

Housing Issues Continue to Dominate Europe's Egg Markets
Despite recent dramatic rises in feed costs, it was animal welfare issues and the forthcoming ban on conventional battery cages that form a common thread in the reports from European countries at the International Egg Commission's Annual Meeting in Shanghai...

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

Canadian Poultry and Egg Statistics - April - June 2008
By Statistics Canada - This publication provides data on the production, supply and disposition and value of Canadian poultry meat and eggs for Q2 2008

Canadian Poultry and Egg Statistics - October to December 2007
By Statistics Canada - This publication provides data on the production, supply and disposition and value of Canadian poultry meat and eggs for Q4 2007.

US Chickens and Eggs Annual Summary 2007
By the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service - This report looks at the highlights of the US chicken and egg industry over the past year.

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2007)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency. The report monitors trends in the major endemic poultry diseases in the UK to September 2007.

Bulgaria Poultry and Products Meat Market Update
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service - As of mid-April, poultry suppliers and traders report a full restoration of poultry sales and consumption to the previous levels. In the period October 05-March 06, lower poultry meat consumption was unexpectedly...

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2005)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic poultry diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

Canada Poultry and Products Annual Overview - September 2005
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2005 report for Canada. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...