UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report : January - March 2009
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include low pathogenicity avian influenza at two turkey premises, erysipelas and atypical necrotic enteritis in layers and severe gangrenous dermatitis in broiler...

US Feed Outlook - June 2009
Projected US 2009/10 corn production was decreased 155 million bushels this month to 11.9 billion according to the USDA Economic Research Service.

Implications of the Cage Ban in California
At the IEC London Conference held in March, Gene Gregory, President of United Egg Producers (UEP) in the USA, spoke passionately about the consequences of banning cages in California. He discussed with delegates how this decision has affected the local...

Genetically Modified Crops: Economic Consequences for the Egg Industry
Peter van Horne, IEC's Economic Analyst, presented the results of a report from the LEI research Institute in the Netherlands at the International Egg Commission (IEC) London 2009 Conference.

New Treatments Offer Help against Surging ILT in Poultry
Three experts in infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) explained the growing importance of the disease and new methods of control during a seminar at this year's International Poultry Expo.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - June 2009
Total US meat production for 2009 and 2010 is reduced from last month as higher forecast feed prices are expected to reduce prospects in the pork and broiler sectors, according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates produced by...

Vaccination of Broilers Using a Recombinant Fowl Pox-Infectious Laryngotracheitis Vaccine Inoculated in Ovo
Brett A. Hopkins MS, DVM, Ph.D., DACPV

Vaccination in the Hatchery
by Yannick Gardin, DVM, scientific director, Ceva Santé Animale, Libourne, France

Showers, Troughs as Good as Ponds for Duck Welfare
Duck welfare is related to the nature and extent of their access to water, according to a paper published by University of Oxford researchers, Tracey Jones, Corri Waitt and Professor Marian Dawkins. Growth was not affected by treatment but the eyes, nostrils...

Implications of Changing Conditions on Welfare Explored
Developments in the industry sometimes move ahead before the implications on bird welfare have been fully explored. Editor of ThePoultrySite, Jackie Linden, summarises two papers presented at this year's annual meeting of the UK Branch of the World's...

How Does Taste Influence Water Consumption in Broilers?
A review of our understanding of the sense of taste in broiler chickens by F.T. Jones and S.E. Watkins from the University of Arkansas. They recommend monitoring water usage by the flock day-by-day so that problems can be solved before profits are lost....

International Egg Commission London Meeting 2009
The International Egg Commission (IEC) held its annual London meeting in March 2009. This article includes links to all the invited papers presented at the meeting.

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

Strategies for Prevention, Monitoring and Control of Avian Influenza at Farm Level
Dr Barbara Grabkowsky of Vechta University presented the results of a recent study into the implementation of biosecurity measures in European poultry farms at the International Egg Commission (IEC) London 2009 Conference. It is clear that some farmers...

Milk & Meat in Our Diet: Good or Bad for Health & Wealth?
Professor Ian Givens of the University of Reading outlined the evidence concerning the health benefits (and otherwise) of animal products in the human diet in the 21st century at this year's meeting of the British Society of Animal Science. Jackie Linden...