Japan Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for Japan. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...

A new Animal Health Strategy for the European Union (2007-2013) where “prevention is better than cure”
By The European Commission. The new Animal Health Strategy provides the framework for animal health and welfare measures over the next six years. Given the devastating impact that serious disease outbreaks can have on farmers, society and the economy,...

Avec's 2007 Annual Report On The EU Poultry Industry
By Avec. The 2007 Annual Report offers information into the progress of the European poultry industry over the last year and attempts to predict where it will be in years to come. How can we benefit from this information? And what does the future of the...

E. Coli an Opportunist that Causes Enteritis
By Vijay Durairaj and F. Dustan Clark, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas. Published in Avian Advice, volume 9, number 3.

Russian Federation Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for the Russian Federation. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all...

Breeder House Ventilation Principles
By Aviagen. With this article Aviagen is continuing the series about the successful management of Ross flocks. Here we discuss effective ventilation of the breeder house.

Poultry Outlook Report - October 2007
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the October 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Poultry Industry data.

Daylength for broiler breeders – have we got it right?
By Dr Peter Lewis, Consultant. Research suggests that the right lighting pattern for egg-laying hens will not necessarily get the best results from breeders.

Economic Approach to Broiler Production
By Aviagen. Expressed in its simplest form, the profitability of broiler production is the value of the end product minus the input costs to produce that product.

How Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Has Affected World Poultry-Meat Trade
By Fawzi A. Taha, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA. In 2003, outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus had a major negative impact on the global poultry industry.

Mexico Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for Mexico. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...

The benefits of modern broiler housing
This article, written by Big Dutchman, reviews the benefits of two newly constructed broiler parent houses in Neulehe, Germany, which were opened earlier this year.

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to June 2007)
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...

The Commercial Egg Industry Should Consider Controlled Atmosphere Stunning for Spent Hens
By A. Bruce Webster, Poultry Scientist. University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension Service. Unlike the broiler industry, where individual companies maintain ownership of flocks through farm production and processing, commercial egg flocks sent for slaughter...

China Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for China. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...