Cobb Introduces New Birds to the Welfare Friendly Sector
UK - Two new chicken breeds aimed at the welfare friendly sector were launched on to the UK market at the Pig and Poultry Fair this week by Cobb Europe.

Welfare, Quality and Performance Make Hubbard No.2
UK - With pride Hubbard announces that they have become the 2nd largest broiler breeder supplier into the UK market. This success follows Hubbard’s strategy set out many years ago.

Aviagen Appoint Regional Technical Manager
UK - Aviagen have appointed Dave Watts as Regional Technical Manager for the UK and Aviagen's Ross European Association distributor territories. In this role, he will lead the experienced regional technical team and will be responsible for co-ordinating...

2 New Chicken Breeds Launched at Fair
UK - Two new chicken breeds for the ‘welfare friendly’ sector of the market are to be launched by Cobb Europe at the British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, on May 13 and 14.

Keeping Chooks in Top Condition
UK - Producing high quality male breeders and reducing injuries at feeding were two key topics at the recent DSM conference.

Merial's SAPO Licence Restored
Merial Animal Health has been given the go-ahead to restart making vaccines to protect animals from foot and mouth and bluetongue disease at its Pirbright Centre in the UK.

Vencomatic UK Opens Its Doors
UK - Three months after moving into new headquarters at Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Cor van de Ven, owner of the Ven-Groep, officially opened the premises, which are now fully operational.

Aviagen Appoints Vice-President of Projects
UK - Aviagen has announced that Ian Hamilton has been appointed to the new position of Vice-President Projects. In this role, Ian will take on specific projects supporting the Aviagen Turkey operations, the Hatching Egg Business and Acquisitions...

Aviagen PhD Student Scoops Scholarship Award
UK - Gillian Hunter, BVMS, MS, MRCVS, a PhD student sponsored jointly by Aviagen and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has been given the Scholarship Award at the recent British Poultry Council Annual Awards Ceremony held...

USDA Study Highlights Virkon® S Efficacy Against Viruses
UK - Leading researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Centres for Epidemiology and Animal Health have confirmed the excellent on-farm efficacy of DuPont™ Virkon® S in eradicating exotic Newcastle Disease (END) virus in a recent...

"Keeping H5N1 Avian Influenza Out" - Advice for UK Poultry Farmers
SUFFOLK - With the highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) virus confirmed on a poultry farm in Suffolk, global veterinary biosecurity expert, DuPont Animal Health Solutions (DAHS) is providing UK farmers with important advice on how to protect valuable...

Virkon® S Effective Against Super-Resistant Salmonella Strains
UK - Researchers at leading Danish and British veterinary laboratories have shown that despite concerns of growing Salmonella persistence amongst Danish poultry houses, market leading poultry disinfectant - DuPont™ Virkon® S - is not associated...

DuPont Pledges $250,000 For Water Conservancy
DES MOINES -- DuPont today announced a pledge of $250,000 to The Nature Conservancy in an effort to improve water quality in vital Midwestern watersheds and to further reduce excess nutrient runoff from agricultural fields.

Genome Sequence Of Stable Campylobacter Strain Deciphered
NORWICH - Scientists of the Institute of Food Research and their collaborators at the veterinary pharmaceutical company Intervet have deciphered and published the complete genome sequence of a strain of Campylobacter jejuni.

Aviagen Welcome Iranian Ross Distributor To UK Headquarters
UK - Members of the Ross Middle East Team and Aviagen's Senior Management Team were delighted to welcome high-level representatives of Kowsar Agricultural Holdings of Iran to Scotland at the beginning of August.