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.

Aviagen Holds Series of Successful Events in Latin America
UK - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently held a series of educational events in Latin America. The three seminars, held in Venezuela, Chile and Peru, brought together more than 400 attendees to learn from Aviagen professionals...

Aviagen Strengthen UK Customer Focus Team
UK - Aviagen is underlining its commitment to supporting its UK customer base with the addition of Adrian Rushby to its UK team as Head of Sales.

Hubbard acquires Fulletby hatchery in the UK
UK - Hubbard SAS, the leading European supplier of broiler breeding stock, has entered into an agreement to acquire Fulletby hatchery from Joice and Hill Poultry Ltd.

Vencomatic OpenHouseTour2007
UK - The Vencomatic OpenHouseTour2007 took place over 5 days in June when UK poultry producers were given the opportunity to meet Vencomatic dealers in the UK and learn more about the company and its products.

Aviagen Supports Future of Research for the Poultry Industry
UK - Aviagen recently held a meeting with their sponsored PhD students at their headquarters in Newbridge, Edinburgh. The students all participated in a seminar where they updated Aviagen's research, veterinary and technical teams on their research plans...

Aviagen Announce UK flock awards
SCOTLAND - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, held the annual UK Flock awards and conference at the Westerwood Hotel, near Glasgow on 25th April.

Dieter Lutticken Award Winner
UK - The annual Dieter Lütticken Award, has been granted to Dr Mark Stevens from the Institute of Animal Health, United Kingdom for his commitment to advancing the 3R concept – reducing, refining or replacing the use of animals in research.

Company Veterinarian For Cobb Europe
UK - South African veterinary surgeon Allan Ball has joined the Cobb Europe Quality Assurance Department as Company Veterinarian and Quality Manager.

Aviagen Hosts WVPA'S Belgian Branch
SCOTLAND - The Belgian branch of the World Veterinary Poultry Association was in Scotland last month for their annual convention.

Aviagen Kft Hold Second Successful Broiler Breeder Seminar in Serbia
UK - Aviagen Kft, the Hungarian operation of Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently held its second annual seminar at the Novi Sad Park Hotel in Serbia. This event follows on from the success of the first meeting last year. ...