Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have 7 new features this week:
Zoonoses in the EU: Trends and Sources
Because zoonoses are infections and diseases that are transmissible from animals to humans, it makes it particularly important to keep these livestock diseases under surveillance and control, writes Adam Anson, reporting for ThePoultrySite.
Back to Basics - Pasteurella and Erysipelas
Crowshall Veterinary Services offers advice on the diagnosis and control of two common bacterial diseases of free-range poultry flocks.
Measuring Hatching Egg Shell Quality
A report into the effects of egg specific gravity and eggshell colour on hatchability by Jon Moyle, Doug Yoho and Keith Bramwell of University of Arkansas. They found that eggs with specific gravity values higher than 1.070 will hatch well, and that only very pale-coloured eggs had reduced hatchability. The article was published in the Winter 2008 issue of the Avian Advice.
High Feed Prices - Reevaluating Turkey Slaughter Ages and Weights
Maximising the genetic potential of today's fast growing turkeys may not be the best strategy when input costs are high. Dr Kenneth K. Krueger of Diamond K Research and Consulting Service illustrated this concept with a model that he presented at the 2008 North Carolina Turkey Days.
New Study Clarifies Health Issues over Egg Consumption
It's official: eggs contribute an insignificant risk to heart disease, according to this US egg industry report.
Prospects for Poultry Markets in the EU and Globally: 2008 – 2017
AVEC, the Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU Countries, has published its annual report for 2008, which includes an overview of the projections from various international agencies on the production of poultry meat in the European Union and also projected trade between leading exporting and importing countries.
US Feed Outlook
US feed grain supplies are expected to be up slightly from last month, but they show a fall year on year, according to the USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outlook for January 2009. Production of corn and Sorghum is up, and ever more corn being used to produce ethanol, the report says.
Aviagen Hosts First Production School in Thailand
THAILAND - Aviagen recently joined forces with Cargill, one of Aviagen’s largest global customers, to host the first Cargill poultry production management school in Lopburi, Thailand.
Smart Fit for Hatchery Growth in Albania
ALBANIA - Albania’s leading poultry producer, Driza Limited, has signed a new Agreement with Dutch hatchery technology company Pas Reform for a suite of SmartSet™ setters, SmartHatch™ hatchers and Smart Hatchery Automation Systems.
Miyasaka Joins Hubbard in Brasil
FRANCE - Hubbard S.A.S. is very pleased to announce that Alberto Minoru Miyasaka joined the Hubbard team in December 2008. Minoru has been appointed as General Manager of Hubbard do Brasil, a full subsidiary of Hubbard S.A.S. and Groupe Grimaud with its head offices in France.
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health Update New Business
US – Leaders from the US division of Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health discussed the new combined company at an event held at this year’s North American Veterinary Conference.
» BIRD FLU: Click here to view this week's news
» WHO Updates Toll for Human Cases of Bird Flu
» EU Ban on US Poultry Imports Challenged at WTO
» Thailand to Pass on Successful Flu Control Measures
» Chr. Hansen Producing More with Less
» Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
» International Egg and Poultry Review
» Monthly US Turkey Hatchery Report
» Animal Manure Management Finds Internet Home
» The Future of US Livestock is Genetically Modified
» CME: Global Consumption, Production and Trade Patterns
» USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard
» US Poultry Welcomes Action to End EU Poultry Ban
» Weekly Outlook: Likely Acreage Decisions for 2009
» International Egg and Poultry Review
» Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
» Geese Hold Key to West Nile Virus Protection
» Tyson Invests in Rendering, Dynamic Fuels
» WHO: Update on AI Situation in Egypt
» High Demand for Poultry and Meat Products Seen
» MEPs Debate Non-Enforcement of Rules
» Clones for Food: EC Breaking its Own Rules?
» Conference on Trade and Welfare
» EFSA Tracks European Zoonoses
» Middle East Tops List for Brazilian Exports in '08
» Sadia to Reduce Work Force
» Poultry Imports to Russia Higher
» Broiler Company Head Urgues Ban on Imported Parts
» Russia to Supply More Poultry and Grain to EU
» Healthier Hens from Battery Cages
» Plea To Ban Foie Gras
» Pig and Poultry Live 09
» Sainsbury's Stops Selling Cage Eggs
» UK Reports Sudden Death in Broilers, Respiratory Disease in Turkeys
» Study: Hen Mortality Affected by Housing System
» Free-Range Chickens are More Prone to Disease
» Poultry Imports from Thailand Resume
» Chicken Feed Including Bird Flu Vaccine
» Improved Bird Flu Reporting System Set Up
» East Nepal Tightens Surveillance After AI Scare
» Bird Flu Breaks out in Nepal
» Which Fields are Best for Ag Production?
» Myanmar Bans Poultry Farming in Yangon
» No New Bird Flu in Togo
» Reassuring Findings on Antibiotic Resistance from Chicken
» Produce More from Less!
» Cutting-Edge Biotech Saves the Males
» Poultry Learning Resources Developing at CRC
» RSPCA Cracks down on Battery Cages
» Eggs Can Deliver More Nutrients into Human Diet
» Listeriosis Outbreak to be Investigated
» Botulism Hits Finnish Poultry Farm
» Promotion Needed to Boost Intake of Poultry Products
» Poultry Industry Faces Hard Times
» Arawak Receives Licence for New Broiler Hatchery
» WHO Update Covers Three Bird Flu Deaths in China
» USAPEEC Banquet Honours Chinese Poultry Traders
» Poultry Breeding Banned to Contain Bird Flu
» Chinese Urbanisation to Swallow up Global Grains
» Agromars Output up by 2.4 Per Cent in 2008
» CPF Looks Forward to Ever Better Results
» 2nd Mediterranean Poultry Summit 2009
» Belarus Increases Poultry Meat Output by 17 Per Cent
That's all for this week!
Ed.
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