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Monday, February 18, 2013
Poultry Items Zoom on Supply Shortage
INDIA - Broiler, chick and egg prices rose on Saturday on fall in supply coupled with good demand. ...
Chinese Firm Eyes Kenyan Poultry Market
KENYA - A Chinese firm manufacturing hatchery equipment has partnered with a local establishment to tap into the promising opportunities at the county level in Kenya....
SENASICA Strengthens Poultry Surveillance in Guanajuato
MEXICO - The chief director of SENASICA, Enrique Sanchez Cruz, has been instructed to reinforce diagnostic activities and narrow the movement controls of poultry and products in affected bird flu-affected areas....
Friday, February 15, 2013
Bachoco Suspicious of Avian Flu in Five Breeder Farms
MEXICO - Industrias Bachoco, Mexico's leading producer and processor of poultry and other food products, has announced that a possible outbreak of avian influenza H7N3 has been detected in five breeder farms located in the state of Guanajuato....
US Poultry and Egg Exports Break Records in 2012
US - Thanks in large part to the industry's ability to adapt to changing global marketplace dynamics, 2012 was a record-setting year for exports of US poultry meat and eggs....
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
USDA Urged to Uphold Commitment to Food Safety Inspection
US - The National Chicken Council, along with 37 organizations representing various aspects of animal agriculture, livestock and poultry producers, food processing and manufacturing, retail, international trade and transportation, wrote to US Department...
Monday, February 11, 2013
Pure Poultry Products for Consumers
FINLAND - The Finnish Food Safety Authority, Evira, has developed an analysis method through which the authorities and animal feed industry can guarantee purer poultry products for consumers....
Friday, February 08, 2013
Modern Egg Production with Enriched Colony Systems
SPAIN - Rubén Martínez García, innovative egg producer from the Spanish municipality of San Lorenzo de la Parilla, owns two poultry farms 150 kilometres south west of Madrid. ...
Thursday, February 07, 2013
China's Farm Produce Prices Rise Slower
CHINA - Farm produce prices rose slower in China last week as vegetable and pork prices ended months of gains, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said....
No End in Sight for Battery Cages in Italy, Greece
EU - One year after the EU-wide ban on barren battery cages came into force, Compassion in World Farming has discovered Italy and Greece are undermining Europe's claim to leadership in animal welfare....
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Avian Hepatitis E Virus Infection Detected in Finland
FINLAND - Avian hepatitis E virus infection has been detected in Finland for the first time at an individual egg-laying henhouse. The infection was confirmed in tests carried out by the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira in January 2013. It has not been...
New Study Reveals Egg Intake Does Not Raise Health Risks
GLOBAL - Eating one egg a day does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke and may even reduce the risk, according to new research from China and the US, except for people with diabetes....
Monday, February 04, 2013
IPPE: A Look at the Global, Economic Impact of Egg Legislation
US - In his presentation on the 'Global Impact of Animal Welfare Legislation', Professor Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst, International Egg Commission economist, described the effects of the conventional layer cage system ban in Germany in 2010. ...
Peruvian Production Boom Announced
PERU- The national gross value of agricultural production in 2012 grew by 5.1 per cent over the year 2011, thus surpassing the sector target of 5 per cent annual growth, the Office of Economic and Statistical Studies (EEO), Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG)...
Friday, February 01, 2013
Decision Makers Chicken over Egg Debate, Says Organic Body
NEW ZEALAND - "Revised legislation phasing out battery cages over 10 years and introducing colony cages in NZ does little to curb animal welfare issues - we are just putting more birds in bigger cages," says Debbie Swanwick, Spokeperson, Soil & Health,...
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Lower Input Costs May Turn Poultry Feed Cheaper
INDIA - Prices of poultry feed products are likely to turn cheaper by the end of this week on account of lower input cost....
Israel Currently Facing Shortage of Eggs
ISRAEL - Grocers across the country, including major supermarket chains, are experiencing a temporary shortage of regular eggs. ...
Aviagen Launches New Ross Parent Stock Management Handbook
US - Aviagen has announced the launch of its new Ross Parent Stock (PS) Management Handbook at IPPE in Atlanta this week....
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
IPPE: Fred Adams, Jr. Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
US - Fred Adams, Jr. chairman emeritus of Cal-Maine Foods, was honoured by US Poultry & Egg Association during the 2013 International Poultry Expo, part of the International Production &Processing Expo (IPPE)....
Merck Animal Health Launches Protectotype
US - Infectious bronchitis (IB) is a significant challenge for the poultry industry given the speed and frequency with which the disease evolves and spreads, as well as its negative impact on bird growth and egg production. ...
Omega-3 Can Help Laying Hens Avoid Bone Damage
UK - Most of us are aware of the potential health benefits of omega-3 found in fish oil and flax seed. Now researchers have found that omega-3 could help laying hens avoid bone damage, which affects millions of hens each year, and the research may also...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Death of the Microwave Meal
UK - Busy Brits are ditching microwave meals in favour of home-cooked 'fast food', a study has revealed....
Monday, January 28, 2013
University of Illinois Uses EggAnalyzer in Research
US - The University of Illinois has reported that it recently purchased EggAnalyzer manufactured by ORKA Food Technology (better known as "EggTester.Com") and used it intensively for its research purposes....
Friday, January 25, 2013
Fund Offers Egg Incubator Loans
KENYA - Young Kenyans interested in poultry farming can now apply for egg hatching incubators on credit from the Youth Enterprise Development Fund....
Beijing Cracks Down on Food Safety
CHINA - The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture announced that daily consumption of pork, milk and eggs in Beijing has reached 1,500, 2,500 and 500 tons, respectively, due to the upcoming Spring Festival....
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