Gas, Electrical Stunning Found to be Equally Humane
US - Fast-food giant, McDonald's, has published the update on its research comparing controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) with the conventional electrical method. It found both methods to be equally humane.

Farmers' Union Supports O'Kane Turkey Growers
NORTHERN IRELAND - Following the news that jobs may be lost at a plant owned by O'Kane Poultry, Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) says it is working to ensure the turkey growers who supply the company are retained as suppliers.

Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

Case Continues in Poultry Litter Suit
US - Testimony continues in the suit against poultry companies for allegedly polluting the Illinois River. The judge has rebuked the attorneys on both sides for bombarding him with documentation.

Innovative Egg Pasteurisation Technology Launched
DENMARK - Sanovo Technology has launched the next step in egg pasteurisation technology.

VIV China Reflects Development of Chinese Industry
CHINA - The success of the recent VIV China exhibition has been attributed to the growing professionalism of China's livestock industries.

Lohmann Tierzucht Celebrates 50th Anniversaries
GERMANY - For Lohmann Tierzucht, 2009 is a year of celebration: the company has marked the 50th anniversaries for both its layer breeding business and for its veterinary laboratory.

Tyson Group on Fact-Finding Visit to EU
GLOBAL - Technical representatives from Tyson Foods, a major poultry meat producer, have recently completed an intensive educational tour, visiting key players in the European poultry production chain.

Cherry Valley Awarded Freedom Foods Accreditation
UK - Lincolnshire-based Cherry Valley, the UK’s largest duck manufacturer, has been recognised for its continued commitment to duck welfare with a Freedom Foods Accreditation.

Job Losses Loom at Poultry Plant
NORTHERN IRELAND - Workers at the O'Kane poultry processing plant at Ballymena have been warned that about 140 jobs are to go.

Poultry Company Falls Fowl on GM-Free Claim
NEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, following an expert report that stated: 'There can be a residual difference in animals or animal-products...

Sanovo Launches New Corporate Identity
DENMARK - Strong growth along with targeted acquisition and investment has enabled Sanovo to become leading specialists in the development, manufacture and marketing of egg handling and processing equipment. The group has a new corporate identity as Sanovo...

Welfare Accreditation for Cherry Valley
UK - Duck producer, Cherry Valley, has been awarded Freedom Foods accreditation.

Meyn Introduces New WLD Whole Leg Deboner
NETHERLANDS - The demand for deboned poultry products throughout the world has created an intensive and vast growing market.

Maternal Antibody May Explain Success of In Ovo Vaccination
US - New research suggests that low maternal antibody concentrations at day 18 (E18) or day 19 (E19) of incubation may be one reason why in ovo vaccination is so successful, and holds the key to the future development of new vaccines for chickens, according...

New Appointments in Aviagen's TMEA Team
GLOBAL - Aviagen has announced the appointment of Michael Garden as Business Manager for the Turkey, Middle East and Africa (TMEA) region as part of the company's ongoing investment in customer service.

Astral's Poultry Shows 73 Per Cent Profit Increase
SOUTH AFRICA - Astral Foods' profits for the year show improvement, buoyed up by increases in revenue from its poultry business.

Brasil Foods Sees BRR210 Million Third Quarter Profit
BRAZIL - Brazilian meat and poultry processing giant Basil Foods has recorded profits of 210 million real (BRR)) in the third quarter of the year.

Yuhe Reports Increased Sales, Profit for Quarter
CHINA - In its third quarter results, Yuhe International Inc. reports revenue up by 37 per cent for its broiler business.

CP Sees Profits Soar
THAILAND - South East Asian meat and fish processing company, Charoen Pokphand Foods, has posted profits of 8,080 million baht (THB) for the first nine months of the year - up from THB 2,824 million last year.

Demand Can be Met by Local Production in PNG
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Local poultry companies say that they are easily able to meet the growing demand for poultry meat in the country, without the need for imports.

Hy-Line Technical Service School Largest to Date
US - Hy-Line International held its fifteenth bi-annual Technical Service School in June 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Danisco Acquires Sorbial
UK - Danisco A/S has signed an agreement to acquire Sorbial in order to strengthen its competencies in microbial-based products for animal nutrition.

Smithfield CEO to Address Sustainability Summit
US - Smithfield Foods' CEO, Larry Pope, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Summit.

Humphrey Feeds Expands its Poultry Feed Team
UK - Humphrey Feeds has demonstrated its commitment to UK Free Range and Organic producers by announcing that they are to expand their team of on-farm poultry feed specialists.