Aviagen's European Team Focuses on Ventilation
NETHERLANDS - Aviagen's European technical team recently held a three-day meeting as part of the company's ongoing programme of improving customer support through effective information exchange and training.

Poultry Producers Warned over Dangers of Propane
UK - A serious accident at a plastics factory has highlighted potential dangers of relating to some pipework used for liquid petroleum gas (LPG; propane), a common fuel for heating poultry houses.

Alberta Group Explores Broiler Breeder Energy Needs
CANADA - Martin Zuidhof and his team at the University of Alberta have quantified the impact of environmental temperature on the energy requirements of broiler breeders.

Thai Company Achieves Success with its Cool Ducks
THAILAND - STD Charoen Farm, a duck farm supplying Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), has installed closed houses and evaporative cooling systems to raise biosecurity and improve performance.

Improve Growth with Climate Control Technology
PHILIPPINES - Climate control technology can optimise poultry growth, according to Belmont, which supplies combi-tunnel ventilation systems and other poultry equipment.

Six Digesters Operating on Poultry Farms in the US
US - As of February 2009, AgSTAR estimates that there are 125 farm-scale digesters operating at commercial livestock farms in the United States. Six of these installations are systems that provide manure treatment for multiple farms.

Big Dutchman Acquires Poultry Management Systems
US - Big Dutchman, a leader in poultry and pig production equipment, has acquired a majority interest in Poultry Management Systems, Inc. (PMSI), located in Saranac, Michigan, USA.

Keep Poultry Houses Tight to Save Energy
US - Cutting down on air leakages is key to saving energy (and costs) in poultry production, according to consultant, Gary Van Wicklen. He addressed producers at a Poultry Animal Health Seminar in Dauphin, Pennsylvania last week.

IPSF NEWS - Improving Airflow and Saving Costs in Poultry Houses
US - Constructing a dropped ceiling in an open ceiling layer or pullet house can help to increase the air flow in the house and reduce energy costs, writes ThePoultrySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

New Technology Cuts Costs and Keeps Birds Warm
US - Everyone is looking for ways to save on fuel costs these days, and poultry growers are no exception. Fuel used for heating poultry houses during the cold winter months can be very costly.

New Look for Controllers
THE NETHERLANDS - Vostermans has created a new look for its expanded line, Mf-Net.

Improved Fan Shutter
THE NETHERLANDS - Vostermans has improved its Multifan 130 with a quieter and more light-proof shutter.

New Controller in Fan Motor
THE NETHERLANDS - Vostermans has introduced its Trinc-1, a triac controller incorporated in the motor.

New Joint Venture: Venco-Extra Poultry Equipment
CHINA - At VIV China 2008, Vencomatic and Shanghai Extra Machinery Co. signed a letter of intent to work together in a joint venture called Venco-Extra (Shanghai) Poultry Equipment Co. Ltd. The new company starts on 1 November 2008.

Hybro Asia holds 3rd Counterparts’ Seminar Series
NETHERLANDS - From March 5-6, 2007, twenty modern hatchery and production managers from poultry companies in Asia gathered and participated in the 3rd offering of the Counterparts’ Seminar Series at Montien Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, organised by broiler...