Ratajczak to Keynote Poultry Market Intelligence Forum
US - Economist, Dr Donald Ratajczak, will be a featured speaker at the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum, scheduled again for the International Poultry Expo in 2010.

Livestock Production Trends in Asia to be Discussed
THAILAND - What’s next in Asian livestock production? A group of experts will share new findings, trends and future standards at the Pig, Poultry & Dairy Focus Asia 2010 - Asia’s largest technical livestock conference.

VIV Europe 2010 Returns to its Roots in Utrecht
NETHERLANDS - VIV Europe 2010 will take place on 20 to 22 April 2010 in the Jaarbeurs at Utrecht in the Netherlands.

World Egg Day Celebrated in Belize
BELIZE - The Belize Poultry Association celebrated World Egg Day by hosting a symposium on the health benefits of eggs.

Outlook ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for US Agriculture
US - Speakers at Farm Bureau's second annual commodity outlook conference, 15-16 October, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, painted a 'cautiously optimistic' outlook for US agriculture, with crop and dairy producers likely faring better than livestock producers...

Canada's Industry and Govt Unite to Make Food Safer
CANADA - Leaders across the Canadian food industry and government are coming together to share information and learn about emerging technologies and science, in order to produce safer food for Canadians.

Evolving Veterinary Education for a Safer World
FRANCE - The OIE global conference in Paris has agreed on a minimum curriculum for all veterinarians worldwide.

Renderers Partner With Poultry and Meat Processors
US - Rendering companies are important partners with poultry and meat processors, according to Gerald Smith, Jr.

Next European Poultry Conference to be in France
FRANCE - The XIIIth European Poultry Conference will be held from 23 to 27 August 2010 in Tours.

US, Brazil Poultry Industries Sign Historic MoU
GLOBAL - Poultry industry leaders from the US and Brazil have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

Inauguration of Natura Rearing Aviary for 84,000 Pullets
GERMANY - An internal open day in Eggermühlen, Germany, recently caused great interest among the 300 guests invited by Christiane and Theo Gärke, who built two remarkable new houses for a total number of 84,000 pullets which could be visited.

Lion Roars in Time for British Egg Week
UK - The UK egg market is set to enjoy a third consecutive year of growth, following the publication of the third quarter sales figures for 2009.

Aviagen’s Russian Seminar a Big Hit
RUSSIA - Aviagen says its latest seminar in Russia was a big hit with Ross customers.

Industry, Science Come Together for 'River of Ideas'
AUSTRALIA - Poultry industry personnel and scientists involved in poultry R&D will come together in Sydney next week for the CRC's fifth and final Ideas Exchange.

Texas Meeting Returns to Review Industry Change
TEXAS, US - Industry changes are the focus of the Animal Manure Management Conference, which started at Round Rock yesterday. Keynote speakers are addressing environmental, regulatory and public relations issues in a meeting last held a decade ago.

Harper Adams Recognises Poultry Industry Leaders
UK - At the recent graduation ceremony, Harper Adams University College awarded an honorary degree to a former agriculture minister of Northern Ireland.

Growing Show for the Promising Vietnamese Market
VIET NAM - ILDEX Vietnam 2010 will take place on 25 to 27 March 2010 at The New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Phu My Hung, Ho Chi Minh City.

All Roads Lead to Atlanta Poultry Expo
US - For the world-wide poultry industry, all roads will lead to the 2010 International Poultry Expo (IPE) on 27 to 29 January 2010 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The annual event is sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.

Forty Years of Service to be Celebrated
INDIANA, US - A Purdue University laboratory that has played an important role in identifying livestock diseases will celebrate its 40th anniversary Friday (11 September).

Evolving Veterinary Education for a Safer World
GLOBAL - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is holding a three-day conference in Paris in October with the aim to develop an updated veterinary curriculum to the international community.

VIV China 2009 Opens up a Second Hall
CHINA - Preparations for VIV China 2009 taking place from 19 to 21 October at NCIEC Beijing, are in full swing.

2010 Turkey Science and Production Conference
UK - The next Turkey Science and Production Conference will take place on 11 and 12 March 2010 at its usual venue near Macclesfield.

ESPN 2009 - Satellite Seminar Looks to the Future
SCOTLAND, UK - A Satellite Symposium to the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition took place on Sunday evening. Organised by DSM Nutritional Products, its theme was 'New Horizons, New Technologies'. Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite, reports on...

ESPN 2009 - European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition
SCOTLAND, UK - Last night saw the start of the European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city. Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite, reports on the opening ceremony.

PSA Holds 98th Annual Meeting in Raleigh
US - Poultry Science Association (PSA) held its 98th Annual Meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, last month. New officers, dozens of award winners and five new PSA fellows were named.