Labor to Vote Down Cage Eggs Bill
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA - The ACT government has signalled that it will block a Greens bill banning cage egg production when the Legislative Assembly sits this week.

New Gentler Line of Laying Hens Developed
US - A line of less aggressive laying hens that produce eggs to industry standard has been developed by a team of Agriculture Research Service (ARS) scientists. As a result of this development, the researchers also cut mortality losses among the birds...

Omega-3: Happier, Healthier, More Productive Hens?
UK - Most of us are aware of the potential health benefits of omega-3 found in fish oil and flax seed. Now researchers are looking at how omega-3 may help laying hens avoid bone damage.

Companies Adopt FDA Egg Safety Regulations
US - America’s egg farmers, who have been continually working to enhance food safety, are committed to working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the egg safety regulations are implemented and the gains in food safety the industry has...

FDA Improves Egg Safety
US - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a regulation to help make eggs safer to eat.

McDonalds Launches Flagship Farms Programme
EU - Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's Europe has launched a new Flagship Farms programme, designed to promote and share the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices via real case studies from real farms in our supply chain.

New Test Can Tell Cage Eggs from Free-Range
NEW ZEALAND - A researcher at the Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) National Isotope Centre has developed a test based on isotope analysis to distinguish between battery (cage) barn, free-range and organic eggs based on the hen's diet.

Salmonella Strain's Path to Virulence Uncovered
US - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have uncovered genetic evidence about the evolutionary path that transformed Salmonella enteritidis from an innocuous bacterium into a virulent pathogen.

Customers Urged to Avoid Buying Large Hen Eggs
UK - Most people who buy eggs from supermarkets or other retail food stores seek to always lay their hands on ones as large as possible, in order to get a better value for their money.

VIV ASIA - The Key to More Profitable Egg Production
THAILAND - Layer producers looking for lower feed costs with higher fibre feed ingredients can use the latest developments in enzyme technology reported Dr Yingjun Ru at the VIV Asia Eggs conference, Thailand, Bangkok, 12 March 2009. Using a carefully...

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the poultry situation in the US regarding the EU's restrictions.

IPSF: Eggshell Contamination Not Affected by Hen Housing
US - Georgia researchers have found that following washing, eggshell bacteria levels are similar for hens housed in cages or in other housing systems, writes ThePoultrySite editor, Jackie Linden.

December Egg Production Down Slightly
US - US egg production totaled 7.78 billion during December 2008, down slightly from last year, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - US - The number of eggs and broiler chicks placed were down by six per cent each, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the egg situation in the US.

Eggs Can Deliver More Nutrients into Human Diet
CANADA - Research underway at the University of Manitoba has shown the egg to be an effective and efficient way of delivering a range of important nutrients into the human diet, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Sainsbury's Stops Selling Cage Eggs
UK - Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has announced that, from the 5 February, it will no longer sell eggs from battery hens.

Promotion Needed to Boost Intake of Poultry Products
INDIA - Speakers at Poultry India Expo 2009 called for greater efforts to promote poultry meat and egg consumption.

Monthly US Turkey Hatchery Report
US - Turkey eggs in incubators down 6 per cent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report covers global turkey meat production, consumption and trade.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - The number of eggs and broiler chicks placed were down 6 per cent each, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Egg Producers under Pressure
SWAZILAND - Farmers have been struggling to get reliable suppliers of replacement birds since the demise of Kharafa Trading.

Easy Nest optimises hatching egg collection
THE NETHERLANDS - Vencomatic have launched a new product which it hopes will revolutionise the collection of hatching eggs.