Hatchery Workshops a Big Hit with Customers
GLOBAL - Aviagen recently continued their ongoing hands-on training programme for Central and Eastern European customers with a series of hatchery workshops in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Ghana's Animal Research Launches New Chicken Breed
GHANA - Animal Research Institute (ARI) of the CSIR has introduced a new breed of chicken, combining the characteristics of fast growth with adaptation to the harsh environmental conditions, in order to reduce the country's dependence on imported breeding...

Researcher Looks at Adjusting Poultry Sex Ratios
US - University of Georgia researchers are working on ways to skew the chicken's gender ratio in favour of males for broiler production and of females for the egg and breeding sectors.

EFSA Seeks Expert Opinions on Broiler Welfare
EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is inviting comments from interested parties regarding the health and welfare aspects of genetic selection in broilers.

Hama Plus S.A. and DanHatch A/S Join Forces
EU - The shareholders of Hama Plus S.A. and the Danish broiler hatchery DanHatch A/S have decided to enter into a cooperation between the two companies.

Attractive Male Chickens Release Fewer Sperm
UK - Attractive males release fewer sperm per mating to maximise their chances of producing offspring across a range of females, according to a new paper on the evolution of ejaculation strategies.

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.

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.

Concern over Declining Livestock Breeds
INDIA - Almost all the country's indigenous poultry breeds are under threat, according to a recent survey on biodiversity.

ARS Researchers Breed Less Aggressive Hens
US - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to breed gentler laying hens that still produce eggs to industry standards and do not require beak-trimming.

Award for Arkansas's Professor Kuenzel
US - University of Arkansas poultry scientist, Professor Wayne Kuenzel, has received the John Imhoff Outstanding Research Publication Award.

Project to Breed Chicken-Quail Cross
MALAYSIA - Department of Veterinary Services has initiated a project to produce a new type of poultry, which is a cross between a cockerel and a hen quail.

Award for Top Cobb Flocks in US
US - Tyson Sedalia won Cobb's 2008 US Top Complex Awards based on overall flock performance.

Chicken Waste Becomes a Valuable Commodity
GERMANY - Chicken waste from Cobb grandparent farms is being used to heat local homes, with fertiliser as a by-product, in an innovative new project in Saxony-Anhalt.

Timberlake Farm Takes Shape
US - Clark Baird explains how Cobb's newest facility in the US is taking shape. Timberlake Farm was purchased a year ago and high priorities for its refurbishment were the highest biosecurity measures and energy-saving ideas.

Fourteen Nations Get Together in Cobb Germany
GERMANY - The third Cobb Germany 'Weihnachtsfest' team meeting took place over two days, coinciding with the Wimex/Cobb Germany Christmas party.

Clones for Food: EC Breaking its Own Rules?
EU - An animal welfare group has claimed that The European Commission is breaking its own rules with a wait and see approach to animal cloning. The group claims that cloning harms animal welfare.

Why Did Turkeys Grow so Big?
US - Selective breeding over the years has brought about today's big-breasted turkeys, explain poultry experts in a popular article in the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Demand for Cobb 500 ‘Quite Outstanding’
POLAND - Cobb Germany celebrated its 10^th anniversary in the Polish market with a well attended customer seminar involving 87 clients from all over the country.

Aviagen: Cooperation in Belarus Commences
BELARUS - Aviagen and Belpticeprom reached an important agreement to jointly develop the Belarusian poultry industry. The agreement was signed during a visit of a delegation from Belpticeprom to Aviagen's Edinburgh headquarters.

Aviagen Hosts 6th Ross Asia Association Meeting
BEIJING - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, recently hosted the sixth Ross Asia Association meeting in Beijing, China.

Aviagen Launches Arbor Acres in Eastern Europe
GLOBAL - Aviagen is now offering customers in Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan even greater choice with the introduction of Arbor Acres products into these markets.

Cobb's Early Lesson in Capitalism
UK - Forty four years on from historic Khrushchev accolade for Cobb and British poultry industry, writes Roger Ransom, BHR Communications.

Aviagen Strengthens Eastern European Team
SCOTLAND - Aviagen is pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Rotherham to the position of Technical Manager, Eastern Europe.

First Genomics Breeding Program to Benefit Poultry Industry
US - The first breeding programme in the world to use an entire animal genome is beginning under the direction of Purdue University scientists and two of the largest international poultry breeding companies.