ANUGA REPORT - Brazil Companies Set to Grow
GERMANY - Further consolidation and more international company takeovers can be expected from the leading Brazilian meat processors, across the beef, pork and poultry sectors, writes ThePoultrySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

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.

International Broiler Specialists Meet in Bavaria
GERMANY - The latest developments in broiler and hatchery management were the focus for the 30 participants of the Cobb Germany summer get-together in Bavaria.

Big Dutchman Welcomes New Family Member
GERMANY - Together with Clovis Rayzel, President of Big Dutchman USA, a team of Poultry Management Systems, Inc (PMSI) from the US recently visited the headquarters of the Big Dutchman group in Vechta, Germany.

German Broiler Growers Visit Wimex
GERMANY - More than 20 German broiler growers and feed industry consultants visited the different departments of Wimex, Europe's largest producer and exporter of broiler hatching eggs.

Bayer in Talks to Buy Animal Drugs Business-paper
GERMANY - Bayer is in advanced takeover talks to expand its animal health unit and is likely to benefit from the ongoing overhaul of the U.S. healthcare sector, a German newspaper said.

Low-Path Bird Flu Back in Germany
GERMANY - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new case of low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI).

Germany - Poultry and Products - 2009
GERMANY - The latest GAIN report from the USDA FOreign Agricultural Service is subtitled German Government Says Latest German HPAI Incident in Wild Duck Does Not Change Overall Risk.

Cobb Germany Celebrated Multinational Christmas
GERMANY - Fourteen nationalities in Cobb Germany celebrated Christmas.

Farm Assurance Standard for Turkeys Launched
GERMANY - Globalgap has launched a new module for the certification of commercial turkey production. The Turkey Module is part of the company's Integrated Farm Assurance Standard (IFA), which comprises health and welfare auditing.

More Low-Path Bird Flu in Germany
GERMANY - The veterinary authorities have sent a Follow Up Report to the the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding another five outbreaks of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) on poultry farms.

Europe's Largest Parent Stock Hatchery Opened
GERMANY - Europe's largest parent stock (PS) hatchery is open for business. Aviagen's €12 million facility will hatch one million chicks each month.

Minister Signs Veterinary Agreement with Egypt
GERMANY - German Minister, Dr Gerd Müller has signed a veterinary agreement with Egypt which will immediately allow the export of breeding cattle to Egypt, and will open the door for exports of beef, live poultry and poultry meat products in the near...

Grain Prices to Rise as Production Falls
GERMANY - Experts at the DLG Winter Seminar said they expect price increases in second half of 2009 with wheat in the Paris exchange rising to €200 per tonne. Recommendations include forward selling when prices high.

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.

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.

Germany Reports Nine New Cases of LPAI
GERMANY - The veterinary authorities have sent a new report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about nine more cases of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI).

Newcastle Disease in Germany 'Resolved'
GERMANY - The veterinary authorities have sent a new report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), indicating no new outbreaks of Newcastle disease and thus that the event is resolved.

19 More Cases of Low-Path Bird Flu in Germany
GERMANY - The veterinary authorities have reported a further 19 cases of low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

AI in Turkey Flocks in Northern Germany
GERMANY - An outbreak of low-pathogenic avian influenza (H5N3) has been reported for the area of Cloppenburg in northern Germany in mid-December.

Another Case of Low-Path Bird Flu
GERMANY - Another outbreak of low-pathognic avian influenza (LPAI) has been reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

LAH Strengthens its Marketing Department
GERMANY - Strengthening the marketing team at Lohmann Animal Health is Dr Sarah Schriek who has been appointed product manager for poultry vaccines.

Research Consortium to Sequence Turkey Genome
GERMANY - An international consortium¹ of researchers has begun an effort to sequence the genome of the domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. The genome sequence will be obtained using the Roche GS-FLX™ sequencing platform and the recently...

EUROTIER REPORT: Record Number of Visitors
GERMANY - EuroTier has impressively demonstrated its strong pulling power for animal farmers and experts from all over the world.

EUROTIER REPORT - Managing On-Farm Health
GERMANY - The modern farm vet is called upon not just to diagnose and treat individual animals, but increasingly to assume the tasks of a "health manager" on the farm, whose job lies in conserving and improving the health status by caring for stocks and...