New Case of HPAI in Spain
SPAIN - The veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Low-Path Bird Flu Hits Ducks in Spain
SPAIN - The veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Salmonella in Chicken Fillets Inactivated by Pressure
SPAIN - P. Morales and colleagues at the Department of Food Technology, INIA, in Madrid have published a report into the inactivation of Salmonella enteritidis in chicken breast fillets by single-cycle and multiple-cycle high pressure treatments...

Novartis Sponsors 5th International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetal Infections
SPAIN - Novartis Animal Health is proud to continue with the sponsorship of special conferences on spirochaetal infections, as the research programmes, and knowledge imparted therein, bear important and useful information for swine and poultry producers...

New Survey on Prevalence of Arcobacter in Foods
SPAIN - Collado and co-workers at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Reus have published a survey on the prevalence of the food-borne pathogen, Arcobacter, in meat and shellfish. Arcobacter species were found to be widely distributed in the food products...

Smart Expansion for Spain's Avilesa
SPAIN - Avilesa has commissioned Pas Reform's Spanish representative, Maker Farms, for the complete expansion and modernisation of its hatchery.

DNA Used to Distinguish Wildfowl Meat
SPAIN - A team of researchers from the Veterinary Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have developed a quick and easy technique to distinguish the meat of quail, pheasant, pigeon and other wildfowl using DNA analysis. Monitoring the...

Vencomatic Sets Foot in Spain
SPAIN - Poultry equipment producer Vencomatic from the Netherlands announces to open a new operation in Spain, Vencomatic Iberica s.l.

Basque Institute Initiates Research Programme
SPAIN - The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, has launched a new poultry research programme.

Iberian Appointment for Lohmann Animal Health
SPAIN - Specialist poultry vaccine company, Lohmann Animal Health, has appointed veterinarian Felix Ponsa Musarra to provide technical support for its extensive range of products in Spain and Portugal.

New House for 150,000 Layers in Spain
SPAIN - Grupo Avicola la Cresta, one of the most important Spanish egg producers, has increased its bird number in a spectacular way: 150,000 laying hens distributed on seven rows and impressive twelve tiers with two intermediate ceilings.

Spain: Expoaviga 2008 15th – 18th April 2008
Adial Nutrition S.L exhibited at Expoaviga 2008 and they used it as an opportunity to continue to promote Orego-Stim® for use in Poultry.

Nutreco to Buy Spanish Feed and Meat Operations
Nutreco is set to buy the feed and meat assets of Copaga in Catalonia, Spain.

Genetic Markers Trace Meat from Farm to Fork
BARCELONA - Scientists at the Universitat Auṭnoma de Barcelona, Spain, have developed and validated an identity test that can be used to confirm the breed and origin of meat from farm animals.

Nutreco Plans To Strengthen Spanish Feed And Meat Operations
SPAIN - Nutreco has signed a letter of intent to buy the feed and meat assets of Copaga in Catalonia, Spain. The assets of Copaga to be acquired comprise a feed factory, a poultry processing facility and a pig integration business.

Spain fights salmonella accusations
SPAIN - The Spanish Ministry for Agriculture has discredited a Food Standards Agency (FSA) report which states that one in every eight Spanish egg boxes tested positive for salmonella in a survey of non-UK eggs.

Scientists look to carrageenans to boost egg white gelling
SPAIN - Adding carrageenans to egg white ovalbumin improves the gelling ability of the egg protein and could spark a "great interest using liquid egg as gelling agents", says research from Spain.