Poultry Industry News: United Kingdom
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Optivite's Enzyme Range UK - Optivite has been providing enzyme solutions for around 20 years and the range has evolved to include products to suit the majority of feed types around the world. ...
Roslin Study Shows How Salmonella Colonises the GutUK - Scientists have studied how Salmonella colonises the intestines of food-producing animals. This is relevant both to the welfare of the animal hosts and to contamination of the food chain and farm environment. Researchers plan to use data collected...
Call for United Front on Poultry Welfare UK - Finding ways to promote the high welfare standards of British poultry production should help boost sales of home-produced chicken meat in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, according to a leading poultry producer. ...
Conference Addresses Large-Scale Production UK - Deadlines are approaching for registrations for the conference, 'Does big mean bad? The science behind large scale production' in May....
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
NFU: Put Profitability Back into British FarmingUK - The NFU has called on Tesco to help bring profitability back to British farming and put more British food on British plates after the commercial director for the retailer, Kevin Grace, addressed NFU Council yesterday (23 April)....
CAP Budget Cuts Require Rethink of SpendingUK - Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget cuts for the next seven years means an urgent rethink of spending is needed, said the National Farmers Union Council, speaking on the future implementation of the CAP reform in England and Wales....
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Moy Park Team Lends a Hand to Farm AfricaUK - Poultry processor Moy Park’s Chief Executive, Nigel Dunlop, and Group Finance and IT Director, Janet McCollum, are join a group of fellow food industry leaders to raise funds for Farm Africa’s ‘Food for Good’ campaign. ...
Monday, April 22, 2013
Training Showcase and Networking EventUK - Booking is open for a showcase and networking event in London in June for those in the agri-food sector wanting to undertake applied research alongside their career....
Devenish Nutrition Increases Presence in GB MarketUK - Devenish Nutrition, the agri-technology company headquartered in Belfast, has taken another significant stride into the GB market with the acquisition of Hi Peak Feeds Ltd, the leading multi-species specialist organic feed manufacturer based near...
Friday, April 19, 2013
ADAS Secures Grant to Assess Global Sustainable Impact of Feeding PoultryUK - ADAS received a substantial grant from Sainsbury’s Innovation Fund to examine the extent to which higher levels of UK produced rapeseed meal (RSM) can be substituted for soybean meal (SBM) in broiler chicken diets, without compromising productivity...
New Groceries Code Adjudicator Explains RoleUK - Groceries Code Adjudicator designate Christine Tacon has visited the National Farmers Union to explain her new role to staff....
Thursday, April 18, 2013
BSAS/WPSA: Plant Genomes Can Help Solve Global ProblemsUK - A leading plant scientist has outlined to a meeting of animal scientists how advanced plant breeding techniques have the potential to solve some of the world's most pressing problems - including the prevention and treatment of human and farm animal...
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Native Breeds Can Help Create a Sustainable Livestock IndustryUK - Native breeds have a role to play in a sustainable livestock industry, according to speakers at a conference organised by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust at the University of Nottingham yesterday, 16 April. Senior editor, Jackie Linden, reports....
Industry First for Moy ParkUK - Poultry processor, Moy Park is the first company in the poultry industry to be recognised in the UK’s Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index), the UK’s leading and most in-depth voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility assessed by Business...
Avian Influenza Confirmed at Bernard Matthews FarmUK - Bernard Matthews can confirm that Defra has undertaken tests for avian influenza on one of its farms following notification by the Company after some birds showed signs of ill health over the weekend. ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
We Must Value Resources as Well as Innovate, Top Scientist to SayUK - Faced with massive population growth, increasing prosperity and extreme weather events brought by climate change that raise the risk of pests and diseases, the challenge to feed all calls for a great deal more than the accepted necessary advances...
Monday, April 15, 2013
NOAH Film Makes Industry Call to Reach Out to ConsumersUK - In a film released last week, high profile delegates to this year’s Food Chain Conference, organised by the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH), have called on the industry to engage with consumers about the important role animal medicines...
Your Chance to Debate Welfare IssuesUK - Pig and Poultry LIVE will be held on 15 May at a bigger venue, offering more networking opportunities and more trade stands....
Friday, April 12, 2013
Tesco to Allow GM Soya in Poultry FeedUK - UK-based retail giant Tesco has answered consumer queries about the use of genetically modified (GM) ingredients in poultry feed by guaranteeing that its own-label fresh and frozen poultry and eggs are only fed non-GM feed and have written it into...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Training Programme Concludes with Key Business InsightsUK - Over the last six months, 19 young poultry producers from all over the UK have participated in a new training programme aimed at creating and inspiring the next generation of industry leaders....
Monday, April 08, 2013
Egg Business Noble Foods Considers SaleUK - The owners of Noble Foods are considering a £400 million sale of the UK’s largest egg producer business. ...
Breeding Better Chickens Website LaunchedUK - A BBSRC-funded research group working to improve the health of the world's huge population of broiler chickens has created a new website to share their work. ...
Conference Examines Science Behind Large-Scale ProductionUK - 'Does big mean bad? The science behind large scale production' is the theme of a conference at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh on 23 to 24 May 2013....
Friday, April 05, 2013
Alternative Protein SourcesUK - Richard Weightman explains why investigating alternative sources of protein for use in livestock feed is crucial for reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint and improving profitability for primary producers. ...
ADAS Launches HealthyHens ProjectUK - HealthyHens is a European wide project looking at the welfare of organic laying hens throughout the EU. ...
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