Poultry Industry News: New Zealand
Monday, May 13, 2013
McLeod Retires as GM of Aviagen New ZealandNEW ZEALAND - Don McLeod has had an extensive career within the poultry industry, dedicating the majority of his working life to a handful of different companies over a 40-year period....
Thursday, May 02, 2013
MPI Swoops on Suspected Illegal Poultry OperationNEW ZEALAND - Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Investigators have executed search warrants at two premises in the Flat Bush area in Manukau, Auckland believed to be involved in an illegal poultry operation. ...
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Aviagen Announces Appointment of Operations Manager in NZ NEW ZEALAND - Aviagen has announced the arrival and appointment of Marc Scott as the new Operations Manager, responsible for the management of team and the production in New Zealand. ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Massey Study Examines Success in Campy ReductionNEW ZEALAND - Researchers based at Massey University have shown how molecular-based surveillance has contributed to the reduction in cases of foodborne disease from Campylobacter in the country since 2008. ...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Food Prices Rise 1.9 Per Cent in January NEW ZEALAND - Food prices rose 1.9 per cent in the January month, and were up 0.8 per cent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today (Thursday). ...
Monday, February 04, 2013
Efforts to Reduce Farming Dangers Showing ProgressNEW ZEALAND – Farm safety and rural depression initiatives have had positive effects on the welfare of the rural population, according to Federated Farmers of New Zealand. ...
Friday, February 01, 2013
Decision Makers Chicken over Egg Debate, Says Organic BodyNEW ZEALAND - "Revised legislation phasing out battery cages over 10 years and introducing colony cages in NZ does little to curb animal welfare issues - we are just putting more birds in bigger cages," says Debbie Swanwick, Spokeperson, Soil & Health,...
Friday, January 11, 2013
South Island Fire Warning Issued NEW ZEALAND - Prolonged hot periods without rain have lead to fires breaking out in areas of the north South island which has caused disturbance and concern across rural organisations. ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Call for Full Trade Liberalisation Through TPPNEW ZEALAND - Farmers and food processors from Australia, New Zealand and Canada are calling on Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries to conclude a 21st century trade agreement in 2013 that liberalises trade across all goods and services....
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Layer Hen Cages to be Phased OutNEW ZEALAND - The most commonly used cages for housing layer hens will be phased out by 2022 under a new code of welfare issued by the Minister for Primary Industries, David Carter....
Meat , Dairy Products Lead Manufacturing RiseNEW ZEALAND - The volume of sales for the meat and dairy product manufacturing industry rose 13 per cent in the September 2012 quarter, following three quarters of volume increases....
Friday, December 07, 2012
Tegel Poultry Looks to the Future Using Ross BrandNEW ZEALAND - In the October 2012 issue cover story of PoultryUSA, Tegel Poultry of New Zealand was reported as achieving the “world’s best feed conversion” and the broilers Tegel’s produces are the Ross brand from Aviagen, Inc....
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Infectious Disease Research Centre LaunchedNEW ZEALAND - Massey University is bringing together researchers from across the University to combat infectious diseases that pose a threat to health, biosecurity and trade....
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Successful Year for AgResearch NZNEW ZEALAND - On-farm pest control, new value-added products and improved environmental performance are three of the significant contributions made by AgResearch scientists to New Zealand's agricultural economy over the past year, according to its 2012...
Friday, September 21, 2012
Fish Fed Poultry OilNEW ZEALAND - The company that makes the feed pellets used at New Zealand King Salmon farms is replacing fish oil and meal with poultry and freezing industry waste. ...
Friday, September 07, 2012
Novel Insect Project Could Provide Protein Feed SolutionsNEW ZEALAND - A project to develop novel insect-derived feed protein that could help replace expensive soyabean meal and fishmeal in poultry and pig diets has been announced by ABN’s parent company, AB Agri. ...
Friday, August 17, 2012
New Zealand Aims for World Leading Animal WelfareNEW ZEALAND - Federated Farmers will continue to work with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), to ensure New Zealand’s farmers have the highest levels of practicable rules around animal welfare....
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Efficiency with Farm Inputs - Essential for SuccessNEW ZEALAND - An increasingly complex and volatile global farm input market is making it imperative for New Zealand farmers to have in place good purchasing strategies, while focusing on ways to conserve soil nutrients and input use, according to a new...
Friday, July 27, 2012
Poultry Genetics Code Some Way OffNEW ZEALAND - The head of the National Animal Welfare Advisory Commitee says concerns about the genetics of poultry raised for eggs and meat will not be addressed for some time....
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Code of Welfare for Meat Chickens ReleasedNEW ZEALAND - New standards covering the welfare of chickens raised for their meat came into effect today, 26 July....
NZ Poultry Production IncreasesNEW ZEALAND - Primary industry statistics for the March 2012 quarter show what a boom of a production year it was for most, including poultry production which followed an upward trend....
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
No Reprieve for Suffering ChooksNEW ZEALAND - The Minister for Primary Industries should reject any welfare code that allows hens to continue to suffer in cruel cages, Green Party animal welfare spokesperson Mojo Mathers said....
Friday, June 29, 2012
Cost of Biosecurity Scheme UnknownNEW ZEALAND - Farmers will soon be able to access funding for biosecurity outbreaks in the same way they do for floods and droughts. ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
No Decision Yet on Larger Chicken CagesNEW ZEALAND - The Government says no decisions have yet been made about when the egg industry will have change to bigger chicken cages....
New Welfare Code for Poultry Expected SoonNEW ZEALAND - A new animal welfare code for layer hens is expected to be introduced shortly....









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