Cagle's Cut Down as Consumers Cut Chicken
US - Cagles's Inc, an Atlanta-based chicken processor, is hoping that Americans will start to eat more chicken so that the company can get its expenses in line and improve financially.

Should GM Be Used on Farm Animals?
US — A recent workshop, organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) opened up a platform to begin developing and exploiting new treatments on farm animals. Amongst these are genetic modification and RNA interference.

Foodborne Illnesses Linger in the US
US - US made little progress in containing foodborne illness in 2007, according to a government report released on Thursday.

Chile Gives Nod to US Chooks
WASHINGTON, US - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that Chile's Livestock and Agricultural Service approved the U.S. inspection, control and certification systems for poultry, allowing these products to enter the Chilean market effective...

Pilgrim's Pride Plan Plant Closure
US - Pigrim's Pride Corp. is thinking about scaling back business by closing another processing plant. The plant in question, said to have consistently lost money, is situated in El Dorado and currently employs over 1600 people.

Human Hope Held in Hand of Poultry Vaccine
ARIZONA, US - The old adage "a bird in hand is worth two in the bush" may very well apply to a new vaccine project underway in the lab of ASU School of Life Sciences Professor Roy Curtiss, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology...

Farm Animal Liberation in California
CALIFORNIA, US - The California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, has certified an anti-cruelty ballot initiative for the statewide general election on November 4, 2008.

Veterinary Void Finds a Voice
US - When Dr. Brad Leuwerke graduated from Iowa State University veterinary school in the summer of 2006, he was pleased to learn that he was a hot commodity.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down Slightly, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Food Costs and Ethanol Soar Hand in Hand
US – Soaring food prices in the United States are caused in part by $25 billion per year in unnecessary costs imposed on food producers by the federally subsidized ethanol industry. This itself is teetering on the brink of contraction due to rampant over-expansion...

Website: Healthy Animals Healthy Humans
WASHINGTON, D.C., US - The Animal Health Institute (AHI) has launched its newly designed “Keeping Animals Healthy” website to help consumers and policymakers better understand the important role of public policy in providing...

Study Proves Virkon® S Misting's Superior Value
US - A team of leading researchers in the USA have found that directed misting of a four per cent solution of disinfectant Virkon® S can successfully reduce environmental bacterial contamination, such as Staphs and Salmonella, to extremely low levels...

International Egg And Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry.

New Detection Test Joins War on Conterfeit Tamiflu
US - Counterfeit medicinal drug crime is becoming a major issue on the international black market and, with the current high demand for bird flu protection, one of the latest targets is the vaccine Tamiflu. But Georgian chemists have recently developed...

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler-Type Eggs Set In 19 Selected States Down Slightly, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).