Poultry Industry News: Global
Monday, February 11, 2013
Towards Global Feed LCA GuidelinesEU - The European Feed Manufacturer's Association (FEFAC) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) are joining forces to harmonize the methodology for environmental footprinting of compound feed and to publish the first Feed Life Cycle Analysis...
FAO Examines Children's Work in Livestock SectorGLOBAL - FAO has published a report entitled 'Children's Work in Livestock Sector: Herding and Beyond', which highlights the number of under 18s working in farming across the world and the consequences for their health and education. ...
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Weekly Overview: Poultry Company Reports Mixed; Russia Bans Imports of US Turkey MeatANALYSIS - It is "reporting season" for some of the top companies producing and selling poultry meat and the general trend is for improving results with dramatic increases in output especially by companies based in Russia where there has been massive...
China KFC Publicity Hit Yum!'s ResultsCHINA - In its fourth quarter and full-year results, Yum! Brands reports an eight per cent increase in global annual sales but notes that adverse publicity over its poultry supply continues to impact China KFC sales significantly with a six per cent...
FAO Food Price Index Unchanged in JanuaryGLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index held steady at 210 points in January 2013 after three straight months of decline, writes the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). ...
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Anger Mounts as Russia Bans More US ProductsRUSSIA/US - The US National Turkey Federation and the US Poultry and Egg Export Council have hit out at the ban on imports of turkey meat to Russia because of fears over ractopamine, writes Chris Harris....
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
New Study Reveals Egg Intake Does Not Raise Health RisksGLOBAL - Eating one egg a day does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke and may even reduce the risk, according to new research from China and the US, except for people with diabetes....
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Feed Survey: Global Production 959 Million TonsUS - The world is producing 959 million tons of feed and has increased its production by at least four per cent in the last year, according to the 2013 Global Feed Tonnage Survey....
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
FAO Urges Stronger Measures on Global Health ThreatsGLOBAL - The world risks a repeat of the disastrous 2006 bird flu outbreaks unless surveillance and control of this and other dangerous animal diseases is strengthened globally, FAO warns. ...
Friday, January 25, 2013
EU, Brazil Sign Welfare AgreementEU & BRAZIL - Brazil and the European Union signed an animal welfare agreement during the 6th EU Summit Brazil held 24 January, at the Presidential Palace. ...
Writing and Presenting Scientific PapersGLOBAL - What is the point of researching issues of animal health, welfare or production practices if the results and the message are not delivered to the public at large?...
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Think, Eat, Save: FAO, UNEP Launch Global Campaign on Food WasteGLOBAL - Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched by the Food and Agriculture...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Quebec, Catalonia Set up Animal Welfare R&D NetworkCANADA & SPAIN - QCATnet is the name of the new R&D network on production animal welfare between the Institute of Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (IRTA), linked to the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery, Food, and the Natural Environment...
Call for More Investments to Eradicate PovertyGLOBAL - The German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, have called for a significant increase in responsible investments in agriculture...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cobb-Vantress Launches New Global Digital Media StrategyGLOBAL - Cobb-Vantress, a leader in research and development, production and sale of broiler breeding stock, has announced the launch of a redesigned website, http://www.cobb-vantress.com, as part of its overall global digital media strategy. ...
Monday, January 21, 2013
Canada-US Agree on Animal Disease ZoningCANADA & US - Canada and the United States are to recognise each other’s zoning measures during highly contagious foreign animal disease outbreaks....
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Weekly Review: Bird Flu Hits Mexican Egg Industry AgainANALYSIS - Highly pathogenic bird flu has broken out again in one egg flock in Mexico, with a neighbouring flock subsequently also found to be affected. Both flocks have been destroyed and the usual procedures have been put in place to halt the spread...
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Avian Flu at New York Live Market Halts Some ExportsGLOBAL - Following the finding of avian influenza - presumed to be low pathogenic - at a New York live bird market, exports to Japan and Taiwan from New York have been halted....
Will Governments Get to Grips with Antibiotic Use?ANALYSIS - The use of antibiotics on farm has been causing concern among consumers, farmers, politicians and lobby groups for some time and it is starting to become a major crusade for some to restrict their use, writes Chris Harris....
Friday, January 11, 2013
Smart Incubators: Delivering Top Performance WorldwideGLOBAL - Smart single-stage incubation is proving its value to expanding hatcheries around the world. From South Africa to Switzerland and Brazil, hatchery managers are reporting results that range from outstanding to award-winning! ...
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Weekly Overview: New Year's Resolution: Feeding the WorldANALYSIS - 2013 started with the publication of a new report on the huge amount of food wasted each year between 'field and mouth'. Reducing it by just a small percentage could make a big difference to the growing human population, as could further developments...
Talking Technical with Nick French - Global Head of Technical TransferGLOBAL - Aviagen’s Technical Transfer Team is possibly the department of the company that most customers have the highest level of interaction with, because even if they don’t meet the team face to face, most of them will have one of their publications...
World Wastes Two Billion Tonnes of All FoodGLOBAL - A call has gone out for urgent action to prevent 50 per cent of all food produced in the world ending up as waste. ...
Cargill Reports Quadrupled Net Earnings in Q2 of Fiscal 2013GLOBAL - Agri-food giant Cargill have reported a quadrupling of net earnings of $409 million in the second quarter ended November 30 2012 as revenues rose six per cent to $35.2 billion. ...
FAO Food Price Index Down Seven Per Cent in 2012GLOBAL - The FAO Food Price Index dropped for the third consecutive month in December 2012, edging down 1.1 per cent....
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