Poultry Industry News
Monday, June 17, 2013
Europe Mops Up After FloodsANALYSIS - At the beginning of the month Central and Eastern Europe experienced some of the worst floods it had ever seen, writes Chris Harris. ...
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Weekly Overview: Forecast Points to Better Times for the Global Poultry IndustryANALYSIS - Poultry meat output is forecast to be 1.8 per cent above last year, according to an FAO report, which also expects higher cereal harvests and calmer markets. Meetings are taking place on antibiotic use this week ahead of the forthcoming G8...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
US Joins Call to End Food WasteANALYSIS - The US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has joined the mounting global call to end food waste. ...
Friday, June 07, 2013
Weekly Overview: Report Calls for Reduction in Food Waste and Aid to Small FarmersANALYSIS - A report from the UK International Development Committee on global food security has called for an end to food waste on the domestic market and assistance to small farmers in developing countries to tackle hunger and promote food security. ...
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Weekly Overview: Progress Being Made on Tackling Poultry DiseaseANALYSIS – At its global meeting this week, OIE has agreed new standards on tackling antimicrobial resistance and on broiler welfare. Research to develop a vaccine against necrotic enteritis has taken a step forward and an agreement has been signed...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Franco-Chinese Agreement on Avian Influenza Vaccine ResearchFRANCE - French based multi-national animal health company Ceva Santé Animale has signed a scientific protocol with the South China Agricultural University to research and develop vaccine to help control avian influenza. ...
Friday, May 24, 2013
Weekly Overview: Study Reveals Extent of Breaks in Animal Health Product Cold ChainANALYSIS – A new study from the US shows just how poor storage conditions can be at retailers and on farms for animal health products. If the results represent the industry generally, it is little wonder that vaccines, antibiotics and other products...
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Weekly Overview: Counting the Cost – of Poultry to the Environment and Avian Flu to the IndustryANALYSIS – A University of Delaware study has found poultry manure to be less environment-polluting than previous thought. A new report, however, highlights the contribution of livestock to greenhouse gas emissions, while researchers have identified...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Egg and Broiler Prices to Bounce Back from Bird FluCHINA – Fewer cases of H7N9 bird flu through May and the announcement of a government subsidy boost will bring a dramatic increase in market fortunes over mid-summer, Chinese economists have predicted....
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Weekly Overview: Avian Flu Concerns in Mexico and ChinaANALYSIS - While human cases of H7N9 flu are causing concern in China, the situation with the H7N3 virus in birds is creating alarm in the Mexican poultry industry as it spreads over long distances and to all chicken sectors. A new bill in the US is the...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Avian Influenza Spreads Across MexicoANALYSIS - The highly pathogenic H7N3 Avian Influenza virus is spreading quickly across central Mexico, much to the frustration of the Mexican poultry industry. Chris Wright, writing for the ThePoultrySite, reports on the ANECA meeting held last week...
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Weekly Overview: H7N9 Bird Flu Impacts Poultry Markets in China and Viet NamANALYSIS - In China, it appears that live markets are a key source of the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus although an official report says the virus has not been found on any poultry farms. Demand for poultry meat and eggs products in Viet Nam has fallen...
H7N9: Live Bird Markets Are Key to Infection for People and PoultryCHINA - An expert mission from the OIE has found that live bird markets play a key role in poultry and human infections with influenza A(H7N9)....
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Influenza A(H7N9): Impacts on the Poultry IndustryCHINA - An update on the current situation on H7N9 flu in people and the impacts on the poultry industry by senior editor, Jackie Linden....
Friday, April 26, 2013
Commission Refers Greece, Italy to Court over Cage Ban FailureEU - The European Commission decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning 'un-enriched cages' (battery cages). ...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Weekly Overview: Poultry Industry Aims for Greater Sustainability; Latest on H7N9 Flu in ChinaANALYSIS - With a new study into the use of locally grown protein for poultry diets in the UK and the global egg industry association meeting looking to balancing the needs of the 'Three Ps', our industry is doing its utmost to boost its sustainability....
Monday, April 22, 2013
Mexico Faces Severe Drought Again ANALYSIS - With Mexico facing severe drought conditions again this year, the federal government has announced stringent conservation measures to preserve already tight water supplies, particularly in a large area just south of the border with the US....
Saturday, April 20, 2013
USDA Feed Review: Bids Mixed on Weather, Bird Flu, Lower Chinese GrowthUS - Compared to last week, grain and soybean bids traded mixed. ...
Friday, April 19, 2013
BSAS: Could Wine Industry Waste Be Used in Broiler Feed?GLOBAL – Waste products from the food industry represent growing challenges as consumer consciousness develops about the environmental, social and political context of meat production, reports editor, Michael Priestley, from a British Society of Animal...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Weekly Overview: Agriculture Must Adapt to SurviveANALYSIS - FAO's Deputy Director General has said that human survival depends on agriculture adapting to climate change and that genetic resources are vital for this adaptation. Native breeds have a role to play in a sustainable livestock industry, according...
How is New Bird Flu Virus Transmitted?ANALYSIS - The outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza A(H7N9) in China has seen the number of people infected rise to 82 with a further 19 cases confirmed on Wednesday, writes Chris Harris. ...
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....
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Weekly Overview: H7N9 Influenza in ChinaANALYSIS - The influenza A virus that has so far caused 28 confirmed human infection in eastern China is caused by the H7N9 subtype. It is thought to be the result of a genetic reassortment of viruses from wild birds and poultry in the region. The source...
US Grain Futures Weaken Modestly in Wake of USDA's Supply and Demand ReportANALYSIS - Grain futures markets were under modest selling pressure in the wake of the latest US Department of Agriculture monthly supply and demand report issued late Wednesday morning, writes Jim Wyckoff, grain analyst. ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Does Having Protected Geographical Status Boost Product Values?ANALYSIS - Having protected geographical indication status for food and drink products in the EU can more than double the prices obtained on the open market, writes Chris Harris....
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