Poultry Industry News
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Australia Boosts Poultry Meat Output AUSTRALIA - The volume of poultry meat produced in 2011 was 8.7 per cent higher than the previous year, according to an ABARES report, while the value of this output was up slightly. ...
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Weekly Overview: Early Signs of Easing in Global Feed Grains?ANALYSIS - There are some signs of an easing in the supply of wheat, maize and soybeans in the coming months in the latest USDA report. Much depends on the success of harvests in South America and the prospects of tumbling feed prices are slim but these...
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Groceries Adjudicator to Have Power to Fine SupermarketsUK - Large supermarkets who deal with suppliers unfairly could be fined by the new Groceries Code Adjudicator, as it is being given greater powers to enforce the Groceries Code, Competition Minister Jo Swinson announced Monday 4 December 2012. The announcement...
Monday, December 03, 2012
Weekly Overview: New Approaches to Future Health ManagementANALYSIS - In the last week, two new developments in the field of poultry health have been announced that promise to revolutionise the veterinary world in the coming years. The first is molecular technology as a means of disease prevention and control...
2012: US Crop Year-End ReviewUS - Despite the drought, the agricultural crop sector continues to record-breaking crop values, write Chad Hart, Lee Schulz and Kristen Schulte, all with Iowa State University Extension....
Friday, November 30, 2012
Gene Technology to Manage Animal HealthBELGIUM - The way in which herd and flock health is managed could change radically over the next 20 years thanks to developments in molecular technology - this was one of the conclusions from a recent meeting in Brussels on Advances in Diagnostics....
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Weekly Overview: Poultry Farmers in the Human Health and Nutrition BusinessANALYSIS - Poultry producers should consider themselves in the human health business, according to a professor from Dublin extolling the health benefits of eggs for people of all ages at a recent conference. The growing human population and rising economies...
Tackling Turkey Leg ProblemsANALYSIS - Lameness is an important production and welfare issue in turkeys, as in other livestock. Editor, Jackie Linden, outlines some recent developments to minimise these conditions, revealing the need for a multifactorial approach to meeting the...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Post Election: 2012 US Farm Bill and the Fiscal Cliff ANALYSIS – With the election of 2012 over, it may be a good thing that the forthcoming debate over the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic budget cuts and tax increases coincides with the ongoing debate over the US Farm Bill, an Ohio State University...
Monday, November 26, 2012
Growing Populations and Wealth Changing Food DemandANALYSIS - The growth of the global population to reach over nine billion by 2050 is expected to change global consumption, supply and demand patterns for food, writes Chris Harris....
Friday, November 23, 2012
Call for Free-Range Egg Producers to Work TogetherANALYSIS - Delegates to the annual conference of the British Free-Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) on 22 November heard a call from the organisation's Policy Director for them to work together for a more sustainable industry for the future. Senior...
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Weekly Overview: Europe Considers Ways to Overcome Antimicrobial ResistanceANALYSIS - The European Parliament has been discussing how to tackle the growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance this week, a topic also addressed by the German vets' association last week in a satellite conference to the EuroTier show. Involving...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Meeting Challenge of Antibiotic UseANALYSIS - The changing face of the livestock sector in Europe has brought with it different challenges over potential problems over residues in meat, dairy and food products, writes Chris Harris....
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Opinions Divided over RFS DecisionANALYSIS - Opinions are divided over the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to deny a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), with livestock producers and organisations declaring their 'extreme disappointment', writes Editor, Gemma...
Friday, November 16, 2012
EUROTIER: Vets Focus on Reducing Antibiotic UseGERMANY - At the Animal Health Event in Hanover, the focus was on the future use of antibiotics for food animals and how best to achieve the optimum health and well-being of the animals....
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Weekly Overview: Hanover is Focus for Poultry IndustryANALYSIS - EuroTier 2012 has been the focus of our attention this week. The trade show has plenty to offer visitors interested in the poultry industry, with special conferences as well as a large exhibition area giving a glimpse into the future of the...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
EUROTIER: Turbulent Times over for EU Egg IndustryGERMANY - The market disruption following the EU-wide ban on conventional battery cages from 1 January this year has largely abated, according to German poultry statistics agency, MEG, at one of the forum events at the EuroTier trade show....
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
EUROTIER: European Poultry Producers Face the FutureGERMANY - The European Poultry Club celebrated its 10th anniversary by holding the International Poultry Day in Hanover. Taking a look at its first decade, the meeting also looked ahead to 2022 and the prospects for the industry in the years to come....
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Weekly Overview: US Election and Poultry PoliticsANALYSIS - Industry watchers speculate that President Obama's new administration could significantly impact the nation's livestock industries while in Denmark, the Parliament has ratified agreements to improve animal welfare and cut antibiotic use further....
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Maize Production Forecasts TumblingANALYSIS - In recent years, any shortfall in the global production of maize has been made up by using surplus stocks, writes Chris Harris. ...
Monday, October 29, 2012
Weekly Overview: Another EU/US Trade War Looming? Bird Flu in IndiaANALYSIS - The first signs are emerging of an impeding trade war between the EU and the US over the use of the growth promoter, ractopamine, which is used in turkeys and other livestock. With low stocks, a poor maize harvest this year look likely to lead...
Are US and EU Heading for Trade War over Ractopamine?GLOBAL - The EU and US could be heading for another trade war, similar to the one it had over the use of growth hormones in beef cattle, writes Chris Harris. ...
Feedipedia – New Resource on Feed IngredientsMEXICO – During the Latin American Animal Nutrition Congress in Puerto Vallarta, a new source for evaluating non-conventional feed ingredients for all types of livestock was presented, writes Carla Wright, 5M Publishing editor....
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Weekly Overview: Russian Poultry Investment; Brazil Fights Chicken Dumping ChargeANALYSIS - A Russian-Italian organisation has announced investments worth more than US$450 million in agricultural projects, including poultry production, in the Republic of Dagestan in southern Russia. In the same country, ABH Miratorg has reported strong...
Monday, October 22, 2012
What Repercussions Will Follow Proposition 37?ANALYSIS - On 6 November, when the US goes to the polls to elect a new president, the voters of California will also be voting on a landmark piece of legislation that could have implications across the USA, writes Chris Harris. ...
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