Stable Pecking Order Decreases Aggression
CANADA - A recent study at the University of Alberta was designed to help understand what factors contribute to the ‘romantic’ and not just aggressive aspects of procreation in male broiler breeder chickens.

CAFO's Milk Millions Off Taxpayer
WASHINGTON, US - Science group calls for Policies that Reduce CAFO Subsidies and Encourage Modern, Sustainable Meat, Milk and Egg Production.

Rapid Diagnostics Makes OZ Poultry Fly
AUSTRALIA - Australian poultry producers are benefiting from a range of rapid, cost-effective diagnostic tests previously unavailable in Australia thanks to a Poultry CRC project being undertaken at The University of Melbourne.

Brazilian Eggs Filling the Gulf
BRAZIL - Exports of the product to the Arab world posted significant growth, from US$ 114,600 in the first quarter of 2007 to US$ 9.8 million in the same period this year. Cases of avian flu in Asia have depleted the region's supplies.

Study: Eggs Keep Away Breast Cancer
OHIO, US - A recent study which is yet to be published claims that eggs help reduce the risk of breast cancer, due to a secret nutrient.

Jansen Develop Egg-Packer
EU - An automated system for the on-farm packing of both table and hatching eggs has been added to the range of equipment on offer from Jansen Poultry Equipment.

AICR Calls on US to Slash Red Meat and Eggs
WASHINGTON, US - Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) say Americans can’t afford to wait any longer to make a cancer-protective shift in their eating habits. The evidence linking red meat to colon cancer is now so strong it should...

An Antimicrobial Crisis
US - An older woman feeding several chickens running around in her yard appeared on the screen.

Pilot Project: Recycling chromium for poultry feed
INDIA - A pilot study on the removal of highly carcinogenic chromium from the leather wastes used in the manufacture of poultry feed has been given the go-ahead.

Arbor Acres Successful Seminar in SA
SOUTH AFRICA - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, recently participated in a series of successful workshops in South Africa.

Sanderson Farms New Poultry Complex in North Carolina
US - US integrated poultry producer, Sanderson Farms, is to build a new feed mill, poultry processing plant and hatchery in Kinston, North Carolina.

EU Vs US: No End in Sight for Poultry Row
EU - A senior German government official has said that the European Union's industry chief is unlikely to get the bloc's backing any time soon to settle a dispute with the United States over poultry imports.

Fibrowatt Names Second Power Plant
US - Fibrowatt vice president, Terry Walmsley, named the second site for its poultry-litter-to-power plant at the International Biomass Conference & Trade Show.

Indonesia Self Sufficient in Chicken and Eggs
INDONESIA - Indonesia has been self-sufficient in chicken meat and eggs for years but the domestic poultry industry is not making progress, Agriculture Minister Anton Apriyantono said.

Maize Prices Hinder Sri Lankan Poultry
SRI LANKA - The Sri Lankan Poultry Farm Owners’ Association has requested that the government provide relief by relaxing the restrictions on the import of maize.