35,000 Egg Shipment Rolls into Iraq
IRAQ – Eight months of preparation and planning paid off yesterday when the Mahmudiyah chicken hatchery received the first of three shipments of eggs for incubation.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler Chicks Placed Down Slightly, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Peta Offer a Million for In Vitro Meat
US - The animal welfare organisation, PETA, have offered a $1 million reward to the first scientist to produce and bring to market in vitro meat. They say that the technology will relieve animal suffering and put an end to slaughter.

Acquisition of Stork Food Systems Completed
ICELAND - The European competition authorities has given the go ahead to the takeover of Stork Food Systems by the Icelandic food equipment company Marel Food Systems.

Russia Distributes All Poultry Quota
RUSSIA - Last week the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT) announced that all of its 2008 poultry tariff rate quota had been distributed to foreign exporters.

Bird Flu Returns to Northeast India
NEW DELHI, INDIA - On Tuesday a fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in India's northeast state of Tripura. The news comes just a week after culling operations were completed in Dhalai district in the state, according to Indo-Asian News Service.

Nutrigenomics Centre Opens Doors
IRELAND – The global animal health company Alltech cut the ribbon on its Centre for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition this week. They are calling the facility the first of its kind in the world, as it is dedicated to the studying the effect...

Tyson Appeals Chicken Advertising Injunction
US - US poultry giant, Tyson Foods, is to fight a court order preventing then from using the phrase "Raised Without Antibiotics" in their advertising.

USDA Discusses Poultry Improvement Plan
US - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced that it will hold a meeting regarding the national poultry improvement plan on the fifth of June.

March Egg Production Down 2 Percent
US - U.S. egg production totaled 7.68 billion during March 2008, down 2 percent from last year, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

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.

Egg Month and Turkey Lovers Month in Nebraska
NEBRASKA, US - Proclamations were recently signed in Nebraska declaring May as egg month and June as Turkey lovers' month. Governor Dave Heineman signed the proclamations during a luncheon with egg and turkey producers, state senators, and representatives...

Food for Thought: Does Meat Cause Hunger?
GLOBE - Not bio-fuel, but animals raised for meat are the main reason for the growing shortage of food in the world claims Pune Maharahtra. One-third of the annual global food production is used for feeding animals specially bred and fattened to be killed...

Scrutinous Eye on Frozen Chicken Labels
US - Food-safety officials are debating whether the packaging of many frozen chicken products bare adequate labelling to alert the consumer when the product is raw.

Glycerin: A Different Kind of Feed
US - Crude glycerin, a byproduct of biodiesel production has recently been fed to poultry and pigs in a series of tests conducted by the Iowa State University. They say that the results indicate that as a feed, crude glycerin is viable and comparable...