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.

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.