2 New Chicken Breeds Launched at Fair
UK - Two new chicken breeds for the ‘welfare friendly’ sector of the market are to be launched by Cobb Europe at the British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, on May 13 and 14.

Future of Grampian Held in the Balance
UK - Grampian Country Food Groups, the largest supplier of poultry meat in the UK, still has its future in doubt after being riddled with concerning debt problems.

Fibrowatt goes to Sampson County
US - Fibrowatt has decide not to build its poultry litter-to-energy power plant in Samson county rather than Duplin, much to the disappointment of many.

Arizona Signs up to 'Be Fair to Chickens'
US - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano this week signed a bill that will promote the fair treatment of chickens across Arizona.

Show Must Go On at Pilgrim's Pride
US - Pilgrim's Pride appears to have recovered from disaster, processing and preparing chicken again after 100 workers were arrested and dismissed by the company the previous day.

Disease Lab: Securing Safety in the Heartland
US - With a project of the magnitude of the $451 million National Bio and Agro-defense Facility, or NBAF, there are bound to be questions about what impact it will have on the community and region, including, "How safe is it to study animal diseases in...

Hot, Hot Egg Prices Begin to Cool
US - American egg prices are beginning to moderate again after the heavy Easter demand was magnified by farmers who held back on egg supplies.

GM Hypocrisy in the EU Damages UK Industry
UK - Hypocrisy in the EU, is destroying British pig and poultry industries due to their handling of genetically modified feed, say industry experts.

Human-to-Human Transmission Ruled Out
CHINA - A bird flu outbreak that was believed to be passed from son to father has shown no signs of human mutation under further analysis, Ministry of Health spokesman, Mao Qun'an, confirmed.

Network of Lab Robotics Stop Livestock Disease
MANHATTAN - The US is preparing to protect itself against any future exotic animal diseases with a network of diagnostic laboratories. K-State is preparing itself also, with a showing of its latest lab robotics to the technicians of tomorrow.

3 Million Culled in Race Against Bird Flu
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government today announced that nearly 3 million chicken and ducks have died or been culled as a result of bird flu outbreaks throughout the country.

Philippines Lifts Italian Poultry Ban
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Department of Agriculture today lifted a ban on poultry products from Italy, following reports that the European country has tested free of avian influenza over the past 18 months.

ICE Targets Identity Theft at Poultry Plants in Five States
DALLAS - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in coordination with the US Department of Justice and an array of other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, have arrested more than 280 foreign nationals employed at Pilgrim's Pride...

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - Broiler Chicks Placed Up 1 Percent, report the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Chilling Chicken: Immersion or Dry-Air?
US - Chilling is an important step in processing poultry carcasses before marketing of the birds, and there are different ways to do it. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Richard B. Russell Research Center in Athens, Ga., recently...