Laurence Williams

The meaning of antibiotic free products can cause some confusion, mainly because there is no official or international accepted description of what it is and how to classify different types of “antibiotic-free” products …

While poultry meat consumption is rising and chicken is the protein of choice consumers bring to the table all over the world, poultry farmers are asked to do everything possible to ensure profitable development with res…

In many regions of the world, permits for poultry houses are only granted on the condition that the exhaust air is cleaned from ammonia, odours and dust. This was also the case when Duncan Davies from Wales wanted to bui…

New antioxidant solution for organic production assures sustainable farming and animal welfare

Jimmy Chand, general manager of Cobb New Zealand, met with the Māori King, Te Arikinui Tūheitia Paki, to discuss economic development strategies for the region. Cobb New Zealand is growing, as sales into Asia and the Pac…

Variation of breeds and weights within and between flocks, combined with the growing average bird weight, can create additional challenges for poultry processors everywhere around the world. The pressure on poultry proce…

After finalising two large-scale turnkey hatchery projects in cooperation with Petersime in Guangze County (Fujian Province) in Southeast China, Fujian Sunnzer Biological Technology Development Co., Ltd plans its further…

Evonik Porphyrio® software the preferred solution for Royal Agrifirm Group

More animal welfare and fewer resources: Are these aspects compatible in poultry farming? This question can be answered with precision livestock farming. It is a mix of big data, networked technologies, and a holistic un…

Petersime has launched a notable turnkey broiler hatchery project in partnership with Chinese poultry company Shaanxi Haobang Foods. All equipment is delivered from Europe to the Chinese city of Xi’an by rail freight tra…

Why is the current flock performing so much better than the previous one? Why is the litter in the rear right corner always the first to get wet? Even with years of experience, it is not easy for broiler producers to ans…

Following a successful first series and continued demand for expertise in the industry, Cobb will host a second “Cobb Talks'' webinar series. Running weekly from April through June, anyone in the poultry industry is invi…

Start-up reaches commercialization stage for its technology Fast and reliable gender determination of chicken embryos in the egg now possible at scale Technology enables egg producers to avoid killing of male chicks,…

Cobb appointed poultry industry veteran Steven Xu as the general manager of Cobb China, effective March 1, 2021. Xu will manage the Cobb business in China and report to Dr. Orlando Fernandez, managing director of Cobb As…

All levels are easy to reach, nest acceptance is very high, there is a matching lighting concept: these and more advantages make sure that layers feel happy in the Natura Step XL aviary system. In time for the digital Eu…

To meet the increasing demand of further mechanization in automated egg handling the Prinzen Palletiser is the latest addition to the Prinzen product range. The capacity and functionality of the automatic palletiser perf…

The modern layer hybrid production is facing to quite a lot and different type of demands are arising from the markets, the societies and the climate changes, like product quality, safety, efficiency, environment sensiti…

An interview with John Brown, DVM, senior technical services veterinarian and layer specialist, Zoetis Q: In 2021, Zoetis introduced Poulvac® Procerta™ HVT-IBD, a recombinant vector vaccine that protects against infectio…

The Cobb technical team is equipping the industry with new guidelines to improve pullet ventilation and the process of selecting and installing light traps in rearing houses. The newest white paper by Andrew Bourne, worl…