BioChek acquires BIOTECON creating a leading global player in Veterinary and Food Safety solutions
BioChek, the specialist company to offer innovative and user-friendly veterinary diagnostic tools, has announced the successful acquisition of BIOTECON, specialised in development and manufacturing...
Die Eiermacher: how to harmonise evolution, technology and nature
During the visit to the Die Eiermacher ‘s company located in Schlierbach (Austria), Zootecnica International met Mr. Manfred Söllradl, General Director of Die Eiermacher, to hear the history of the company and take a closer look at market trends within Austria.
Insights into hunger will aid poultry welfare
Brain processes controlling hunger in birds and poultry are to be examined, to better understand how stress experienced during development in the egg impacts...
Pre-harvest interventions and implications of safety for turkey processing
Increasing consumer attention toward low fat, high protein diets, and demand for healthy foods has led to a significant increase in the production and...
Avicola Campestre chooses SPECHT
In the Central American Republic of El Salvador, the company Avicola Campestre has been working successfully for years with the world-famous well-known house equipment’s...
Role of dietary calcium in Necrotic Enteritis development and pathogenesis
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, in which the...
Eliciting preferences for attributes of Newcastle disease vaccination programmes for village poultry in Ethiopia
Newcastle disease (NCD) is an important disease of poultry, directly affecting the livelihoods of poor farmers across developing countries. Research has identified promising innovations...
Poultry meat and egg production in Brazil – First Part
Brazil is one of the leading countries in the global poultry industry, not only in production, but also in trade with poultry products. In...
Antioxidants in broiler breeder diets can affect offspring performance
In a series of experiments, it was shown that antioxidants in broiler breeder diets can affect broiler performance trans-generationally. To study this, a polyphenol...
Benefits of non-synthetic, natural oregano essential oil in pullet rearing
Feeding oregano essential oil to pullets during rearing can help to improve flock uniformity, reproductive fitness and feed efficiency, according to research undertaken at...
Using sensor technology against feather pecking in laying hens
In collaboration between Animal Breeding and Genomics (WUR), Breed4Food and the COST Action GroupHouseNet, a review paper was written on how sensor technologies can...
UK Veterinary Vaccinology Network
Veterinary researchers from around the world came together at this year’s joint UK & International Veterinary Vaccinology Network Conference on the 9-10 January 2019...
Gut health, intestinal innate immunity and performance
Gut health is a very important determinant for health and performance in particular in production animals. The intestinal innate immune system is pivotal in...
Over 35 ShowCo members ready for VIV Asia 2023
Over 35 companies from the ShowCo Association will attend VIV ASIA in March (8 – 10). The association brings together leading companies that supply key...
Meeting with Hy-Line International at EuroTier 2016
Interviews with Hy-Line International’s key figures to globally assess the present and future value of the poultry industry
Floor eggs in Australian flocks of cage-free brown egg-laying hens
During recent years cage-free egg production systems have increased in numbers throughout Australia, and currently dominate Australian egg sales. However, with increasing consumer demand...
Achieving good welfare outcomes for broiler breeders begins at placement
Brooding is the critical early stage of a chicken’s life, typically covering the first few weeks after hatching. During this time, chicks are highly...
Interview to Ruwan Berculo, Manager VIV worldwide
Zootecnica International interviewed Ruwan Berculo, Manager VIV worldwide
who highlighted the story of the VIV organization throughout the years and outlined the innovations and the...
EuroTier and EnergyDecentral 2021 will take place digitally
In view of the continuing uncertain international situation in conjunction with the corona pandemic, EuroTier, the world's leading trade fair for animal production, and...
Enhancing turkey welfare one step at a time
Researchers of Wageningen Livestock Research have been able to define when a turkey takes a step. This is an important milestone to automating gait...
Insight into VIV China 2018
VIV China is a 3-day event being held from 17th September to 19th September 2018 at the Nanjing International Exhibition Center in Nanjing, China....
Nucleotides: the key additive for a healthy gut and balanced microbiota in broiler chickens
By supporting a balanced microflora and promoting the functional integrity of the intestine, nucleotides contribute to improved digestive efficiency and enhanced natural defense against...
Two genetic mutations linked to heightened risk in North American H5N1 strain
New research has identified two mutations in the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus that help explain why the North American lineage behaves...
Patterns of global egg trade in 2017
In October 2019, FAO published a complete data set for global egg trade in 2017 at country level. This allows an overview on the...
Minnesota Turkey Meeting features COVID aid to farmers discussion
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson gave an update on Congressional Action.
For the first time in their 81-year history, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA)...
A shot of sunshine provided via the drinking water
Broiler chickens grow bigger and fastercompared to a decade ago and the layingrates of layer hens have increased by20%. To prevent musculoskeletal and eggshell...
Optimal chick storage conditions with BioStreamer™ Chick-Store by Petersime
Petersime has developed the
BioStreamer™ Chick-Store, a new incubator that automatically delivers the
perfect chick storage environment in order to control temperature, airflow and oxygen which...
Cobb-Vantress Introduces Vantage™ Male
New North American Vantage™ Male offers improved feed conversion, weight gain.
North American poultry producers working in the big bird debone market have a more...
A cost-effective solution to partially replace vitamin E
Oxidative imbalance can reduce animal productivity. If severe, it can lead to inflammation, reduced immune function and increased susceptibility to disease. Livestock producers typically...
VDL takes over Jansen Poultry Equipment
VDL Groep strengthens its position in the agricultural sector. The industrial family business with its head office in Eindhoven has taken over Jansen Poultry...
VICTAM and Animal Health and Nutrition Asia 2020 postponed to July 2020
The management
teams from the VICTAM Corporation and VIV worldwide have decided to postpone VICTAM
and Animal Health and Nutrition Asia 2020 in Bangkok to July...
TARGAN announces sale to Merck Animal Health
TARGAN Inc, a privately held innovator in developing and commercializing biodevice solutions to improve performance outcomes for the poultry industry, today announced that it has...
Ventilation in the setter – Which is the dominant element for ventilation control: CO2...
Single-stage versus multi-stage
During the past decades, single-stage incubation has gained popularity and eventually replaced multi-stage incubation as the dominant incubation method. This is not...
Minimizing interventions for turkey beak treatment in Germany
Germany wants to play a leading role in Europe in poultry and turkey welfare issues. Fundamental changes have been made to husbandry systems during...
Volovskiy Broiler LLC equipped with a Meyn 6,000 bph Maestro based slaughtering and processing...
Volovskiy Broiler LLC (Volovskiy Broiler) is now equipped with a Meyn 6,000 bph Maestro based slaughtering and processing line, including an integrated 3,000 bph...
Heat stress causes inhibition of Eimeria replication in broilers
Eimeria infection is one of the most important diseases affecting poultry production, and is characterized by bloody or watery diarrhea, weight loss, poor feed...
After 40 years in the French marketplace AZA International still astonishing
In Rennes, September past, the SPACE show was held and it continues to be one of the most important trade fairs dedicated to the...
In memory of Jim Hunnable
Jim Hunnable, born in May 1947 in Braintree (Essex), started his career in the poultry business at the age of 15 in 1962 as...
Linear Epitope Mapping of B-cell responses following immunization with Avian Reovirus S1133
Avian reovirus is a causative agents of tenosynovitis and viral arthritis. Commercially available reovirus vaccines do not protect against challenge with emerging variants associated...
DanLen JSC: 25 years on the Russian poultry market
The Anniversary JSC DanLen seminar «Animal welfare and advanced technology in the industrial poultry and pig farming» was hold in St. Petersburg in November...
Patterns of EU poultry trade – A 2016 status report
In contrast to trade with shell eggs, which is dominated by the EU, the share of EU member countries in global poultry meat trade...
SPACE 2024 : everything for animal farming
The themes of the next SPACE Expo, which will take place from September 17 to 19, 2024, confirms this positioning and ambition: 1,200 exhibitors will...
Reduction of Salmonella and Campylobacter on raw poultry
by improving the killing effect of surface decontaminating solutions
In the United States, poultry is the most highly consumed meat and its consumption has grown...
Importance of hatch-time and access to feed on broiler muscle development
In commercial settings, hatching occurs over a 24-48 h window and chicks are held in the incubator until a majority have cleared the shell.
Earlier...
Mongolia moves fast: big expansions ahead
In nomadic Mongolia, poultry farms have seen a boom over the past years. Industry players anticipate more growth in the near future, with Government...
Delmarva’s chicken industry grows more slowly than rest of U.S.
Delmarva's chicken industry grew at slower pace in 2019 with respect to the chicken industry did elsewhere in the U.S., new data released by...
Registration Open: 31st FEFAC Congress – 19-21 May 2026, Bucharest, Romania
FEFAC, the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, is pleased to announce that registrations for the 31st FEFAC Congress are now open. The Congress will be...
EuroTier 2022 with guiding theme “Transforming Animal Farming”
Next EuroTier and EnergyDecentral trade fairs will be held from 15 to 18 November 2022 in Hanover.
The next EuroTier, the world's leading trade fair...
A diagnostic laboratory perspective for pathogen detection
Detection of infectious diseases can generally be broken down into laboratory detection of the pathogen or detection of the immune response to the pathogen....
Best practice in feed management
How innovative thinking and a proactive approach can ensure best practice with feed on broiler farms
In partnership with Cobb, this article examines best practice...
A new hatchery in Sri Lanka with Pas Reform SmartPro™
New Anthoneys Group, one of Sri Lanka’s leading poultry producers, is embarking on a major new programme of hatchery expansion that will see the...
Business leaders, global experts convene in effort to move livestock production to climate-neutrality
Science-based solutions explored, focus areas identified during landmark dialogue on how to balance nourishing the world while curbing climate impact.
Global leaders from one of...
Seeking sustainability in the poultry industry
Becoming sustainable is a must for long-term viability and profitability, and the poultry industry has to meet the needs of the industry, consumers, and...
USPOULTRY Releases Updated Report of Antibiotic Stewardship Within US Poultry Production
Updated research, supported by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), was released today quantifying the...
The optimal solution for any poultry feeding need
Poultry farms, of any size, location and species they are earmarked for, constantly need to supply the best economic result, in terms of both...
Poultry injections – selection of the adequate syringes
Injection syringes are common tools in poultry farms, where all know about the importance of protecting animal health to avoid potential economic consequences in...
Forum on Russian Agrarian Policy: Product Safety and Quality, from Field to Table
On October 8 and 9, Asti Group, together with the Rosselkhoznadzor, the industry associations and unions, is holding the Forum “Russian Agrarian Policy: Product...
Big data for poultry – first part
The term big data may at first appear incongruous to animal agriculture. However, by capturing, analysing, reporting and sharing of through-production chain data with...
Avian Influenza, featured topic at the 2024 Latin American Poultry Summit
The theme, “A Look at Avian Influenza to Prevent Its Spread and Recover from the Damages It Caused,” will be explored through a robust...
Air around the egg with X-Treck
Vencomatic Group is considered to be the leader of on-farm hatching in traditional broiler houses. This pioneering work ultimately resulted in the X-Treck system....
Challenges to free-range poultry in low rainfall regions
Free-range poultry production in Australia has increased in market share and continues to grow.
New poultry farms are being established to meet increased demand, but...
VAL-CO solutions to ensure you get the most for your flocks
VAL-CO poultry systems & products are designed for all of your poultry production needs. Today we would like to highlight the equipment for storage,...
Immunity and inflammation: crucial balance
I-CARE: boosting immunity to maximize energy for growth and performance.
In poultry farming, illnesses such as Marek’s disease, Gumboro disease, and Newcastle disease are highly...
Early bird flu outbreak raises concerns in Europe and North America
The current outbreak of bird flu cases, affecting high numbers of wild birds and poultry farms across Europe and North America, is happening at...
Quick molt diets and programs
Induced molting is a process conducted by many commercial egg producers to extend the productive life of the laying hen. The main objective of...
Poultry is king of proteins in IPC outlook
Poultry is positioned to become the world’s most consumed meat protein in 2019 as African swine fever spreads in pig herds across China.
As the...
Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Netherlands and Denmark suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on November 4 that in view of notifications from the...
The Poultry Pro online training resource updated and expanded
The Poultry Pro online training resource for poultry workers has been updated to include the most current information, and three new modules, called Poultry...
Ventum. Dutch design, American standard!
The Ventum is developed to make air inlet features and technologies available for American building and ventilation concepts. The dimensions of the Ventum are...
Poultry litter quality: investigating the interrelationship between litter moisture content, pH, water activity and...
Wet litter is a recognized issue in commercial poultry production and litter quality has come under great scrutiny with the introduction of farming scheme...
Keeping the hatchery clean and disinfected
The main goal of any hatchery is to produce a maximum number of healthy, uniform day-old chicks, poults or ducklings. Poor hatchery hygiene will...
Decoding cecal cores in chickens: from necropsy to diagnosis
Cecal cores are a classical pathological gross lesion seen in field necropsies. Even though a presumptive diagnosis is made based on the visualization of...
VICTAM International 2026 attracts more than 7,000 industry professionals to Utrecht
VICTAM International and GRAPAS Europe returned to Jaarbeurs Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 2 to 4 June 2026, bringing together 7,038 industry professionals from 127...
Lasers prevent the spreading of the Avian Influenza virus
Wageningen University released their research on a poultry farm that suffered visits from wild waterfowl, which are a source of Avian Influenza virus. The...
Novel genome technologies to ensure future biodiversity and global protein request
A new collaborative research and development project between Cobb-Vantress and The Roslin Institute brought scientists and industry experts together to address food security needs...
Welcome to EuroTier 2018, the world’s leading trade fair for animal production
On 13 November 2018, EuroTier will once again open its gates to an international audience. Visit the world’s leading trade fair with more than...
Albonat®, innovation from nature
In the current context of reduction of the use of antibiotics in the livestock sector and with the intention of providing its own contribution...
Minnesota Turkey gives time – and turkey – to help end hunger in Minnesota
The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) is once again celebrating the month of November by giving back to Minnesotans facing hunger. Every year, since...
Hotraco Acquired by Munters AB
Munters AB (SE) and its business area FoodTech has acquired Hotraco with headquarters in Hegelsom (NL) from Amsterdam based family office Nedvest (NL).
Hotraco is...
Daniel Gomes joined Hubbard as Asia Business Manager
Asia – Hubbard is pleased to announce that Daniel Gomes has been appointed as Asia Business Manager. Daniel is based in Bangkok and reports...