Mexico, gut health improving feed additive improves yellow skin pigmentation in broilers fed AGP-free...
A Trouw Nutrition research trial conducted in Mexico has shown that a gut health improving additive, (Presan®-FY), containing a synergistic blend of organic acids,...
Ovoset Pro: A gentle workhorse
Tony Norris and his wife Susan started Norris Farms, a broiler breeder egg farm, 12 years ago near Swansea, South Carolina. Norris Farms consists...
Brazil poultry sector shows good dynamics
The Brazil poultry sector shows good dynamics this year, thanks to the ever growing domestic production and exports.
Historically poultry farming has been considered one...
Susceptibility of antibiotics used in commercial farms in Peru
Antibiotics are used in treatment of respiratory diseases mainly caused by secondary bacterial infections such as Escherichia coli.
The widely use of antibiotics in...
Update on Waters of the US (WOTUS) Regulatory Policy
A quick search on the internet reveals the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed roughly 2,800 new regulations since 2009 when the current administration...
Aviagen LLC Hatchery Director awarded “Honored worker of agriculture of Russian Federation”
Aviagen® LLC Russia Hatchery Director Anna Matveeva has earned the esteemed title of “Honoured Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.” Signed by President...
Sustainable chicken farming in Ethiopia
Village chicken farming is ubiquitous in smallholder systems, contributing to household, local and national economies under diverse environmental, economic and cultural settings. However, they...
Cobb and RCL Foods delivering top level training in South Africa
Plans to develop RCL Foods’ own Agriculture Academy in South Africa were announced by Dr Sanjay Maharaj, the company’s technical executive for agriculture, at...
The threat from African & Middle Eastern Infectious Bronchitis viruses
Infectious Bronchitis is primarily a respiratory disease of chickens caused by the Type Three coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus.
IB viruses cause important losses in egg...
FEFAC response to farm-to-fork and biodiversity strategies
FEFAC welcomes the EU Commission’s willingness to strengthen food security at both global and EU level and the resilience of EU agriculture and food...
Two Middle Eastern countries, two-day conferences – two major successes
Over the first five days of April, 2018, Aviagen® conducted two highly successful conferences for Ross® Parent Stock (PS) customers in the Middle East.
The...
Portugal’s Grupo Valouro invests for growth with Pas Reform integrated hatchery
Located in Torres Vedras, 50km north of Lisbon, Grupo Valouro is one of the country’s largest poultry producers and employs 2,500 people at its...
Poultry production in India
Here an insight into poultry production and consumption in India is given. The Poultry industry is one of the fastest growing segments of the...
Do vaccination interventions have effects?
A study on how poultry vaccination interventions can change smallholder farmer knowledge, attitudes, and practice in villages in Kenya and Tanzania has been completed...
Brazil and USA: competition on the global chicken meat market
In 2017, the author published two papers on the dynamics of Brazil´s chicken meat production and trade, using data until 2015. In the meantime,...
Demand for Kenya’s indigenous chicken eats into commercial broiler numbers in 2024
Kenya's broiler chicken population declined by more than 8% in 2024 due to the high cost of feed and an increasing preference for indigenous...
PF Kekava joins Ross 400 Club
PF Kekava, Latvia, a leading poultry company in the Baltic States, is the latest member to join the prestigious Aviagen® Kft Ross® 400 Club.
The company has...
Prevalence of antimicrobial resistant campylobacter spp. and their resistance genes in chickens in two...
Campylobacter spp. is one of the most frequent causes of foodborne gastroenteritis having zoonotic importance, and the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Campylobacter spp. is...
Multi-strain infection by infectious bronchitis variant viruses in broiler and breeder flocks in Latin...
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a highly contagious upper-respiratory tract disease in chickens and some strains are nephropathogenic. The virus can also cause significant...
The role of poultry vaccination in reducing risk of exposures to the H7N9 Avian...
The nationwide H7N9 Avian Influenza vaccination program launched by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) of China in September 2017 has had the desired effect,...
Aviagen East Africa Empowers Poultry Professionals at 2025 Training Module in Nairobi
EDINBURGH, Scotland. – Aviagen® East Africa successfully hosted its annual Training Module Program from October 6 - 10, 2025, at Ole Sereni Hotel in...
A New Era of Veterinary Oversight: An Update
In June of 2015 The Food and Drug Administration announced their final rule on Veterinary Feed Directives. This rule is intended to improve how...
Bel Ga driven to raise poultry standards in Myanmar
Since the consumption of chicken meat in Myanmar is rising significantly, enterprises such as Bel Ga have been investing in modern hatcheries and farms...
Poultry production and marketing in Turkey
According to 2014 data, there are 11,328 commercial poultry enterprises in the Turkey poultry industry including hatcheries, slaughterhouses, breeding and commercial broiler and layer farms.
Eggs to fight malnutrition in Nepal, Honduras and Ethiopia
Cobb-Vantress and OneEgg – an organization attacking poverty and malnutrition through sustainable community development – recently launched new chapters in Nepal, Honduras and Ethiopia....
The new Roxell feeder designed for heavy weight broilers
Broilers with a body weight over 3 kilograms bodyweight are grown principally in the United States but also in Italy, Germany and Poland. It was in Italy and the USA that Roxell decided to field test the new feeder before introducing it to the market
Senegal’s egg production to improve with backing of new facility
Senegal's table egg market has received a major boost after a subsidiary of French Development Agency (AFD) announced new financing for a leading egg...
New Trade Agreement to impact the poultry industry in Africa
The African Union, a continental organization of 55 African countries, has recently launched the operational phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),...
Pakistan chicken industry
Hassaan Bin Aslam, a veterinarian and microbiologist from Pakistan, is a student at The Pirbright Institute and the Royal Veterinary College whose project explores the structure of...
Broiler production and export in Brazil
Territorial extension and weather conditions are factors that give Brazil competitive advantage on agriculture sector and animal production based on grain. The country accounts for 22% of agricultural land in the world, 12% reserve of water, abundance of grain available to feed the animals, emphasis on sanitary protection, sanitary system recognized by European Union and other markets, competitive internal market, population, production systems vertically integrated, low broiler production cost and world class companies and brands.
Introduction of the Kuroiler poultry breed in East Africa
The introduction of the Kuroiler poultry breed from India in East Africa is not only changing fortunes for many farmers in the region, but...
Case report of E. meleagrimitis infection in turkeys
Intestinal health serves as a baseline for raising healthy turkeys. Any compromise to the intestinal health negatively impacts the growth and production of turkeys...
Incubated Worlds, a new poultry facility exploring genetic diversity
Incubated Worlds is a new advanced poultry research and breeding facility in Ethiopia. The facility, which has been inaugurated on 26 April, is a...
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...
Poultry production in the Democratic Republic of Congo
On request of Netherlands Enterprise Agency and the Netherlands Embassy in Kinshasa, Wageningen Livestock Research conducted a study on the development of the poultry...
The poultry sector in Kenya
The poultry industry in Kenya is constantly expanding with a high demand for chicken meat and eggs.
Most significant animal health threats in Europe
PROHEALTH, the largest European Commission-funded livestock agriculture research project ended up having identified the most common and costly animal health threats and potential solutions...
Sedima – A modern greenfield project with a high level of automation in Senegal
With its large integrated poultry enterprise, the long established Senegalese company Sedima is well-known for its modern and ambitious approach to the business. It...
Italy’s poultry sector posts record consumption and growth in 2024, Unaitalia reports
Italy’s poultry sector continues its strong upward trajectory. According to data released by Unaitalia, the National Association of the Poultry Industry, production of poultry...
Mozambique poultry receives new funding for its transformation agenda
Mozambique, Southern Africa’s second biggest chicken meat producer after South Africa, has received US$33 million (EUR 31 million) from the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
Aviagen celebrates latest Ross Club Member from Northern Cypress
Aviagen Anadolu’s Ross® 400 and 140 Clubs welcomed their latest member: Kırnı Piliçleri. Founded by Mustafa Hacı Ali (shown seated in photo), Kırnı Piliçleri...
Modern poultry industry is taking shape in Africa
Africa is ready to take its place on the world stage, as the poultry industry is evolving, from a national and regional basis to a more global platform, according to RaboResearch’s latest report ‘Time for Africa: capturing the African Poultry Investment Opportunity’.
Full house for Platinum Brooding Program
Dr. Stewart Ritchie and his team recently presented the popular Platinum Brooding® Program in Cambridge, Ontario.
The extremely well received program is based on the...
Marek’s Disease Virus concentration in Central Pennsylvania
Marek's disease virus, a herpesvirus that is the causative agent of Marek's disease, is a worldwide economic burden on poultry farming. However, little is...
New €8.7 million financing to boost Zambian poultry processing
The proposed poultry processing project by Zambia's biggest poultry company, Hybrid Poultry Farm Ltd (HPFL), has received a major boost after obtaining a US$10...
Revolutionary layer farm Kipster officially opened
Hendrix Genetics has recently been partner in the realisation of the innovative layer farms Kipster, which will produce and sell eggs to Lidl, one...
Modest growth, environmental progress emerge in annual chicken industry data
Delmarva's meat chicken industry processed 4.2 billion pounds of Delmarva-raised chickens in 2017, resulting in a wholesale value of $3.4 billion, according to new...
House of Raeford’s affiliate Columbia Farms: leading the way in the USA
In the USA, House of Raeford’s affiliate Columbia Farms was first to adopt SmartCare™, with a Lifetime Services contract to support its state-of-the-art SmartPro™...
Bacteriological study of the eggs of laying hens housed in cage and floor
Eggs from 10
commercial brands were selected in different types of housing: cage and on the
floor (free of cage) obtained from 4 supermarket chains to...
Shandong Fengxiang and Dalian Chengsan
Chinese customers visit Cobb office in Shanghai
One of the largest integrated companies in China, Shandong Fengxiang, located at Yanggu in Shandong province, places about...
The transition toward low protein diets in the UK
The transition towards low protein diets has been a gradual process of evolution rather than an epiphany moment and the history goes back to...
EU-Brazil partnership for sustainable soy
The third meeting since the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding on a Brazil-EU partnership for sustainable soy took place on 21 November 2018...
Avian Influenza jolts East Africa poultry trade
Kenya has announced plans to lift the January 2017 ban on poultry and poultry products from its landlocked neighbor, Uganda, where the Avian Influenza...
Why tunnel ventilation is not a reality in Brazil
Brazil has vastly different poultry production profiles across its different states, each one with different ventilation practices, processes and realities. But one thing remains...
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...
Solving protein shortages in Russia
The Dukchinskaya poultry farm decided to build a hatchery in the very cold Magadan region, situated in Russia. Thanks to the incubation technology and services provided by PETERSIME, the Dukchinskaya poultry farm can now offer fresh, affordable poultry meat contributing to the welfare of the Magadan inhabitants.
Sustainable egg production
Vencomatic Group Rondeel is a solution for layer farming able to meet all requirements.
Salmonella in British Poultry Remains Under Control, APHA Report Confirms
The latest report from the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirms that Salmonella prevalence in poultry across Great Britain remains low, reflecting...
Dirk Mertens tests the Natural Beak Smoothing pans by Roxell
Beak treatment is often used as the solution of choice to reduce damage caused by pecking. Due to the growing interest in animal welfare,...
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...
Belgium meets Brazil, Aviagen EPI and Belgabroed visit to Aviagen Latin America
Building customer relationships and sharing knowledge on a global and local scale is an Aviagen® core principle, and recently a visit of industry professionals...
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...
MEA Meeting in Brazil
MEA Meeting: “Order and progress,” the slogan displayed prominently on the Brazilian flag, was also befitting for the Ross® Middle East and Africa Association MEA. The...
Veterinarians continue to be committed to responsible and judicious use of antimicrobials
The Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE), representing European veterinarians, celebrates European Antibiotic Awareness Day and reiterates the commitment to achieve the One-Health goals...
Biotica innovation drive for Canadian market
New specialty market approval, scientific forum discussion and broadened adoption are all rapidly taking shape for the Nuscience elite level feed technology platform in...
Bugs have no boundaries: antimicrobial resistance challenges of Australian poultry
This presentation identifies challenges of emerging critically important antimicrobial resistance particularly from “reverse zoonosis” and “migratory birds” in Australia.
Introduction
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of...
Health and industry issues facing the US turkey industry
In preparation for this report to the USAHA Committee on Poultry & Other Avian Species, the subcommittee chairman, Dr. Clark, surveyed turkey industry professionals...
EU Compound feed production in 2021 – Market Outlook 2022
Industrial compound feed production in the EU remained stable in 2021. Looking forward, the spread of animal diseases and the continuing global grain market...
Poultry Business Forum in Serbia
Aviagen® Kft demonstrated its commitment to the Serbian poultry industry at the recent Poultry Business Forum. More than 180 guests from various parts of the...
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...
Falling feed prices drives growth of South Africa poultry industry
South Africa's poultry industry is back onto a growth path driven mainly by the affordable feed prices and a resilient farming community that has...
Erpiliç installs advanced turkey hatchery to meet growing demand
Leading Turkish poultry producer Erpiliç is investing in a new, state-of-the-art turkey hatchery from Pas Reform, to meet growing demand for turkey meat.
Based in...
Poultry feed production and issues in Turkey
The Turkish poultry sector is rapidly expanding with a constant increase in request of feed and feed additives.
Poultry production in Saudi Arabia
Poultry Production in Saudi Arabia is rapidly expanding showing a great potential in the future.
Outlook of Nigeria’s poultry feed market
Nigeria's poultry industry could be headed for improved performance after the government announced measures meant to boost domestic egg and poultry meat production as...
Antimicrobial stewardship. The path to least resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is now accepted as a global public health priority and an important emerging animal health issue. Antimicrobial use contributes to the selection...
Animal farming and rural development in Africa
In Africa, investing in rural development, farming and agriculture will offer rural youth an alternative to migration.
FAO Director-General highlights the importance of focusing on...
AZA INTERNATIONAL in China
Founded in the late 1950s, Aza International invented the rope transport system, a revolutionary product that helped develop today’s modern livestock husbandry. Aza International...
Reducing production costs and securing profitability, the challenges for European farmers
The April 2018 “Chart of the Month” published by DLG-Agrifuture Insights, the German Agriculture Society’s knowledge brand and platform for international trend analysis in...
The Canadian egg industry – A portrait
Canada occupies a unique position among egg-producing countries because, since the 1970s, it has adopted a management system that ensures the supply of high-quality...
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