France: extreme heat causes hundreds of thousands of losses in poultry farms

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The heatwave affecting France has caused the death of hundreds of thousands of birds on farms, putting significant strain on carcass collection services. In...

Pas Reform’s new SmartControl™ sensor technology

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Pas Reform has built on the success of its innovative SmartCenterPro™ hatchery management system with the introduction of SmartControl™. Designed to ensure the reliable central...

International Poultry Welfare Alliance and U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs announce Andy...

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The International Poultry Welfare Alliance (IPWA) and the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) are pleased to announce the appointment of Andy...

The data is in – Balanced breeding brings improved productivity and sustainability to the...

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New animation illustrates how balanced breeding contributions over the past 20 years serve to protect the planet for future generations Through balanced breeding and innovation,...

Eu recognizes Brazil as bird flu free—exports scheduled to resume

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The European Union officially acknowledged Brazil as free from avian influenza, clearing the way for the phased resumption of Brazilian chicken meat exports. This...

Hy-Line International adds role of President of Operations

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Eduardo de Souza Pinto named to the newly created position by Hy-Line International, strengthens strategic leadership. Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics,...

Virkon 360° Biosecurity: Helping to protect against Avian Influenza

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The consequences of an Avian Influenza outbreak are immediate and financially severe. But, with thought and planning, a comprehensive biosecurity program can be easily...

Let’s talk about the importance of calcium

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How to optimise muscle function and leg & egg shell strength  The rising demand in commercial layer and parent stock performance increases pressure on the...

Valery Technologies

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After many years of activity inside Giordano Poultry Plast business, thanks to the ever-increasing feedback and the entrepreneurial desire to make a decisive leap in the...

Giacomo Bergui appointed VP Sales EMEA & Asia for Munters

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The company Munters announced the appointment of Giacomo Bergui as Vice President of Sales for EMEA and Asia within the AgHort business area. Giacomo brings...

Second-hand poultry equipment for sale

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Second-hand Vencomatic poultry equipment for sale, excellent condition, for floor farming of hens or breeders. Capacity: floor farming for 16,000 birds in 2 poultry houses...

Extension of the injection syringes programme for the poultry production industry

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Socorex Isba SA is a Swiss manufacturer of self-refilling injection syringes with spring-loaded plunger and three-way valve system. Simple conception, perfect hand balance and...

EU Poultry Market Snapshot – November 2025

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The latest DG AGRI Poultry Meat Dashboard (19 November 2025) shows firm broiler prices, stable production patterns and continued shifts in EU trade flows.Data...

Donato Moro, Director of Petersime do Brasil, retires after 25 years in incubation

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At the age of 66, Donato Moro has retired from Petersime do Brasil Ltda after 25 years of service to the company. The history of...

Cobb champion award winners named in Europe, Middle East and Africa

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Eight top-performing Cobb Vantress customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) were recently named champions based on their outstanding performance during 2018. The...

EFSA recommendations to improve animal welfare during transport

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Providing more space, lowering maximum temperatures, and keeping journey times to a minimum are all needed to improve the welfare of farmed animals during...

Farmers of Kazakhstan are ready to boost poultry farming

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According to R.I. Charipov, President of the Union of Poultry Farmers of Kazakhstan, investments and modernization of the farms will provide more poultry and...

Poultry Industry Council announces New Executive Director

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The Board of Directors of the Poultry Industry Council (PIC) is pleased to announce Ashley Honsberger as the organization’s new Executive Director effective December...

MPF shifts to 100% virtual event

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MPF Anniversary Focus: Community Through Connection. In light of ongoing developments with Covid-19 and after thoughtful discussions with its Board of Directors, the Midwest Poultry...

Poultry Sustainability Framework clears development milestones, set to launch in 2022

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The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs announced that its full supply chain sustainability assessment tool can be included in chicken, turkey and...

Salmonella and Campylobacter Control the Focus of Antibiotic Free Production Program at 2020 IPPE

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The 2020 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) will offer a new education program titled, Processing for Antibiotic Free Production. The workshop, scheduled for...

Breeding sustainability into everyday progress: Aviagen launches 2024 Sustainability Report

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Environmental, economic, and social sustainability in action Aviagen® is pleased to introduce its 2024 Sustainability Report outlining how sustainability is built into everyday decisions across...

Tyson Foods chooses Pas Reform’s SmartPro™ hatchery technology

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US-based Tyson Foods Inc. has chosen Pas Reform and NatureForm, the world’s only single-source supplier of integrated hatchery solutions, to equip the hatchery of...

Minnesota Turkey Research & Promotion Council welcome new directors and elect leaders

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The Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) saw the election of two new directors – Pete Klaphake of Sauk Centre and Ashley Klaphake...

BAU researchers develop new colored-meat chicken line after 15 years of work

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Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have developed a new chicken subtype that produces colored meat after 15 years of continuous research, according to...

2019 Turkey Science and Production Conference

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The leading meeting turkey science point for the European Turkey Industry – 6th- 8th March, 2019. Once more back the appointment for all interested...

Towards the future of food engineering

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VIV Asia is back on 13-15 March 2019 as the leading Feed to Food international show in Asia. The grand show preview took place...

Royal Pas Reform sadly announces the passing of North American executive, Rory Harman

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It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our dear colleague and friend Rory Harman, who passed away on February 20,...

INMAA Welcomes Customers to 10th Sudan Poultry Expo

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INMAA recently welcomed more than 170 parent stock (PS) and broiler customers to the 10th annual Sudan Poultry Expo, which took place in February,...

VIV Europe is coming back full-power

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The road is heading towards the leading feed to food event in 2022, May 31-June 2.  VIV Europe will be the first animal husbandry event...

Cobb Asia-Pacific Team Celebrates Banner Year

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The Cobb Asia-Pacific team gathered in Cebu, Philippines, to reflect on the region’s 2018 achievements and plan for the year ahead. Accomplishments from the...

2027 USPOULTRY Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award open for nominations

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The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is now accepting nominations for the 2027 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. This award recognizes family farmers...

Aviagen Turkeys Breeding Seminar – Montevarchi (AR), Italy

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The 5th Italian Seminar in breeder production organized by Aviagen Turkeys (ATL), which Zootecnica International was honoured to attend, was held on May 16 at...

VIV ASIA 2019, the international feed-to-food event

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VIV Asia is back on 13-15 March 2019 as Asia’s outstanding international feed-to-food event covering all species and sectors of the animal protein value...

Vegetable meat? Practically a fake

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Vegetable meat is in fact a fake. It is so for many reasons, which the readers of More About Chicken will be able to...

USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors National FFA Food Science and Technology Career Development Event Students to...

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The top 10 teams of the Food Science and Technology Career Development Event (CDE) have been invited to attend the International Poultry Expo (IPE), part...

Eggs Cargo System® introduces the next revolution

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The Dutch companies Twinpack Special Products and Ovotrack are collaborating with the EggsCargoSystem® Connect Concept® for the tracking and tracing of eggs

Cobb Launches redesigned website with enhanced customer support tools

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Highlighting its customer-centric approach to innovation, Cobb Vantress recently launched the new and improved cobb-vantress.com. The website, which serves Cobb’s customers globally, brings together...

New ways of identifying chickens explored by Pirbright’s Animal Technicians

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Animal Technicians at Pirbright have explored less invasive methods of identifying chickens in research environments. This could improve the welfare of chickens in research and...

Cobb Europe and RCL Foods continue tradition of excellence, shared expertise

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More than 200 poultry professionals and farm managers across southern Africa and Uganda have benefitted from the Cobb Europe and RCL Foods technical school...

Indian River Training Academy highlights effective hatchery management practices

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The seventh annual Indian River® Training Academy (IRTA), held Nov. 5-8 in Bangkok, featured the key aspects of effective hatchery management. The training was...

Sicily – the star protagonist of 38th Festa FACCO

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On Friday August 30th, the traditional Facco corporate party, which this year celebrated its 38th year, was retold through the story of an extraordinary region, namely Sicily,...

Slobodan Bob Dimitrijevic appointed as Service and Support manager for new Pas Reform centre...

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Mr. Slobodan Bob Dimitrijevic has joined Pas Reform as service and support manager at the new service centre facility, located in Forli, in the...

23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition – ESPN 2023

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The 23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition - ESPN 2023 will be held from June 21 - 24, 2023 at the Palacongressi di Rimini,...

85 years of Arbor Acres

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Poultry producers from Russia and Kazakhstan joined their industry colleagues from Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in Dubai to mark the 85th...

First Saudi Arabian students complete state-of-the-art training

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A graduation ceremony at Al Bukayriyah, Al Qassim marked the achievements of the first Saudi Arabian students to complete their training at Al Watania...

Sustainable Livestock Intergroup on reducing emissions in monogastric livestock farming with circular feed and...

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On 30 April, the European Parliament Sustainable Livestock Intergroup holds an event “How can circular feed and feed additives be deployed to reduce emissions...

The HatchCare Project in Victoria, Australia

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Viscon continues their worldwide successful journey in supplying state-of-the-art HatchCare automation by signing a contract with Ingham’s to fully automate their HatchCare facility in...

Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar Series

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Webinar host, Rebecca Tierney, Teagasc Poultry Advisor will be joined by guest presenters each webinar to discuss prominent topics such as the benefits of...

MSD Animal Health announces leadership appointments in emerging digital technology operating unit

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Rick DeLuca, President, MSD Animal Health, made these appointments following the completion of its acquisition of Antelliq, which is an operating unit within MSD...

Aviagen launches new ventilation documents 
for good flock management

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Aviagen launched a new HOW-TO series on essential flock ventilation, since an adequate ventilation is a key factor for broilers and breeders.

Cobb celebrates new location and growth potential

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City officials, poultry industry representatives and Cobb-Vantress, Inc. team members came together earlier this month to commemorate the company's recent decision to expand local...

MAP Russia & VIV 2022

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The most significant event for the Russian agro-industry industry will take place in the International Exhibition Center “Crocus Expo”, Moscow, Russia, March 15-17, 2022. MAP Russia &...

IPPE 2023 – International Production & Processing Expo

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IPPE is the world's largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies, and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meat, and poultry...

New U.S. actions to strengthen food supply chains

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more support, resources, and new rules that will strengthen the American food supply chain,...

Clean drinking water, clear rules. Hygiene meets compliance in poultry farming

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There are some interesting developments taking place in Europe regarding the cleaning of drinking water in poultry production, particularly when it comes to treating...

Poultry industry leaders gathered in Chile for Petersime’s Poultry Performance Conference

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In a fast-moving global poultry industry, staying ahead of the curve is more important than ever. That’s exactly why Petersime continues to bring together...

Cobb-Vantress announces Cobb500™ certified kosher

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Cobb announced today that the Cobb500™ broiler is now certified kosher by the Orthodox Union (OU). By many considered the world’s most efficient broiler,...

32nd Australian Poultry Science Symposium – virtual event with online streaming

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The Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS) is the premier avian science conference in Australia, attracting delegates from across Australia and all around the World. 2021...

Agrotop to build Georgia’s largest food production and processing plant for Chirina

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The new production facility is the latest addition to the Chirina vertical integration project, which produced 24,000 tons live weight annually. Agrotop, a leading global...

New content development team joins Cobb World Technical Support

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Building on a reputation of providing exceptional customer support, Cobb-Vantress World Technical Support recently welcomed several new members. The addition of a dedicated technical content...

EU egg prices continue upward trend in week 8

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The average EU price for Class A eggs reached €293.49 per 100 kg in week 8 of 2026, according to the latest weekly report...

Gasolec TD20.2 Thermostat

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Gasolec B.V. introduced the Gasolec Digital Thermostat to the market. The design criteria of this new Thermostat are: To be used with input voltages...

Coronavirus, VIV MEA 2020 postponed

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VIV MEA management team has decided to postpone VIV MEA 2020 to August 31st – September 2nd, 2020 in Abu Dhabi due to the...

FEFAC welcomes the EU Protein Plan and Livestock Strategy, reaffirms commitment to a resilient...

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The European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) welcomes the European Commission's adoption of the EU Protein Plan and the EU Livestock Strategy, as well as the very detailed and...

Slower growing chickens experience higher welfare

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Slower growing broiler chickens are healthier and have more fun than conventional breeds of birds, new evidence from an independent commercial scale farm trial...

Sustainability themes drive automation with Marel Poultry

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Sustainability themes such as carbon footprint, carcass balance as well as animal welfare and food safety are stimulating new automated technologies in the poultry...

Ukrainian egg exports surge in 2025 amid strong EU demand

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Ukrainian egg exports recorded a sharp increase in 2025, reaching levels not seen before, according to data released by the Union of Poultry Farmers...

Pas Reform appoints new distributor for Romania

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Pas Reform latest development in their on-going programme of international expansion. Bentley Industry has more than 12 years’ experience in the Romanian poultry industry and...

UK government unveils major animal welfare reforms with implications for poultry sector

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The UK government has announced what it describes as the most far-reaching animal welfare reforms in a generation, with the launch of a new...

Wadi Group hosts Poultry Academy for customers and employees

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Wadi Group, the distributor of Ross® parent stock (PS) chicks in Egypt, recently offered its third Wadi Poultry Academy (WPA III) in Cairo. The Academy...

Aviagen Latin America invests $4 million in Great Grandparent facility

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Aviagen continues to strengthen its operations in Latin America, as demand steadily increases throughout the region. Global poultry breeding companyAviagen®, has added a fourth farm...

New ICCF publications on feed ingredients

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ICCF publishes the two guidance documents on ‘Stability Testing of Feed Ingredients’ and ‘Sub-chronic oral toxicity testing in laboratory animals’ The International Cooperation for Convergence...

New collaboration between Pelbo and Innovo

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Moba announces that Pelbo, one of its subsidiaries in Brugherio, Italy, has partnered up with Innovo, an innovative Italian-based company that develops, manufactures, and...

Roxell acquires Netherlands-based heater and fan manufacturer Holland Heater

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Roxell announced that, through its owning entity CTB Legacy Holding BV, it has acquired Holland Heater. Founded in 1976, Holland Heater is a leading...

Fieragricola 2020: the countdown has started!

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Just a few days to the beginning of Fieragricola 2020, which is being held at the Veronafiere Exhibition Center, Verona, Italy, from January 29th...

VIV Qingdao offering a 360° view on Asian Livestock markets

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VIV Qingdao 2019 will be held in the West Coast New Area of Qingdao, China on 19-21 September. The online registration for professional visitors...

Aviagen 2022 Broiler Nutrition Specifications

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Aviagen has released new broiler performance objectives and nutrition specifications for the Arbor Acres, Indian River and Ross brands. The 2022 Broiler Nutrition Specifications...

Aviagen Anadolu brings ventilation training to Banvit in Bandirma, Turkey

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Aviagen workshop was held in two group sessions: the first group was for staff members from the breeder farms and the second for those...

Post-hatch feeding innovation: SmartStart™ welcomed as “game-changing” by poultry industry

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Elshuis, Munsterhuis and Schotman hatcheries tested Pas Reform’s new SmartStart™ post-hatch feeding solution before its launch to the global market. Bert Munsterhuis, general manager...

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