New method for infectious bronchitis vaccine production funded
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have been awarded over £300,000 to develop a faster and more efficient method for infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccine...
A Strong Show for 2018 IPPE
The 2018 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had 30,678 poultry, meat and feed industry leaders from all over the world in attendance. A...
Potential new vaccine for Newcastle Disease and ILT
Researcher develops potential new vaccine for both Newcastle Disease and ILT
European commissioner for health & food safety visits former foodstuff processing facility
On 28 November 2017, EFFPA (the European Former Foodstuff Processors Association) organised a factory visit for European Commissioner of Health & Food Safety, Mr...
Feed PEFCR approved
On 15 February 2018, the Feed Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules Feed PEFCR were officially approved by the Environmental Footprint Steering Committee.
The establishment...
Testing Dutch hens for Chlamydia gallinacean
In 2015 and early 2016, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research tested Dutch hens for the presence of chlamydia. Chlamydia gallinacea DNA was found in laying hens...
Compound feed production estimates for 2017
The industrial compound feed production for farmed animals in the EU-282 in 2017 reached an estimated level of 156.7 mio. t, i.e. 0.2% more...
A strong CAP with simple rules
FEFAC fully supports the call from Copa-Cogeca for a strong, competitive, market-oriented CAP with common and simple rules across the EU following the European...
MTGA & CEAM praising a breakthrough bi-partisan bill on CERCLA exemptions
The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and the Chicken and Egg Association of Minnesota (CEAM) praised a breakthrough bi-partisan bill introduced by 13 senators...
Natural use of biology to control disease in crops
Natural use of biology to control disease in crops is the Holy Grail of agriculture, and a team of young researchers has now pinpointed...
USDA allows to ditch organic Animal Welfare Rule: GAO
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) complied with rulemaking procedures while scrapping a rule that would have established animal welfare standards for organic livestock,...
EFFPA & FEFAC welcome commission guidelines on feed use of former foodstuffs
The European Commission published its Guidelines for the feed use of food no longer intended for human consumption on 17 April 2018, as the...
Promising research to reduce ammonia in poultry houses
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., in which researchers evaluated...
New research grants through the Comprehensive Research Program
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation have approved approximately $300,000 for five new research grants at four institutions through the comprehensive research program. The research...
GM technology unlocks potential for new generation of poultry vaccines
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a more efficient and effective vaccine for Marek’s disease, which could pave the...
Research will lead to improved vaccines for Reovirus
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., in which researchers...
2017 Australian Poultry Award to Chris Morrow
Chris Morrow graduated from Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1980, and was initially employed as a Government Veterinarian (Poultry) in...
AFAC celebrates 25 years and pushes ahead at Livestock Care Conference
Dr. Temple Grandin and other top experts discussed farm animal care.
Celebrating 25 years while pursuing opportunities to raise the bar. This was the focus...
Applications for 2018 Clean Water Awards
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is accepting applications for the 2018 Clean Water Awards. The awards recognize outstanding performance of wastewater treatment plants...
DNA Influenza Vaccine licensed for chickens
AgriLabs® announced USDA conditional approval of the first DNA Influenza vaccine ever licensed for chickens.
The approval also represents the first for AgriLabs’ ExactVacTM DNA technology with...
EU scientific opinion on antimicrobials
How to assess progress on reduction of antimicrobial resistance and consumption of antimicrobials.
A set of indicators will assist European Union (EU) Member States to...
Veterinary medicines: non-compliance remains low
Monitoring data from 2016 for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food suggest high rates of...
Using gene-editing techniques could help boost breeding of endangered birds
Hens that do not produce their own chicks have been developed for use as surrogates to lay eggs from rare breeds.
A team led by...
EPA requests more time before poultry producers submit CERCLA reports, USPOULTRY provides reporting guidance
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia requesting an extension of...
Food Safety and PAA at the Poultry Processor Workshop
Poultry industry leaders, representing various plant operations, convened in Orange Beach, Ala., May 10-11, for USPOULTRY’s 2018 Poultry Processor Workshop. This year’s program covered...
Egg study may improve food safety
Almost 13 billion eggs are consumed in the UK each year and chicken accounts for almost half the meat we eat. Contaminated eggs can...
Field testing of a new poultry vaccine from APHIS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared an environmental assessment to authorize the shipment and field testing...
New poultry vaccine
Marek Disease (MD) and Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) are highly infectious diseases of poultry that provide constant threat to the productivity of the worldwide...
Towards control of Avian Coronaviruses
The European COST Action FA1207 “Towards control of Avian Coronaviruses: strategies for diagnosis, surveillance and vaccination” has brought together 176 experts from 25 countries...
New vaccine technique targeting multiple poultry diseases
Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have created a new vaccine technique of genetically modifying the Marek’s disease vaccine so that it is able to protect...
Webinar Wednesday features Dr. Keith Bramwell: Embryo Diagnosis
Jamesway Incubator Company is very pleased to be offering a series of Webinars, which tap into the vast knowledge of our Hatchery Professionals; Next...
University of Saskatchewan receives funding for poultry lighting research
A Canadian restaurant chain has announced it will support the University of Saskatchewan to expand an important research project examining poultry lighting enhancements and...
US-RSPE and IPWA Seek Executive Director
U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) and the International Poultry Welfare Alliance (IPWA) are currently conducting a search for an executive director...
Poultry deboning lines
The poultry industry has been systematically improving worker safety over the last three decades, with current injury/illness rates now essentially the same as manufacturing...
Industry education recruitment funding applications now being accepted by the USPOULTRY Foundation
The USPOULTRY Foundation is now accepting applications from colleges and universities for the Industry Education Recruitment Funding program. The funding supports student recruitment at...
Veterinary Medicine and Science PhD
The School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey is home to 40 academics with a huge diversity of expertise, ranging from fundamental...
Outstanding members of the Chicken Community recognized
Hundreds of farmers, chicken company employees, representatives of allied businesses, and friends of the Delmarva Peninsula's chicken community gathered in Salisbury, Maryland for the...
Experimental Vaccine may provide better Salmonella Control
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the U.S. National Poultry Research Center, USDA ARS, in Athens,...
Revised waste framework directive confirms former foodstuffs are not waste
On 14 June 2018 the revised Waste Framework Directive (EU) 2018/851 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. As EFFPA (the...
Midwest Poultry Federation Board of Directors Officers announced
Greg Nelson of Nelson Poultry Farms Inc., Manhattan, Kansas, was elected President of the Midwest Poultry Federation (MP) for 2018. Nelson represents the Kansas...
The Pirbright and Roslin Institutes funded to create a Marek’s Disease vaccine
The Pirbright Institute has recently been awarded joint funding with The Roslin Institute to research how the deadly Marek’s disease virus (MDV) causes tumours...
Newly funded network for livestock vaccines
Researchers from The Roslin Institute and Pirbright Institute lead a newly funded network to develop livestock vaccines.
The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) has been...
Biosecurity information sheets for rural poultry farmers in Europe
ERPA, the European Rural Poultry Association, produced two biosecurity information sheets for rural poultry farmers in Europe. This work was presented to the European...
Poultry health course – From 9 to 20 April 2018
Poultry rearing for meat and eggs is now a global activity, which continues to adapt to the changing national and international economic and political...
Egg Farmers of Canada recognized as Top Employers
Egg Farmers of Canada has been recognized for a sixth consecutive year as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers. This annual competition...
Co-creation, innovating the poultry industry
What does co-creation mean? Co-creation is a new form of supply-chain strategy in which a process is devised collectively by producers with their suppliers,...
Feed production education program returns to IPPE
The American Feed Industry Association’s AFIA Feed Education Program returns to IPPE.
The AFIA free program is ideal for feed facility managers, operations personnel and...
Additional extension for EPA’s reports
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order Feb. 1, granting an Environmental Protection Agency – EPA – request...
Giordano acquired Twinpack Special Products
Recently, the Giordano group from Italy acquired the majority stake in Twinpack Special Products in The Netherlands.
After almost twenty years of commercial cooperation, the Italian leader in...
Wastewater treatment challenges in the Poultry and Egg Industry
While speaking at the Wastewater Treatment Challenges program for the Poultry and Egg Industry at the 2018 International Production & Processing Expo, Dr. Clifford...
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