Pas Reform appoints Jason Wang as Sales and Service Manager for China
As part of its continuing international expansion programme, Pas Reform has appointed Mr. Jason Wang to represent its interests in China’s dynamic and rapidly...
Vencomatic celebrated Cor van de Ven’s retirement at VIV Europe
At VIV EUROPE 2022 Vencomatic staff celebrated Cor van de Ven's retirement, the man who founded Vencomatic alongside his wife Han in 1983, with...
Aviagen Turkeys Breeding Seminar – Montevarchi (AR), Italy
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...
Virkon 360° Biosecurity: Helping to protect against Avian Influenza
The consequences of an Avian Influenza outbreak are immediate and financially severe. But, with thought and planning, a comprehensive biosecurity program can be easily...
Avian influenza in Europe: enhanced surveillance and strict biosecurity needed as detections surge
Between 6 September and 14 November 2025, 1,443 detections of highly pathogenic avianinfluenza (HPAI) A(H5) viruses were reported in wild birds across 26 European countries...
Cobb Europe poultry experts set course for 2019
Cobb grandparent production managers from across Europe met in Holland this summer for the region’s fifth grandparent stock roundtable. The annual event provides attendees...
2026 IPPE set to break records as registration opens
Registration for the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) opens on October 6, 2025, with organizers announcing what will be the largest edition...
Moba takes precautionary measures due to coronavirus
Health and safety is key: due to coronavirus, Moba has announced that it will be taking
precautionary measures for the health and safety of its...
11th European Symposium on Poultry Genetics
11th European symposium on Poultry Genetics will take place between 23–25 October 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic.
The Symposium is hosted by the Czech branch...
EU audit flags persistent Salmonella monitoring gaps in Poland’s poultry sector
A recent European Union audit has highlighted ongoing weaknesses in Poland’s Salmonella monitoring and control system for poultry, pointing to unresolved discrepancies between official...
Ross 450 Club Awards top achievers in and the South Pacific
2L- R: Lois & Peter Addington, Addington Farms, Christchurch, New Zealand; Vern Bunn, Broiler Manager, Tegel Foods Ltd.
EPEF 500.52
Thanks to the hard work, management...
The future is looking bright – Internship program advances Cobb efforts to support the...
The 2020 summer internship program for Cobb wrapped up this month, but the knowledge, memories, and experiences that have been shared will live on...
Let’s work! Meyn at VIV Asia 2019
Meyn partecipated in the international trade show from feed to food for Asia 2019 which took place in Bangkok, Thailand, at the Bangkok International...
Registration Is Now Open for the FSVP Training Course at IPPE 2026
ARLINGTON, Va. – Oct. 21, 2025 – The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has opened registration for the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) training and...
Biorigin, natural ingredients to ensure better animals’ health
Biorigin is a brazilian company which mobilizes expertise and technology to promote health and quality of life. Using biotechnological products, it produces natural ingredients for...
Slobodan Bob Dimitrijevic appointed as Service and Support manager for new Pas Reform centre...
Mr. Slobodan Bob Dimitrijevic has joined Pas Reform as service and support manager at the new service centre facility, located in Forli, in the...
Special event in Malaga, Spain, for Aviagen and its Ross customers
Aviagen SAU® and its Ross® customers from Spain engaged in a knowledge-sharing session in Malaga. Best management practices and current breeding developments were among...
Better climate control in poultry houses with IPT advanced technology
An efficient air scrubber and climate control system by IPT Technology helps poultry farmers across England and Wales gain planning permits for expansion.
IPT Technology...
Aviagen illustrates CO2 reduction contribution to global poultry industry
How can the poultry production chain meet the needs of the world’s ever-growing communities without overwhelming the planet? Aviagen® addresses this question through “Breeding...
Japan Chunky Association journeys to VIV Europe and Aviagen SAU
Aviagen® recently welcomed a delegation from the Japan Chunky Association (JCA) to its stand at VIV Europe 2018 in the Netherlands and to Aviagen...
Al Zain Poultry Farms Earn Ross 400 Club Membership
Al Zain Poultry Farms, a Ross® 308 broiler customer from Oman, recently became a member of the Ross 400 Club. Al Zain Poultry Farms...
China chooses NatureForm incubators for vaccine production
This step has been taken for major flu vaccine production projects in Shanghai and Changchun.
NatureForm Hatchery Technologies, which has worked with some of the...
Introducing the Cobb800™ — A new era of high‑yield performance
Cobb-Vantress, LLC. today unveiled the Cobb800™, a next generation broiler breeder designed for high output, scale-driven operations worldwide. Grounded in decades of genetic improvement and supported...
Turkey To Go celebrates 60 years at the Minnesota Turkey State Fair
Turkey To Go, the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association’s (MTGA) food stand at the Minnesota State Fair, celebrated 60 years of selling delicious turkey products...
Aviagen becomes First U.S. poultry primary breeder company to be certified as an Avian...
Aviagen, the global poultry genetics leader, has become the first poultry breeding company in the U.S. to be certified as an Avian Influenza Clean...
HPAI continues to circulate across Europe with nearly 4,900 reported outbreaks in 33 countries
Europe is facing continued circulation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), with surveillance data confirming widespread activity across both wild and domestic bird populations.
According...
IPC sets out inclusive poultry meat trade principles
The International Poultry Council’s Trade Policy Working Group has set a list of principles to help shape global trade policies supporting sustainable food security...
Data-driven Nuova-i performs consistently high and needs little human intervention
The art of evisceration is having consistently high performance on all weights and performing well in the giblet pack harvesting line too. The combination...
Interview to Lorenzo Rossi, new Regional Technical Manager for Western Europe at Aviagen
Lorenzo, what aspects of your experience will benefit your new role?
“I’ve first-hand experience of the poultry production chain, having covered different positions over more...
Towards the future of food engineering
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...
Minnesota Turkey Research & Promotion Council welcome new directors and elect leaders
The Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) saw the election of two new directors – Pete Klaphake of Sauk Centre and Ashley Klaphake...
Meat and Poultry Industry Russia & VIV 2020 Exhibition and Summit postponed
Meat and Poultry Industry Russia & VIV 2020 management team has decided to postpone the exhibition to October 2020 due to the Situation Report...
Hook2Sisters Scotland Ross 400 Club winners awarded
July 10 marked a special occasion for high-performing Ross 400 broiler growers in Scotland. The Aviagen® UK team presented Ross® 400 Club awards to...
Hy-Line International hosts near record Technical School
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, recently hosted a near record-breaking technical school. The four-day Hy-Line International Technical School attracted more...
Hubbard Pedigree Operations in Walpole expanding
Investment on the Hubbard Pedigree Operations in Walpole, N.H., US intended to continue performance improvements of Hubbard birds through balanced breeding.
An effort is currently...
VIV MEA 2025 International trade show from feed to food for the Middle East...
The Middle East’s food industry is changing fast, and VIV MEA 2025 will showcase this transformation like never before. Taking place November 25-27, 2025...
Aviagen and Bounty Fresh team up for broiler and breeder seminars in the Philippines
Aviagen® and Bounty Fresh Foods Inc. together hosted educational seminars for Bounty Fresh’s Indian River® customers in the Philippines. The seminars were designed to...
Roxell acquires Netherlands-based heater and fan manufacturer Holland Heater
Roxell announced that, through its owning entity CTB Legacy Holding BV, it has acquired Holland Heater. Founded in 1976, Holland Heater is a leading...
Natural Beak Smoothing, a new concept by Roxell
Roxell has recently introduced an innovative feeding concept, the Natural Beak Smoothing system, to solve beak treatment which represents a serious problem for poultry...
Intra Multi-Des GA efficacy against Avian Influenza
Recently, outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been increasing all over the world. In January 2020 alone, cases of H5N8 influenza have caused...
Hendrix Genetics appoints Richard Maatman as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Member of the...
Hendrix Genetics, a global multi-species animal genetics company, announces the appointment of Richard Maatman as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He will join Hendrix Genetics...
Europe faces continued HPAI H5 activity, FLI reports
Although some regions show temporary stability, the continued circulation of the virus among wild birds keeps the risk high for poultry holdings.
The latest Risk...
62nd National Poultry Show
For more than 60 years the four feather boards, with the support of the Poultry Industry Council have built and grown an impressive national...
Animal injection syringes: Fixed and adjustable volume
The Swiss made Socorex® glass and metal syringes with spring-loaded plunger and three-way valve system are supplied either as fixed or adjustable volume models.
Starting...
Intracare Hydrocare’s promotion at VIV Asia
We, as Intracare, believe that clean and fresh drinking water is very important for people and also for our animals.
That is why we...
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...
Baltic poultry producer keeps up trend of stellar performance
PF Kekava, Latvia’s only integrated poultry company and a valued Aviagen® Kft Ross® customer, continues to climb the ladder of performance excellence.
Over the past...
Priority on food safety: New Moba Omnia XF2 Grading Machine
Moba, the world's leading producer of high-quality integrated systems for the grading, packaging and processing of consumption eggs, introduces its new extension machine in...
Lubing presents the new Intermediate drive 2.0 for its egg conveyor systems
Lubing starts its 2022 with a novelty: the new intermediate drive, which was completely redesigned and makes the use of egg conveyors even smoother...
Aviagen breaks ground on new Tennessee feed processing facility
Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® will break ground this month on a new state-of-the-art feed processing facility (feed mill) in Pikeville, Tenn. The new...
Compound feed production in 2021 is expected to slightly decrease
2021 EU compound feed production has been affected by the spread of animal diseases and the continuing Global grain market rally.
EU 27 compound feed...
Hubbard Welcomes Roberto Yamawaki as New Global Technical Director
Hubbard is pleased to announce the appointment of Roberto Yamawaki as its new Global Technical Director, taking over from Dr James Bentley effective January...
Minnesota Turkey unveils expanded resources via revamped website
The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and the Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council are excited to reveal their new website, https://www.minnesotaturkey.com/ to turkey farmers,...
PIX/AMC provided networking, information sharing among poultry professionals in Australia and beyond
During June 3-5, Aviagen® participated as a major sponsor of the Poultry Information Exchange (PIX) and Australasian Milling Conference (AMC) in Queensland, Australia. This...
SPACE 2019: a great success
SPACE 2019 took place from 10 to 13 September at the Rennes Exhibition Centre, in France. This thirty-third edition was a great success and...
Agrotop to build Georgia’s largest food production and processing plant for Chirina
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...
Aviagen UK names Blake Williamson New General Manager
Aviagen UK Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Blake Williamson as its new General Manager, effective immediately. Blake succeeds Alan Thomson, who...
Cobb500 – The best broiler on the EuroTier Exhibition in Hanover 2018
Best feed conversion, visible excellent uniformity, robust animal health and outstanding breeding characteristics. All this makes the broiler Cobb500 currently the best broiler on...
VIV Turkey 2017 – Innovative poultry production and processing from feed to meat
The 8th edition of VIV Turkey, International Trade Fair for Poultry & Technologies will gather more than 600 exhibitors with 25.000 buyers on 6...
NOVOGEN bolsters upper management to match increased growth
The development of the NOVOGEN teams continues with the arrival of Stéphane Lemoine as Deputy Director, Head of Business Development.
With this new arrival within...
License agreement Vencomatic Group and Jansen Poultry Equipment
Jansen Poultry Equipment and Vencomatic Group announced a licensing agreement on 2 systems.
Jamesway Incubator Company signs three new agents
Global markets are expanding and the demand for poultry is growing internationally, so it is with great pleasure that Jamesway announces partnerships with 3...
Jamesway’s Platinum 2.0 builds strong relationships in Saudi Arabia
Jamesway continues its long partnership with one of Saudi Arabia’s largest poultry producers with an expansion project in Jeddah. For over 40 years Fakieh...
New Titan™ feeder pan: first round at turkey farm a success
A German customer completed a first round with the new Titan XL feeder pan. Their reaction to this initial test: successful and very satisfied.
Germany...
MEAA Meeting in Dublin adds value to Ross brand
Compartmentalization for security of supply and getting the most from Ross broiler breeders were at the top of the agenda.
Organized by the Ross TMEA...
Sabirs’ Group from Lahore, Pakistan chooses SmartPro™ from Pas Reform for new single stage...
Sabirs' Group, one of the biggest and best-known companies in Pakistan’s poultry market, has chosen Pas Reform’s SmartPro™ incubators for its new, single stage hatchery...
Import of poultry meat and products from areas in US suspended
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (March 9) that in view of notifications from the...
Ogawa AG becomes new Roxell distributor in Japan
For Kenji Ogawa, New Year's Day 2019 was not only the start of a new year, it also marked the beginning of a new...
VIV ASIA 2023: A RESOUNDING SUCCESS UNDERPINING THE LEADING MARKET POSITION
The event delivered a dynamic, expansive marketplace to 47,527 attendees which featured Feed to Food products and services from more than 1,186 global manufacturers...
Cobb leads discussion to advance poultry welfare awareness and excellence
Cobb-Vantress, Inc. recently hosted a diverse group of animal welfare experts at its global headquarters in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, to discuss the advancement of...
France introduces updated Salmonella protocol for laying hen farms
The French Ministry of Agriculture has rolled out a revised national protocol for managing Salmonella in laying hen flocks, developed in collaboration with the...
The new issue of Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine is now online!
Discover the latest updates, technical content, and market insights from the global poultry sector.
In this issue:
Company Focus – Aviagen Turkeys opens its doors: a...
IPC announces June webinar on “Engaging internationally & Global market insights”
With the pandemic still impacting our way of living and working, the International Poultry Council is delighted to announce the webinar “Global poultry meat...
Poultry Africa 2019 – Kigali Convention Centre, 2-3 October 2019
The first edition of Poultry Africa won great appreciations and set a solid basis for the development of this once-every-2-year boutique concept. This Expo...
Expansion for Jamesway with a New Agent in China
The enormous potential offered by the markets of China has captured the attention of the world. Jamesway Incubator Company has had a regional office...
MPF shifts to 100% virtual event
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...
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...
Strengthening child nutrition in Ethiopia through local egg powder production
The IEF is providing expert guidance to UNICEF to establish a new egg powder processing plant, which is currently in transit to Ethiopia for...
Hy-Line International enhances genetic progress with new research farm
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, celebrated the completion of its newest research farm today surrounded by federal, state and local...
New avian influenza vaccine trials begin in UK
New targeted trial in turkeys will test vaccine efficacy as part of fight to protect wild and captive birds
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) vaccine trials have started today (Thursday...
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