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...
Europe faces renewed bird flu challenge as early outbreaks spread across the continent
Bird flu is spreading rapidly across Europe, with the highest number of early-season outbreaks in at least a decade, reigniting fears of another crisis...
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...
IPPE 2022, January 25-27, 2022 back in-person!
The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) continues to evolve to meet the needs of its attendees and exhibitors. For 2022, the show will...
Innovations, technology and business on display at the next SPACE
The 33rd edition of SPACE will be held from Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 September 2019 at Rennes Parc-Expo, in France.
Thanks to its location, its...
Aviagen SAU donates 400 COVID antigen tests to local municipality
Aviagen SAU General Manager Sergio Illán personally delivers tests to San Esteban de Litera Mayor Fernando Sabés.
Aviagen® cares about the people in our local...
MSD Animal Health partners with Vinovo for enhanced poultry health
MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, one of the world leaders in animal vaccines, announced a partnership...
VDL Agrotech drying technology at Eurotier 2018
VDL Agrotech, a leading supplier of innovative livestock equipment, will feature its innovative equipment at the Eurotier Show 2018, in Hanover, Germany, from November...
CARFED introduces a new live bird crate
A new live bird crate by Carfed. The great experience regarding live bird hauling and knowledge of plastics over the years, the capacity in...
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...
Boost breeder performance through automated grading and vaccination
Agri Advanced Technologies has developed the Grady 3000, a broiler breeder grading machine to make the grading process more efficient. The vaccination procedure can...
2019 IPPE to feature nearly seventy TECHTalks showcasing industry technology and trends
The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) offers attendees access to the latest in protein and feed technology through exhibits and educational programing. TECHTalks...
IPC support the responsible use of antibiotics
The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2020, 18 – 24 november promotes awareness in use of antibiotics and on global antimicrobial resistance.
The WAAW, promoted...
Marel Poultry and Harim Korea go sky high
Marel Poultry has been chosen to equip one of the world's largest poultry processing plants. The Harim company in South Korea will install four...
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...
Cobb Europe partners with Al-Watania Poultry in Egypt to host ‘Safe environment for safe...
Cobb Europe partnered with Al-Watania Poultry in Egypt to host the pair’s annual scientific conference focusing on the importance of creating a safe environment...
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...
Merck Animal Health celebrating Arbor Day in partnership with WeForest
To celebrate Arbor Day, Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) announced its continued partnership with WeForest,...
AGRILIVESTOCK Myanmar 2019 pre-registration is open
From 5-7 December 2019 at the Myanmar Expo Hall, Yangon is set to host AGRILIVESTOCK Myanmar 2019.
AGRILIVESTOCK Myanmar 2019 is the biggest international business-to-business...
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...
Gasolec TD20.2 Thermostat
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...
How a European poultry group saved millions by linking farm and factory data
A new session in the Poultry 5.0 Masterclass Series will take place on April 7, 2026 at 14:00 (Lisbon time, GMT), focusing on the...
Aviagen launches new 2021 Parent Stock Nutrition Specifications
Recommendationson nutrition specifications help customers optimize bird performance, health and welfare in line with ongoing genetic improvement of Aviagen breeds.
Aviagen® recently rolled out the...
Avian Influenza in poultry and water fowl in Vleuten
Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has confirmed yet another introduction of Avian Influenza in Dutch poultry. It concerns highly pathogenic H5N8 Avian Influenza at a...
Belgium orders poultry indoors as bird flu resurgence sweeps across Europe and beyond
Belgian authorities have ordered all poultry to be kept indoors starting Thursday, following the detection of new H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks, as Europe and...
New Cobb agent appointed in Uzbekistan
Kefayat General Trading Company has been appointed by Cobb Europe as its agent for Uzbekistan, strengthening the breed’s position in the growing market.
The agreement...
SPACE: the key livestock event of 2021
SPACE 2021 will take place from Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 September, at the Rennes Exhibition Center, in France. The program of this 35th edition...
Hy-Line International hosts key distributor conference
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, recently hosted a key global distributor conference for Hy-Line customers around the world.
The successful two-day...
Ross grows from strength to strength in Uzbekistan
Organized by Aviagen® Kft for its Ross® customers in Uzbekistan, a conference at the Wyndham Hotel, Tashkent, was greatly welcomed and was well received...
Roxell launches Oxsano™ tunnel fan in fiberglass with innovative motor
Roxell, the leading manufacturer of automated feeding, drinking, nesting and heating systems, launches the Oxsano™ variable speed tunnel fan in fiberglass. This is because...
JBS invests $70 million to re-enter Paraguay’s poultry market
Global meat giant JBS is making a major return to Paraguay’s poultry industry, announcing a $70 million investment over the next two years to...
New Vice President of Sales and Marketing – Christian Jordan
Jamesway Incubator Company is pleased to welcome Christian Jordan to its senior team as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Christian is based out...
Aviagen welcomed hundreds of visitors at VIV Asia 2019
VIV Asia 2019 was a great success for Aviagen® Asia. Hundreds of guests visited the Aviagen booth during Asia’s leading international feed-to-food show, which...
Aviagen Kft Awards Kekava Foods for Standout Ross 308 Welfare and Performance, Launching new...
Kekava’s Bauska farms in Latvia attain broiler EPEF scores up to 480 and a 5.3% increase in liveability
Kekava Foods has become the first member...
Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar Series
Webinar host, Rebecca Tierney, Teagasc Poultry Advisor will be joined by guest presenters each webinar to discuss prominent topics such as the benefits of...
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...
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...
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...
The 2018 IPPE International Production & Processing Expo is coming!
The 2018 IPPE show will bring together more than 1,200 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors in Atlanta, Ga. USA from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 2018.
The...
AVEC: The Mercosur Safeguard “Will Never Work” for Poultry
The Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU (AVEC) has issued a sharp warning that the safeguard clause in the EU-Mercosur...
SPACE 2020, an international insight into the latest livestock industry’s innovations
The 34th edition of SPACE will be held from Tuesday 15 to
Friday 18 September 2020 at Rennes Parc-Expo, in France.
SPACE takes place in one of...
Aviagen appoints Diane Hartjes as Global Director of Export and Logistics
Global poultry breeding company Aviagenis committed to helping its customers, the world’s poultry producers, provide their growing communities with healthy, sustainable chicken meat. In...
Aviagen Kft honors 44 customers at annual Ross 400 Club Event
Ross 400 Club recognizes commitment and skill that maximizes broiler performance.
Aviagen® Kft gave special attention to its top-performing customers during a Ross 400 Club...
Pas Reform receives ‘Royal’ predicate
Pas Reform is 100-years young in 2019! In honour of this anniversary, on Friday November 8, the company received the predicate ‘Royal’ from the...
Cobb Europe names Matthew Wilson as Sales and Technical Director
Cobb Europe welcomes Matthew Wilson as Sales and Technical Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Wilson returns to Cobb Europe from his most...
BV Science offers natural solutions for antibiotic reduction in animal farming
BV Science® Inc. has been formed by Vetanco S.A. located in Argentina and Dr. Bata Limited located in Hungary.
Natural products designed as alternatives to...
Hy-Line Ecuador hosts Technical School
Hy-Line Ecuador, an exclusive distributor of Hy-Line layers, recently hosted more than 100 local egg producers in Ambato.
Hy-Line International, Hy-Line Ecuador, and regional...
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...
USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors National FFA Food Science and Technology Career Development Event Students to...
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...
First steps in feeding machines for insects by VDL Agrotech
A new project for a feeding machine for insects has been started by VDL Agrotech as the search for new protein sources as an...
KG-Group, Lithuania chooses VDL Agrotech
On the 7th of September 2017 Kaisiadoriu Paukstynas - member of Kauno Grudai Group – Lithuania - celebrated the inauguration of their new broiler...
Latest Aviagen briefs on Coccidiosis Control in Broiler Breeders and Broilers available now
Aviagen® has just released two Briefs entitled “Coccidiosis Control in Broiler Breeders with the use of Vaccines” and “Coccidiosis Control in Broilers with the...
U.S. Soybean meal delivers solutions for poultry
Based on testing, research and quality analysis, soybean meal from the United States delivers nutritional solutions. The U.S. Soybean Export Council breaks it down...
2019 Guangzhou International Intensive Livestock & Feed Processing Industry Exhibition – GILE2019
On 18-20, August, 2019, Guangzhou International Intensive Livestock & Feed Processing Industry Exhibition (GILE2019) will be held in Area B, China Import & Export...
Post-hatch feeding innovation: SmartStart™ welcomed as “game-changing” by poultry industry
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...
Pirbright first to characterise chicken proteins thought to cause immune exhaustion
Two chicken proteins that may be involved in immune regulation of cancerous cells and viral infection, named Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and Programmed cell...
FAO Global Dialogue in Brazil Puts Avian Influenza at the Top of the Agend
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, hosted the first global multi-sector...
Biochem exhibiting for the first time at the Fieragricola, Verona, Italy
To enhance its consolidation in the Italian market, Biochem has participated with a booth during the Fieragricola of Verona. This was a very good...
Slovenia’s Jata Emona Farms Earn Ross 150 Club Status
Four farms from Jata Emona in Slovenia have earned a place in the prestigious Ross® 150 Club, a recognition reserved for breeder growers who...
Moba shows its new innovations at IPPE
At IPPE, Moba is showcasing new high tech solutions that will benefit the egg industry: Shell strength detection and iMoba’s benchmark module.
Shell strength detection...
FEFAC publishes Feed Sustainability Charter 2030 at XXIX Congress
The Charter contains concrete feed sector actions at EU and national level featuring animal nutrition solutions that can help increase the sustainability of livestock...
Hy-Line donation funds future research
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, along with its sister company, Hy-Line North America, the largest commercial layer chick distributor in...
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...
23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition
The 23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition – ESPN 2021 - will be held from September 20 -23, 2021 at the Palacongressi di Rimini,...
Marel celebrates 75 years of business in Gainesville
On September 26, 2019, Marel celebrated 75 years of operations at its location in Gainesville, Georgia. To mark the occasion, the company celebrated with...
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...
Aviagen LLC at Meat and Poultry Industry 2019 in Moscow
In May, Aviagen® LLC welcomed poultry industry professionals from throughout Russia to its stand at the 2019 Meat and Poultry Industry exhibition in Moscow....
Hotraco Agri presents MiteAlert®: The automatic Red Mite Monitoring System
Hotraco Agri has developed an automated Red Mite Monitoring System in collaboration with Wageningen University. This innovation, which has been given the name MiteAlert®,...
Jamesway announces the appointment of Boutros (Pierre) al Asmar to Director of MEA Sales
Serving as part of the Jamesway sales force from 2003 to 2013, Pierre returned to Jamesway last November 2019 as Sales Manager for the...
Cobb celebrates new location and growth potential
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...
Aviagen Kft congratulates latest Ross 400 and 140 Club Stars in Romania
Aviagen® Kft customers Avicola Buzua, Avicola Tartaseti Poultry and Oprea Avicom are sterling examples to poultry growers throughout Romania for their Ross 140 and...
Nigeria’s Largest Livestock Expo Returns in 2026: Nipoli Expo Set for April in Ibadan
The 8th edition of the Nigeria International Poultry & Livestock Expo (NIPOLI Expo) has been officially announced and will take place from 28–30 April...
Vegetable meat? Practically a fake
Vegetable meat is in fact a fake. It is so for many reasons, which the readers of More About Chicken will be able to...
Aviagen moderates Seminar on Poultry Nutrition, Health and Welfare with PROHEALTH
Aviagen EPI Regional Technical Manager Kris Van Daele recently moderated a PROHEALTH seminar at the University of Ghent in Belgium. The event, which took...
Heat stress and the quality of wheat grains
Increasing temperature and consequent changes in climate adversely influence plant growth and development, resulting in loss of wheat productivity. High environmental temperature may influence...
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...
How chicks quality is affected by navel development
The aim is to have boxes ready for transport to the farm which contain a known number of first class chicks with bright eyes,...
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...
Fieragricola 2020: the countdown has started!
Just a few days to the beginning of Fieragricola 2020, which is being held at the Veronafiere Exhibition Center, Verona, Italy, from January 29th...
Breeder Feed and Nutritional Guidelines available to download in other languages
For optimum breeder performance, both males and females must achieve adequate physiological development and follow the breed body-weight standards through rear and lay. This...
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