Michel De Clercq passing the torch to Stef Vanneste, new CEO of Petersime
After 34 years of service, Michel De Clercq will be stepping down as Managing Director of Petersime at the end of 2018. He will...
Which innovations for European livestock?
Improving European protein self-sufficiency and the technical, economic and environmental performance of monogastric livestock farms are important challenges.
The European research programme Feed-a-Gene (https://www.feed-a-gene.eu), launched...
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...
Poultry Events and Fairs in 2019
Here you can find the main poultry shows and meetings scheduled in 2019; conferences, workshops, training courses and other events focussing on poultry production,...
Royal Jaarbeurs at FAO 2025: Innovation, Inclusion, and Collaboration Key to Livestock Transformation
At the Second FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation, held in Rome from 29 September to 1 October 2025, Jeroen van Hooff, President...
Biyinzika Poultry Awarded Second Ross 140 Club Award
Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (BPIL), a Ross® 308 customer from Uganda, recently received a Ross 140 Club award for their outstanding breeder performance.
BPIL is...
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) Advisory – City of Kingston
The Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC) is issuing an Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) biosecurity advisory for an approximate 10 km area in the City of Kingston.
FBCC...
Hubbard celebrates 100 years commitment to poultry breeding
In 1921 Mr Ira Hubbard officially created the Hubbard Farms company in Walpole, New Hampshire, USA. This was the very beginning of what finally...
$7,000 USPOULTRY Foundation Student Recruiting Grant awarded to Wilkes Community College
The USPOULTRY Foundation has awarded a $7,000 student recruiting grant to Wilkes Community College (WCC) in Wilkesboro, N.C. WCC is a two-year institution offering...
Cobb Europe completes UK hatchery expansion
Cobb Europe recently completed an expansion of the company’s state-of-the-art hatchery in Norfolk, United Kingdom. This milestone allows the facility to increase production capacity...
New aviary system AviaView by Jansen Poultry Equipment
On you tube you can see the new AviaView Aviary System by Jansen Poultry Equipment fully operational at the Spaul premises.
The new digital edition of Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine is now online
The latest issue of Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine is now available, featuring technical articles, industry insights and global updates for poultry professionals.
In this edition:–...
Roxell launches Siroc Sterling™ space heater for tall poultry houses
Roxell, the leading manufacturer of automated feeding, drinking, nesting and heating systems, is expanding its range of convection heaters for poultry houses with the...
Officine Facco and University of Padua together for the welfare of hens
A three-year path in which the current cage-free systems will be implemented to ensure and increase the welfare of animals in medium and large...
Government of Canada announces funding to grow domestic market for chicken and turkey
Over ten years, the Market Development Program for Turkey and Chicken will provide a total of $19.2 million for the Turkey Farmers of Canada...
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...
Midwest Poultry Federation booth sales open for 2022
Midwest Poultry Federation (MPF) is excited to welcome its annual trade show and convention “Back to the Future” at the Minneapolis Convention Center, March...
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...
Immunity and inflammation: crucial balance
I-CARE: boosting immunity to maximize energy for growth and performance.
In poultry farming, illnesses such as Marek’s disease, Gumboro disease, and Newcastle disease are highly...
Poultry injections – selection of the adequate syringes
Injection syringes are common tools in poultry farms, where all know about the importance of protecting animal health to avoid potential economic consequences in...
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...
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...
Aviagen President of International Business Bob Dobbie to Retire
Aviagen customers in Asia Pacific benefit from his commitment, expertise and passion.After more than 43 years of dedicated service to the global poultry industry,...
Aviagen LLC honors Arbor Acres broiler breeders customers
Arbor Acres® broiler breeder customers throughout Russia continue to shine, and now, Aviagen® LLC has debuted a “Farm-of-the-Year” contest to recognize their stellar performance....
Hy-Line International Princess Cortez receives promotion
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, is pleased to announce that Ms. Princess Cortez has accepted a promotion to Technical Specialist...
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...
2027 USPOULTRY Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award open for nominations
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is now accepting nominations for the 2027 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. This award recognizes family farmers...
Researchers evaluate utilizing carbonized feathers in visible light-responsive photocatalytic reactors for poultry odor control
TUCKER, Ga. – March 5, 2026 – USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce a newly finalized research project which uses feather-derived activated carbon and...
Aviagen LLC Receives Golden Mercury 2019 Award
Aviagen received Golden Mercury Award recognizes best foreign companies serving the Russian market.
The company has been honored with the Tula regional Golden Mercury 2019...
VIV Europe is coming back full-power. Visitors registration now open!
The road is heading towards the leading feed to food event in 2022, May 31 – June 2.
VIV Europe will be the first animal...
SPACE 2021: new dates and a new format
The challenging 2020 confirmed that SPACE is and will remain the key annual event for livestock professionals. The Expo is eagerly awaited and for many...
Newcastle disease: the outbreak in Poland intensifies
Poland, the European Union’s leading poultry producer, is experiencing one of its most challenging disease outbreaks in recent memory. Since January 2025, the country...
Major investments in Hubbard’s Premium R&D to be prepared for the future
As global leader in the Premium market segment Hubbard
has been involved in the selection and marketing of slower-growing broiler
breeds for more than 50 years....
Insight into VIV Europe 2018
VIV Europe takes place from 20 to 22 June at Jaarbeurs-Utrecht, the exhibition complex located in the heart of the Netherlands. At the next 2018...
FAO adopts global action plan for sustainable livestock transformation
OneHealthFAO Member countries have adopted the Global Plan of Action for Sustainable Livestock Transformation (GPA) during the 30th Session of the Committee on Agriculture...
Pearls of protein: celebrating 30 years of World Egg Day!
On Friday 9 October, the world will celebrate the 30th anniversary of World Egg Day.
This year’s theme, ‘Protein that Powers and Protects’,...
Top climate Lubing System: cooling, humidification and dust removal through water pressure
The Top climate LUBING system is developed to effectively humidify, cool and reduce dust in the air inside the hall, through the principle of...
2019 Cobb Asia-Pacific Tech School focuses on evolving industry
Building on continued growth in the Asia-Pacific region, Cobb-Vantress hosted its second Cobb Asia-Pacific Technical School in Phuket, Thailand, in March. The three-day course...
AgroFarm-IsfahanVET 2018: from April 18 to 21, 2018 in Isfahan, Iran
AgroFarm-IsfahanVET 2018 is the 16th international exhibition for livestock, poultry and dairy, which will take place from April 18 to 21, 2018 in Isfahan,...
Agritech, a big party for the 30th Anniversary
A big party recently saw 120 guests from all over the world joining together to celebrate the anniversary of Agritech, the silos manufacturing company.
Held...
Extension offers webinar series on poultry management, disease prevention
LITTLE ROCK — A series of six webinars will be available this spring for poultry owners to learn more about diseases, parasites and other...
Cobb Global Planning Project safeguards global poultry supply
Integration of the Cobb-Vantress subsidiary in Brazil into the company’s Global Planning Project will help to provide supplies of breeding stock at times when...
Industrial incubators market grows as poultry hatchery segment expands
A new forecast published by IndexBox indicates that the global industrial incubators market is expected to continue growing steadily through 2035, supported primarily by...
Visitor Registration is Open for VIV MEA 2025: the Region’s Premier Animal Protein Industry...
Register now to attend the region’s most influential meeting point for stakeholders operating across the animal protein value chain
VIV MEA, the premier international trade...
The Poultry Pro online training resource updated and expanded
The Poultry Pro online training resource for poultry workers has been updated to include the most current information, and three new modules, called Poultry...
Golden Autumn – an Action-Packed Event for Aviagen LLC
Russia’s 2019 Golden Autumn agricultural exhibition was a big occasion for Aviagen® LLC, its customers and the Ross® brand. This year marks the fifth...
EU unveils Livestock Strategy with focus on competitiveness, animal health and poultry welfare
The European Commission has placed livestock at the heart of its long-term vision for European agriculture with the adoption of its first-ever Livestock Strategy,...
From gut microbiota to lighting: integrated approaches for sustainable poultry farming
In Piombino Dese, in the province of Padua, farmers, veterinarians, and technicians gathered to discuss the most pressing topics in the poultry sector.
The recent...
New TRIO line by Arion Fasoli
The freshness and cleanliness of water are fundamental elements for the healthy growth of livestock. Arion Fasoli launches a new Trio Line.
In order to...
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,...
Holding Familia Safir expands production capacity with EUR 16.5 million acquisition
Romanian poultry producer Holding Familia Safir has completed the acquisition of poultry production sites in Tătărăști and Parincea, in Bacău county, as well as...
New ICCF publications on feed ingredients
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...
SPACE 2024 : everything for animal farming
The themes of the next SPACE Expo, which will take place from September 17 to 19, 2024, confirms this positioning and ambition: 1,200 exhibitors will...
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 Europe: EFSA Warns of Continued Outbreaks Through Winter
Europe is experiencing a significant rise in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases as 2025 draws to a close, with new outbreaks expected to...
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...
Providing top support for the market’s best bird
13th Ross Distributor Customer Focus Team Meeting in Turkey focuses on enhancing bird management techniques for even better brand support.
‘Providing the best management support...
Cost reduction and sustainability – a joint strategy when choosing vaccinators
While poultry meat consumption is rising and chicken is the protein of choice consumers bring to the table all over the world, poultry farmers...
Good ventilation key to maximum profit
For many poultry growers, optimizing profit potential starts with a solid understanding of the principles of ventilation and knowing how to execute them for...
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...
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,...
Aviagen SAU invests in new hatchery in Spain
Aviagen SAU customers and employees tour new modern hatchery in Spain
Aviagen® SAU has inaugurated a new hatchery in Spain, which will serve the needs...
Cobb CAMEX Technical Team hosts regional webinar series on resiliency
The Cobb-Vantress Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, CAMEX, technical team recently completed their first series of educational webinars for customers. The webinar series...
Pas Reform will focus on a decade of growth in Ethiopia
ALEC 2018 show (African Livestock Exhibition & Congress) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week and attended by Adriaen Sligcher, Pas Reform’s Sales...
ICCF publishes its guidance document on ‘Manufacturing Process and Specification’
The International Cooperation for Convergence of Technical Requirements for the Assessment of Feed Ingredients (ICCF) Steering Committee is pleased to announce that it has...
Bábolna Tetra celebrated its 50th anniversary
Bábolna Tetra has started its layer breeding activity in the 1960’s, supported by the 228 years history and knowledge of animal breeding in Bábolna,...
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...
Inhouse Farming Feed & Food Convention 2027: registration now open for exhibitors
21-22 April 2027, Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), Germany – International DLG conference and business platform for the feed and food systems of the future...
New Impex plant to ensure high quality and leakage free drinkers
Water is the most precious nutrient for all living creatures. Its spilling is a loss and may cause serious problems. Therefore, the Dutch nipple...
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...
Low-cost freezing method to safeguard indigenous poultry
A low-cost freezing technology can safeguard the genetic diversity of indigenous poultry in low- and middle-income countries, a study has found. It is a...
Development of U.S.-strain live and inactivated vaccines for control of avian metapneumovirus subtype B...
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a research project that developed both live and inactivated vaccine candidates for avian metapneumovirus (aMPV)...
Discover Award-winning Innovations from Big Dutchman Asia at VIV Asia 2025
Big Dutchman Asia is set to make a major impact at VIV Asia 2025, showcasing cutting-edge innovations designed to revolutionize livestock farming.
This year, we...
New Meyn WLD whole leg deboner M3.0
The new Meyn WLD whole leg deboner M3.0 is a compact and flexible deboning solution; easy to install and with limited investments.
The Meyn WLD...
Cobb-Vantress purchases building in Downtown Siloam Springs
Cobb announced its purchase of a 35,000-square-foot office building in downtown Siloam Springs, Arkansas – the city where the world’s leading poultry genetics and...
New videos about the Socorex® animal injection syringes
The Swiss made Socorex® animal health syringes with spring-loaded plunger and three-way valve system are designed for precision serial animal injections.
Feed tube and vial...
LDC Group sets course for long-term growth under Philippe Gelin
Philippe Gelin, CEO of France-based LDC Group since 2023, is leading Europe’s largest poultry producer through a new phase of expansion while preparing the...
Munters launches revolutionizing IoT solution in connecting farms and processing plants
Munters is launching a IoT (Internet of Things) solution through their products at the International Production and Processing Expo, using innovative technology in order...
Intracare inaugurates new production facility in Veghel
Intracare officially inaugurated its new production facility in Veghel, the Netherlands, on 4 June during an event attended by Her Majesty Queen Máxima.
Employees, international...
Avian influenza: how Italy’s pilot vaccination programme for poultry farms will work
Italy’s Ministry of Health has adopted a pilot vaccination programme against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5 targeting selected turkey and laying hen...