Multiyear study aims to reduce pathogens in commercial chicken houses without harming birds
When a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, tore through U.S. poultry farms in early 2025, farmers culled tens of millions of birds,...
Bird flu: efsa assesses risks from u.s. outbreaks and potential spread to Europe
In its latest report, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has analyzed the ongoing bird flu situation in the United States and assessed how...
The World’s largest turkey hatchery
Local officials and turkey farmers gathered in Terre Haute Indiana as the doors were opened on the world’s largest turkey hatchery on August 15....
VDL Agrotech, sensor for LED lighting now installed on all Valenta control pans
VDL Agrotech has developed a unique multi-voltage sensor with built-in LED light for the Valenta control feed pan. This multi-voltage sensor is suitable for...
Minnesota Turkey Meeting features COVID aid to farmers discussion
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson gave an update on Congressional Action.
For the first time in their 81-year history, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA)...
GIORDANO POULTRY PLAST SPA: new coop OPEN PIEDMONT
Starting from November 2017, Giordano Poultry Plast is launching a brand new model within its animal transport coop range: the Piedmont Open (see picture...
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...
EuroTier 2021: a digital platform showing the latest innovations in livestock farming
This year EuroTier, the world's the world's leading trade fair for animal production, and EnergyDecentral, the leading international trade fair for innovative energy production,...
Q-Wing highly values wing parts
New Marel Poultry technology brings labor-saving quality assessment and distribution.
Today, wing products are so popular that customers demand for both higher volumes and more...
Jamesway set to expand in Asia-Pacific’s poultry industry
Jamesway, the reference incubator company for the global poultry industry, has announced a two-part expansion to their Asian Pacific Sales and Service Team.
The...
Orbem secures €55.5 million to expand AI-powered MRI technology for poultry hatcheries
Orbem has raised €55.5 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development and global expansion of its AI-driven magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology...
Midwest Poultry Federation announces new dates, new space for 2023 and beyond!
Buffalo, Minnesota: The Midwest Poultry Federation (MPF) Board of Directors is thrilled to announce its annual convention will officially move upstairs to bigger space...
Serbia’s Superior Foods expands operations with new poultry processing facility in Šid
Serbian poultry processor Superior Foods has inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art processing facility in Šid, northwestern Serbia, following an investment of €7 million (approximately $8...
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...
Small volume, reliable animal injection syringe
The animal health syringe Socorex® ultra 1810 is the very first model to deliver highly accurate and reproducible doses starting from 0.02 mL. With...
Hy-Line International launches new online management guide system
Hy-Line International, the global leader in poultry layer genetics, launched a new online management guide system on hyline.com to bolster its efforts to serve...
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...
Pas Reform appoints new representative in the Philippines
Pas Reform international expansion has taken another step forward, with the appointment of Mrs. Rosemarie R. Astorga, president of Filtration Solutions, Inc. (FSI), as...
The new digital edition of Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine is now online!
Welfare, nutrition, and chick quality under the spotlight
The latest issue of Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine offers technical insights and field updates from around 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...
31st Australian Poultry Science Symposium, 2020
The Australian Poultry Science Symposium is the premier avian science conference in Australia and attracts delegates from across Australia and from all around the...
A shot of sunshine provided via the drinking water
Broiler chickens grow bigger and fastercompared to a decade ago and the layingrates of layer hens have increased by20%. To prevent musculoskeletal and eggshell...
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...
Royal Pas Reform opens its new Polish headquarters in Kościerzyna
Royal Pas Reform is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new business headquarters in Poland.
The 800-square-meter facility includes offices for the sales...
IPPE 2020, the world’s largest annual poultry show
The IPPE trade show floor continues to grow with more than 545,500 square feet of exhibit space and 1,148 exhibitors.
IPPE anticipates more than 32,000...
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...
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...
Mexico’s Alipec invests in SmartPro™ technology from Pas Reform for its major new hatchery
Guadalajara-based Alipec has commissioned Pas Reform to deliver its new state-of-the-art hatchery. The SmartPro™ modular, single stage incubation systems will give Alipec a production...
Aviagen hosts first live-bird processing module of EMEA Production Management School
Training served as guide to live-bird processing.
During the week of Sept. 9-14, Aviagen® hosted the first Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Production Management...
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...
Cobb Herveld earns compartment status in Netherlands
The Cobb's pedigree breeding complex at Herveld in the Netherlands was recently awarded compartment status by the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Authority (NVWA). This location...
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...
WEO celebrates global egg industry excellence at the 2025 Awards
At its Global Leadership Conference held in Cartagena, Colombia, the World Egg Organisation (WEO) honoured leading figures and companies from the international egg sector...
TARGAN announces sale to Merck Animal Health
TARGAN Inc, a privately held innovator in developing and commercializing biodevice solutions to improve performance outcomes for the poultry industry, today announced that it has...
Revolutionizing livestock farming: Introducing VUELA | Always in control
In a world where the quality of indoor air is becoming increasingly important, TPI-Polytechniek is proud to introduce VUELA, an innovative ventilation inlet, designed...
EuroTier 2024: trends in poultry farming and feeding technology
As in previous years, poultry farmers are currently facing a number of challenges. These include, in particular, a further improvement in animal welfare and...
EU suspension puts Brazilian animal-protein exports at risk
The European Union has suspended the entry of certain Brazilian animal products, including beef, poultry meat, equine products, aquaculture products, honey and animal casings,...
Aviagen Kft pays tribute to new Ross 400 Club Members from Hungary
Aviagen® Kft. was excited to honor its highest-performing broiler growers in Hungary during a special ceremony on May 10. Due to past COVID restrictions,...
World Egg Day, a global celebration of the highly nutritious and brilliantly versatile egg
It is celebrated every year on the second Friday in October and is a good opportunity for the global egg industry and egg lovers...
Aviagen Kft Awards Ross 400 Club Winners in Hungary
Hungary sees steady growth in new club members. Aviagen® Kft is proud of its Hungarian Ross broiler producers, and for good reason. While 2017...
Egypt looks to Sub-Saharan Africa to expand poultry and egg exports
Egypt is intensifying efforts to expand poultry and egg exports into Sub-Saharan Africa, with Uganda emerging as a key partner in a broader strategy...
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:–...
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...
IPC launches new best practice guidance for reducing antibiotics in poultry meat production
In support of World Antibiotic Awareness Week and with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the International Poultry Council (IPC) has launched new...
Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine: latest digital issue now online
The latest issue of Zootecnica – Poultry Magazine is now available online, with articles covering poultry production, welfare, nutrition, health, and international market developments.
This...
New Zealand moves to require bird flu biosecurity plans for poultry farms
New Zealand is set to tighten farm-level preparedness for highly pathogenic avian influenza, with regulations that would require commercial poultry operators to develop and...
Researchers evaluate euthanasia methods for large poultry
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation reported the completion of a funded research project at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, in which researchers evaluated four...
2026 Environmental Management Seminar to address regulatory changes, sustainability and environmental solutions
The 2026 USPOULTRY Environmental Management Seminar, taking place Sept. 17-18 in Destin, Fla., will bring together environmental professionals from across the poultry industry to...
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...
Hotraco Acquired by Munters AB
Munters AB (SE) and its business area FoodTech has acquired Hotraco with headquarters in Hegelsom (NL) from Amsterdam based family office Nedvest (NL).
Hotraco is...
HatchTech celebrates opening of production facility in Ukraine
This new facility in Ukraine has been constructed to support the continuous growth of HatchTech. At the new facility incubation equipment, HatchTravellers and other...
Middle East conflict raises concerns for poultry supply and trade
The ongoing war involving Iran is creating new uncertainty for the poultry sector in the Middle East and could influence global poultry trade. According...
Coronavirus, VIV MEA 2020 postponed
VIV MEA management team has decided to postpone VIV MEA 2020 to August 31st – September 2nd, 2020 in Abu Dhabi due to the...
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...
Jamesway releasing Hatchcom 4
Jamesway Software Designers proudly released the latest version of Hatchcom.
New features and adaptations to make your hatchery run more efficiently.
Monitors and controls the...
Alan Thomson appointed as General Manager for Aviagen UK Limited
Brings over 20 years’ all-round experience and in-depth industry knowledge to new role.
Aviagen® UK Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Thomson...
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...
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...
The EU rural poultry sector contributes to sustainable and resilient food system
More than 150 participants followed the European Rural Poultry Association’s webinar on “Rural Poultry at the heart of the European Green Deal” on February...
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...
VIV Europe focuses on data connection in the poultry chain
Smart food production in the context of a modern poultry chain from feeds and breeding to production, processing and consumption will be on show...
Aviagen, joint venture with Rocio Group results in new company: Aviagen Peru
Aviagen® Group and Rocio Group signed a strategic agreement today for a joint venture. Under the agreement, Avicola del Norte (Avinor), a Rocio Group...
New X-Streamer™ incubator by Petersime turns data into maximum hatchery performance
Petersime, a leading player in incubators and hatcheries, has launched the X-Streamer™, its new range of single-stage incubators. The X-Streamer™ is the world’s first...
Avian influenza outbreak confirmed in Norway: ESA approves emergency measures
Norway has reported a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, underlining the persistent threat of bird flu across Europe as the...
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...
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...
PolAIR high pressure cooling
Due to climate change resulting in longer periods of hot weather, it has become more important to more effectively cool poultry sheds. Growers have...
Paraguayan poultry meat enters the Middle East and accelerates international expansion
The approval by the United Arab Emirates opens a new stage for Paraguay’s poultry sector, which aims to position itself in high-value markets and...
MOU signed to support growth in global egg and poultry industries
The International Egg Commission (IEC) and International Poultry Council (IPC) have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their longstanding relationship and...
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...
Aviagen training for a future of success
To take part in a month of learning and team-building, 35 poultry producers from 19 countries journeyed to Huntsville, Ala., US, for the 2019...
Hy-Line International announces new Commercial Distributor in India
Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, announces a new partnership with Srinivasa Hatcheries Group (SH Group) to distribute Hy-Line commercial layers...
Avian Influenza Outbreaks Reported in Bulgarian Poultry Farms
Bulgaria has reported new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 on three commercial farms in the municipality of Rakovski, Plovdiv province, according...
Uzbekistan targets poultry expansion with US$432 million investment plan through 2028
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan has unveiled an ambitious programme to expand its poultry industry as part of a broader livestock development strategy running through...
World Egg Day 2021 – Friday 8 October
In recent years we have seen organisations break World Records, develop promotional cookbooks and use the power of social media to highlight why eggs...
VIV Asia 2017, a global platform
The total number of visits at VIV Asia 2017 recorded during the three days of the biennial event rose by nearly 20 percent compared...
SPACE 2022, 35 years dedicated to the livestock industry
SPACE 2022 will be held from Tuesday 13 September to Thursday 15 September at the Rennes Exhibition Centre.
Hit by the Covid 19 pandemic for...
Giacomo Bergui appointed VP Sales EMEA & Asia for Munters
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...
The new ECO unit by Vencomatic Group allows a healthy environment for the birds
Health, and thus performance of poultry, first and foremost depends on the quality of the air in the poultry house. A healthy climate is...
Aviagen Arbor Acres team holds webinars for Algerian customers
The Aviagen® Arbor Acres® team recently held two webinars for Parent Stock (PS) customers in collaboration with Algerian distributor, Arbor Acres Algérie.
The webinars took...