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The supply and demand imbalance was one of the largest issues facing the sector with perhaps a quarter of consumers cutting right back on food spending. Photo: Joris Telders
31-12-2022 | Article

Keeping chicken affordable during major cost and supply challenges

The opening of the inlets should always match the fan capacity and generally have a minimum opening of 5 cms (about the width of two fingers) to produce an optimal air jet. Photo: Cobb
30-12-2022 | Article

Optimising winter ventilation for broilers

Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr Gerardine Mukeshimana: “Rwanda’s poultry industry is transforming from subsistence farming to more knowledge-intensive and market-oriented poultry farming.” Photo: Fabian Brockötter
29-12-2022 | Article

Positive outlook for poultry in sub-Saharan Africa

Prevention is better than cure
28-12-2022 | Article

Prevention is better than cure

Maintenance needs are always the main priority and only after this need has been met are nutrients available for growth or egg production.
28-12-2022 | Article

Significance of maintenance energy requirement in breeders

Food sustainability expert Carlos Saviani said that while the egg sector represents just 0.6% of total GHG emissions, improvements are still needed. Photo: Tim Scrivener
26-12-2022 | Article

Resilience key theme at British free-range egg producers meeting

The RegioHuhn project aims to develop crosses of local breeds and high-performing hybrids.
21-12-2022 | Article

Search for a well-balanced dual-purpose bird

Global meat supply will expand to meet rising demand, reaching 377 Mt by 2031, but this will slower than in the last decade. Photo: Koos Groenewold
19-12-2022 | Article

Poultry set to take nearly half of the global meat market by 2031

In a study involving more than 7,000 broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria, scientists evaluated seven different feed additive blends at Scandinavian Poultry Research, Noway. Photo: Selko
05-12-2022 | Article

Calculating the performance payoff of dietary blends

Austrian hatcheries agreed with the government and NGOs that day-old layer males serve a purpose as predator feed. Photo: Henk Riswick
29-11-2022 | Article

Making the case for culling day-old layer males