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The cost of feed and other inputs continues to spiral upwards in Nigeria, trapping the population and the farming community in a vicious economic cycle. Photo: ANP
04-07 | Article

Nigeria’s trouble in sourcing poultry feedstuffs

Gary Ford, British Egg Industry Council chief executive, said: “The British egg industry is one of British farming’s great success stories.” Photo: Canva
04-07 | News

BEIC launches manifesto for a stronger British egg industry

Several poultry companies have noted that the issue of vaccine shortages is gradually becoming more pressing. Photo: Canva
03-07 | News

A gathering storm of the Russian veterinary pharmaceuticals market

Natalie Smith, head of Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries at Tesco: “We know how much our customers care about animal welfare, and we’re committed to improving standards.” Photo: Canva
03-07 | News

Animal welfare groups call on Tesco to join Better Chicken Commitment

June Business Update: What’s new in the world of poultry?
02-07 | News

June Business Update: What’s new in the world of poultry?

Outbreaks of avian metapneumovirus have occurred in turkeys and broilers in Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and California. Photo: Hans Prinsen
01-07 | News

Avian metapneumovirus spreads in North America

As broilers grow increasingly efficiently, nitrogen emissions go down considerably. Photo: Evonik
01-07 | Article

Navigating nitrogen through poultry diets for sustainability gains

Aviagen has received approval from the RSPCA for an additional slower-growing breed that meets the standards of the European Chicken Commitment. Photo: Aviagen
28-06 | News

Breeding companies continue to move to European Chicken Commitment standards despite additional costs

According to the Dutch compound feed company director, Marcel Roordink, the CSRD legislation will have a global impact. Photos: Dick van Doorn
27-06 | Article

Global impact of EU sustainability legislation for the poultry sector and beyond

The USDA notes that there is a “range of abuses” that are being inflicted on broiler farmers. Photo: Canva
27-06 | News

Proposal to protect contract broiler farmers in the US

At MHP, 9,400,000 heads are slaughtered per week. Photo: Canva
26-06 | News

Worsening financial performance for Ukraine’s largest poultry processor

The practice of feeding chicken litter to cows in large-scale feedlots and dairies is banned in the UK and in Canada. Photo: Canva
25-06 | News

Chicken litter in livestock feed comes under scrutiny in US

Stella Kyriakides, EU commissioner for Health and Food Safety: “While the threat of avian influenza to the general population remains low, we need to protect people at higher risk, such as poultry and farm workers or certain veterinarians.” Photo: Canva
24-06 | News

European Commission secures doses of zoonotic avian influenza vaccines

Too much protein is costly and bad for the environment, too little eats into production performance. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
24-06 | Article

Optimal protein diet improves egg production and reproductive tract morphology