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Photo: Maxime Lebrun
02-01-2023 | News

KFC chain in Russia is going through turbulent times

Normally heating costs are marginal compared to feed costs, but with a tenfold increase in natural gas prices, this has now become problematic. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
02-01-2023 | Article

Energy crunch hurting European poultry farmers

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

Some believe this innovation could revolutionise the industry. Photo: Daniel Tuttle
30-12-2022 | News

Gene-edited hens may end the culling of day-old male chicks

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

Ukraine was one of Europe's largest egg exporters in previous years, selling egg products primarily to the Middle East and North Africa. Photo: Erika Varga
29-12-2022 | News

Ukraine: egg farmers to ramp up production once power outages end

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

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

Photo: Wirestock
28-12-2022 | News

Bulgaria’s poultry sector sees successful recovery

Husband and wife team become latest members of the 500 egg club
27-12-2022 | News

Husband and wife team become latest members of the 500 egg club

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

December Business Update: What’s new in the world of poultry?
23-12-2022 | News

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

Photo: Lachetas
23-12-2022 | News

Poultry farming in Georgia is on the edge of extinction

While the number of avian influenza virus detections in sea bird breeding colonies have come down since the previous reporting period, the number of cases in water birds and poultry has increased. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman
22-12-2022 | News

Cases of avian influenza are on the rise

In the UK, compensation is currently based on the value of any surviving healthy birds following an outbreak of bird flu. Photo: Hans Princes
21-12-2022 | News

Poultry sector takes legal action over bird flu compensation

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