Layers

Soos has developed an acoustic cell to measure the sound inside of the incubator. Their technology transforms the embryo through sound vibration and through changing the environmental conditions in the incubator. Photo: Jordan Kastrinsky, Soos.

06-10-2020 | Article

Israeli start-up Soos tackles culling of male chicks

Wrap, which has been a driving force in reducing the amount of food waste, made a deal with 2 Sisters Food Group and others to enable them to sign up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. Photo: Roel Dijkstra

05-10-2020 | News

UK poultry companies to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030

The chicken coop programme offered by Mike is proving very popular among African farmers. Photo: Boschveld

02-10-2020 | Article

Strong demand for mixed day-old chicks in South Africa

Mumbai consumes an average of 8.5 million eggs daily, but there is currently a vast shortfall, receiving just 4.5 million. Photo Henk Riswick

28-09-2020 | News

Indian poultry industry in for a slow recovery

In most tests, the breeds producing white eggs had an advantage over the breeds producing brown eggs and results over the past decade show the advantage is widening. Photo: Henk Riswick

24-09-2020 | News

Egg improvements through balanced breeding

BRF moves its timeline to use cage free eggs forward by 5 years and wants the job done by the end of this year. Photo: Hans Banus

04-09-2020 | News

BRF switches to cage-free eggs

A total of 40,000 chicks were delivered in March and have now matured into layers with about 100,000 eggs having been collected in one week. Photo: Anne Waiguru

03-09-2020 | News

Kenya: 1 million eggs project launched

More than 500 eggs per hen housed was once a dream, but now a reality. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten

26-08-2020 | News

SFR seminar on extended laying period in layers

The Kazakh Egg Producers Association warns that the country s egg industry could collapse by the end of 2020. Photo: Henk Riswick

19-08-2020 | News

Perfect storm hits Kazakhstan egg industry

The UK egg industry sees a shortage of people entering the workforce. Photo: Poultry World

17-08-2020 | News

New egg academy launches in UK

Avian influenza

Early detection and rapid testing procedures are crucial to prevent avian influenza from spreading. Photo: Bert Jansen

06-01 | Article

Testing a foundational piece of any strategy to combat avian influenza