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The shelf life of eggs can be extended through the use of non-thermal technologies. Photo: Bert Jansen

05-08 | Article

Non-thermal egg processing to extend shelf life

The Olympic Village has 6 different catering areas where 15,000 athletes from all over the world will consume some 13 million meals during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photo: Canva

29-07 | News

Not enough eggs for Olympic athletes

Growing adoption of in-ovo sexing

15-07 | Article

Growing adoption of in-ovo sexing

The consumption of eggs in France grew by 5.2% in the first few months of this year. Photo: Canva<span class=""> </span>

05-07 | News

French egg producers want to keep up with growing demand

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

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

It is advised that nest box are comfortable, quiet and enclosed for the hen. Photo: Canva

17-06 | News

Avoiding floor eggs in cage-free housing systems

"If a sufficient number of cage farms in Slovakia are not reconstructed by 2025, there is a real risk that eggs from Slovakia could be gradually replaced by foreign suppliers in international retail chains," says Daniel Molnár, director of the Poultry Union of Slovakia. Photo: Canva

13-06 | News

Dark clouds pile above the Slovak poultry industry

Stuart Bird, Bird Bros production director: “There is an increasing number of barn systems operating successfully across the UK and we can see the benefits this model provides.” Photo: Canva

07-06 | News

From colony to barn eggs – a UK company’s vision

Avian influenza

A study has uncovered specific regions across 9 different areas of the chicken genome where genetic variations appeared to play a role in helping protect chickens from bird flu outbreaks. Photo: Canva

22-11 | News

Genetic clues could help breed chickens resilient to bird flu