Layers

An egg in the market previously cost about SCR3 (US$ 0.17) but has dropped to as low as SCR1 (US$ 0.06) depending on the number of sellers in the market. Photo: Joe Laurence, Seychelles News Agency

13-05-2020 | News

Poultry sector hit by drop in tourism

Photo: Moba

12-05-2020 | Article

Add value to your second quality eggs

Tim Lambert is the chair of teh Global Egg Nutrition Expert Group. Photo IEC

30-04-2020 | News

Researching and sharing nutritional value of eggs

24-04-2020 | Article

Novel techniques make culling male layers obsolete

The laying hen can naturally continue to produce eggs for many years. However, her peak production will naturally decline with age. Photo: Shutterstock

22-04-2020 | Article

The greatest ally in egg production

The basis for vaccine manufacturing is a fertilised egg that has been incubated for 10-11 days and handled in accordance with strict quality control and hygiene standards. Photo: Fabian Brockotter

10-04-2020 | Article

Eggs essential in human health protection

Egg marketing is never easy and takes time and money. On the positive side, there is a compelling story to tell, especially in niche production. Photo: Henk Riswick

10-04-2020 | Article

Tips for marketing eggs from around the world

Reducing its CO2 emissions is high on the agenda of the layer sector. Using food waste as feed is an idea put into practices at the Kipster concept. Photo: Kipster

03-04-2020 | Article

3 carbon calculators for layers reviewed

Farms and poultry companies are taking extra biosecurity measures on top of regular procedures. Photo: Bertil van Beek

31-03-2020 | News

Organisations support poultry sector in the face of covid-19

With egg shelves in supermarkets empty, many consumers flock to farms. Photo: Chris McCullough

30-03-2020 | News

Covid-19: Caution advised to free-range producers on sales

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

Bird flu was detected at a layer farm in the Netherlands. Photo: Bert Jansen

18-11 | News

Avian influenza rears its head all over Europe