Study: Chicken consumption increases male fertility
Eating poultry meat is good for male fertility, new research from the US suggests.
View ArticleCargill expansion serves Mexican poultry producers
Cargill has continued its commitment to growth and investment with a US$ 5 million plant expansion, now complete at its El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico location.
View ArticleProf Choct awarded for poultry nutrition work
The American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the Poultry Science Association (PSA) recognised Mingan Choct, professor at the University of New England, for his contributions to poultry...
View ArticleAI caused $1.2 billion losses in Iowa, report finds
The US state of Iowa took an economic hit of about $1.2 billion stemming from the death of more than 30 million hens and 1.5 million turkeys because of avian flu this past spring, a report commissioned...
View ArticleEffect of Silica+ in turkey diets
The feeding of the product Silica+ offers potential economic benefits to turkey producers. This was concluded by a team at the University of Guelph, which looked at the effects of this feed supplement...
View ArticleUS prepares for AI fall back by stockpiling vaccines
In preparation for a potential recurrence of HPAI this autumn, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is examining the potential use of vaccines to help prevent illness in birds...
View ArticleTexan University opens new avian health complex
A new avian health complex has been opened at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), which hosts one of the top avian medicine programs in the US.
View ArticleNCC: biosecurity principles for reemergence of AI
In preparation for the potential reemergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the fall as wild birds begin to migrate south from Canada, the National Chicken Council (NCC) has identified...
View Article115 poultry facilities recognised for safety performance
The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council recognised 115 chicken and turkey facilities for outstanding safety performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and...
View ArticleFDA recognises Canthaxanthin as safe for chicken breeders
Canthaxanthin has been generally recognised as safe (GRAS) by the FDA as a nutritive antioxidant to support the development of chicken embryos at levels of 6 ppm of complete feed.
View ArticleMcDonalds to transition to cage-free eggs in US
To meet consumers' changing expectations and preferences, US fast food outlet McDonald's will fully transition to cage-free eggs for its nearly 16,000 restaurants in the US and Canada over the next 10...
View ArticleUS plan to suffocate poultry in AI outbreaks condemned
Animal rights campaigners in the US have condemned a move by the authorities in Washington to allow ventilation shutdown as a means of culling commercial poultry in the event of another avian influenza...
View ArticleUSPOULTRY challenging EPA’s clean water rule
The US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has joined a broad coalition, made up of agricultural and industry groups, in a lawsuit that seeks to vacate the controversial “Clean Water Rule” issued...
View ArticlePSA announces Merck Animal Health grant
The Poultry Science Association Foundation has partnered with Merck Animal Health to establish fellowships for graduate students studying poultry science. The grant was announced during the recent...
View ArticleUS poultry sector tightens biosecurity
The US government is looking to tighten biosecurity on poultry farms following what has been described “as the worst animal disease outbreak in history,” delegates heard at the International Egg...
View ArticleUS policy to destroy 'safe' poultry products petitioned
The increasing eggs prices as a result of the US outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has prompted the food industry to closely examine a current policy that forces broiler chicken producers...
View ArticleUS poultry orgs applaud TPP deal
After many years of negotiating, the United States, Canada, Japan and 9 other countries have concluded a free trade agreement designed to cut trade tariffs and sets common standards.
View ArticleCanada pledges billions to guard poultry incomes
Canada’s dairy and poultry producers’ incomes will be protected for 15 years following the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement which was sign on October 5th.
View ArticlePro- and antibiotics in synergy against necrotic enteritis
New US field studies show that, in broilers induced with necrotic enteritis (NE), combining probiotics and in-feed antibiotics leads to better production performance than treatment with antibiotics...
View ArticleCalifornia: Strict laws for antibiotics in poultry
California has adopted the United States’ strictest laws on the use of antibiotics in poultry, along with pigs and cattle, stopping their routine use to prevent illness or promote growth.
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