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Chicken production in South Korea is expected to increase in 2020 as the industry increased its parent stock broiler inventory in 2019 to meet the expected extra demand for chicken.

Brazil´s chicken meat exports revenues have fallen 11.3% in the first 8 months of 2020 compared to the same period last year. A lower exchange rate costs Brazil US$?0.42 billion.

Dutch veterinarian Rens van Dobbenburgh has been president of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) since June 2019. Poultry World caught up with him to talk about the role of FVE and the challenges to be faced.

South Africa’s poultry and animal feed producer, Astral Foods, has announced that its profits have plunged 55% after higher feed costs hit its poultry division.

Male restaurant feeding has been around for some time in breeder production houses that are 100% litter. In this article, 2 designs are described.

Bird welfare is compromised when broilers are grown faster for higher breast meat yields

There appears to be a clear relationship between early frame and structural bone development that can explain later issues with female tendon rupture and central curled toes in males during the early production period. To maximise liveability and productivity in meat type parent stock, farm management needs to be sharp on uniform bodyweights and support skeletal frame development by interventions described below.

Chicken remains the major animal protein consumed in Ukraine.

Antibiotic usage in the UK’s poultry meat sector rose for the second year running as farmers faced disease challenges.

Water-spraying together with forced ventilation during holding improves meat quality after processing.

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