Agricultural Commodities
In this edition we discuss the effect of the coronavirus and other issues affecting the global poultry sector. We consider the role of layer gut health in egg production, the potential of plant extracts to replace AGPs, and the fact that an increasing number of consumers are going vegan.
Chemical company and feed additives producer DSM will acquire Austria-based Erber Group, which is the holding company for Biomin and Romer Labs. The total transaction has an enterprise value of € 980 million.
2 UK farm assurance schemes have introduced new labelling to promote higher welfare broilers as interest in the Better Chicken Commitment continues to grow. It also enables them to differentiate UK chicken from other imported birds post Brexit.
A team of international scientists in Africa and the United States are developing strategies to genetically improve the resistance of chickens to Newcastle Disease virus in indigenous chickens in Africa.
New findings about viral regions in the DNA of chickens could aid productivity for smallholder farms in developing nations. The international study, led by scientists from the UK-based Roslin Institute, have made some key discoveries about parts of the genetic code of chicken derived from viruses.
Russia must gradually start decreasing its dependency on imported breeding stock, Russian deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko stated recently. To make things happen a new programme titled ‘Establishing a national competitive meat chicken crossbreed for growing broilers’, was adopted.
Poultry World invites you to pre-register for a new webinar on Sustainability & Welfare in poultry production. The webinar will be aired live on Thursday 2nd of July at 15.00 hours Central European time. Registration is free.
Canadian chicken producers cut production by more than 50,000 mt to balance the market after food service demand fell in the wake of Covid-19. Furthermore, chicken meat imports are expected to be relatively flat in 2020.
Australia’s chicken meat and egg industries are investigating ways to get to carbon neutral as consumers aim to reduce their dietary carbon footprint.
Prof Celia Abolnik, research chair in Poultry Health and Production at South Africa’s University of Pretoria, led a team in the study of the efficacy of a plant-produced virus-like particle vaccine in chickens challenged with influenza A H6N2 virus.
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