Agricultural Commodities
Poultry farmers setting up a biosecurity contingency plan on their holding should look at the holding from the outside in, taking into account the UK’s Animal and Plant Health Agency’s “higher risk areas”.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has launched the Africa Sustainable Livestock (ASL) 2050 report to develop opportunities in the livestock sector across the Continent.
In June KFC signed up to the Better Chicken Commitment in Europe. It marks a major change for the fast food giant that will see a shift in its supply of both domestically-produced poultry as well as that it imports. And it is perhaps a slightly different business to those that have signed up to date.
Reducing rates of foodborne outbreaks in humans caused by salmonella and campylobacter continues to be a major task across the globe.
Novus International presented 2 top researcher educators with high honours during the Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting in Montreal, Canada.
Scientists have found that genetically distinct, long-limbed African chicken are at risk from commercial breeds which are often more sensitive to disease.
Consumers will be eating far more poultry and fish by 2050 as the world battles to cope with nearly 10 billion mouths to feed. This will lead to a far larger poultry sector that is efficient and sustainable, which in turn will be reflected in prices that consumers will be able to afford.
The first Dekalb White flock to reach over 500 eggs within 100 weeks in an organic system has been recorded on a farm in Germany, where birds were housed in a converted cowshed.
Iconic chicken fast food restaurant brand KFC has signed up to the European Chicken commitment, joining the ranks of Marks and Spencer, Unilever, Nestle, Danone and the Elior Group.
The animal feed sector is increasingly using alternative protein sources. In poultry, the use of insect meal to replace (part of the) soy in the diet looks promising. A few recent studies are presented here.
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