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Poultry farmers have a huge role to play in reducing the levels of food contaminated with campylobacter and salmonella, according to a new brief released by the respected US think-tank Pew Charitable Trusts.
The use of antibiotics in livestock is under pressure. The issue of antibiotic resistance caused by misuse and over-use of antibiotics in livestock, is subject to scientific and regulatory discussion. Rob Kelly, President International Operations at Zoetis, sees a clear shift in antibiotic use.
Welfare campaigners have launched a new campaign against global restaurant chain McDonald's this week, alerting customers and investors about the company’s broiler welfare policy.
Research into consumer willingness to pay for broilers’ welfare improvements in Taiwan has shown that some people are willing to pay more for meat raised to higher welfare standards.
Consuming one egg a day is not linked to an elevated risk of having a stroke, according to research carried out in Scandinavia.
Scientists are hoping to develop sustainable approaches to control Poultry Red Mite (PRM) in commercial laying hen systems.
Lameness has been reported to affect up to 1% of all market weight broilers and bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) is a leading cause. A study at the university of Arkansas used infrared thermography to detect localised areas of increased heat production due to inflammation.
Poultry breeders are joining forces with university research teams across Europe and Israel to form a ChickenStress consortium.
Cutting import levies will reduce the competitiveness of the EU poultry meat sector and lead to a rise in import volumes from third countries, according to a report released this week.
Poultry and eggs continue to cause substantial foodborne illnesses in the United States.
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