A €5.5m campaign promoting EU poultry meat over the next two years is set to be launched shortly.
Last week Poultry World hosted a very interesting webinar on the subject of ‘Going for no antibiotics ever’ in poultry production. This webinar can now be viewed via the On Demand link.
Sourcing cost-effective organic feed has long been a challenge for European organic poultry producers, who for many years have been largely dependent on imported organic soya for high-quality protein feed.
As demand for poultry meat increases in Botswana there are a number of broiler units in the country scaling up to ensure there is enough supply to keep supermarkets and butchers shelves well stocked. Poultry World reports.
Poultry farmers can focus on welfare by selecting birds with good feather cover, according to geneticist Teun van de Braak.
Poultry meat is the most popular source of animal protein around the world, owing to its affordability. Although AGPs were for a long time considered being the most efficient solution to minimise production costs, their detrimental effects on the development of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria with tremendous implications for human health are worrisome.
Feeding birds in the context of an antibiotics ban brings challenges, but also opportunities. Nutrition is about more than offering nutrients to meet requirements for maximum performance.
In recent years, making beak treatments performed on broiler breeders obsolete has been a hot topic at Roxell. This resulted in the recent launch of the innovative concept, Natural Beak Smoothing. Roxell answers 5 questions about this durable solution, the new market trends and animal welfare regulations.
UK nutrition experts have challenged the conclusions of a recent US research paper linking egg consumption with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease.
Serving the planet with agricultural solutions brings a set of challenges all of its own. For 28 years now, yeast manufacturer ICC Brazil has been shipping its solutions based on sugar cane worldwide. What are the benefits of sugar cane and what developments are around the corner? The company’s CEO, Glycon Duarte Santos, explains.
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