Agricultural Commodities
The latest tranche of young egg leaders have travelled to Paris to meet with representatives from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
The poultry industry has seen quick changes in regards to the usage of antibiotics. These have resulted in quick responses by the production teams to manage their processes differently. For instance, it would have been taboo 5 years ago to ‘wet’ an egg in any way for fear of bacterial growth. In today’s poultry production world, most companies are using antibacterial wipes to reduce bacterial growth on eggs, as well as many other wet sanitation methods.
Smart farms that can maximise poultry production and even detect avian influenza without the use of human help are being developed in the Far East.
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) forecasts worldwide protein shortages by 2050 and Europe wants to be less dependent on massive soy imports and reduce global overfishing for fishmeal. That is why Wageningen Livestock Research is doing research on insects as a protein source for the poultry industry.
Flock health plans have evolved from assurance scheme checklists to the foundations of an active partnership between farmer and vet. Poultry Health services director Sara Perez explains the benefits of a documented health plan and its potential to improve production and performance.
A team of investigators have isolated colistin resistant Escherichia coli from a commercial poultry farm in China. Colistin is an antibiotic of last resort against certain bacteria.
Diseases, shell quality and mycotoxins – just a few of the challenges that egg producers in the Middle East face.
When broiler breeders are confronted with a lifetime of protein restriction, their offspring grow at least equally as fast as the broilers whose mothers and/or grandmothers never faced a protein restriction.
A farm energy firm has adapted technology more commonly found in cooling data server farms than broiler units, promising more precise environmental control and odour reduction, as Jake Davies discovers.
Colony egg systems are often considered lower welfare, but by some measures can offer birds easier access to feed and water, and less risk of disease, as delegates at the latest meeting of the UK Branch of the World’s Poultry Science Association heard.
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