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As the world’s large industrial players are looking anxiously at their Twitter feed for the next demand of US president Trump to renegotiate existing trade agreements or slap on extra tariffs, poultry exporters have even more worries.
Russian poultry producers are under pressure as product prices have been falling for the third year in a row, due to domestic oversupply. In response the government has adopted a comprehensive and ambitious programme for poultry export development.
Eggs really have a great story to tell. Soaring in popularity in developed regions, few religious restrictions to their consumption and a healthy, nutritionally complete food.
Vaccination against avian influenza and changing consumer habits were just two topics that featured at the latest International Egg Commission meeting, held in London in early April. Poultry World reports.
You better get used to it, because you will hear the term NAE, or ‘No Antibiotics Ever’ more often in the future. Perdue Foods, one of the biggest poultry producers in the US has been producing NAE birds for many years and started placing 100% of the birds as NAE in 2017.
The poultry industry has come a long way in understanding parent stock breeds, managing equipment properly and applying the correct vaccination programme to produce the optimal number of high-quality hatching eggs and day-old chicks. One area with room for improvement is how to reduce stress in the flocks.
Evidence is growing that the decision by the European Commission to ban Brazilian poultry meat is having a significant effect on the sector.
German nutrition retailer nu3 has analysed data from countries belonging to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to assess which countries have the potential to significantly reduce their carbon footprint through switching their consumption to a plant based diet that would minimise damage to the environment.
Eating a dozen eggs a week poses no health risk for people suffering from diabetes, according to new Australian research.
Tyson Foods has launched a Bill of Rights for its poultry suppliers as part of its role to improve communications and become more transparent.
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