Hannah Elliott, Lallemand Animal Nutrition, highlights the fundamental roles played by microbes in the gut The microbes in the gut are composed of thousands of different…
Month: April 2020
Poultry processor Avara Foods has introduced new measures at its processing plants to try and protect its workers during the coronavirus crisis. Some of these are…
New research suggests the right diet can help hens lay larger eggs with fewer cracks, right to the end of lay Genetic advancements in layer hens…
The USA has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H7N3 in a commercial turkey flock in Chesterfield County in the State of South…
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have engineered synthetic antibody molecules that can be administered to poultry to reduce the symptoms of influenza, as well as decreasing…
Red Tractor is preparing to roll out live streamed farm audits to enable new applicants to be assessed and current members to retain their assurance status…
By Rick Kleyn, poultry nutritionist Sustainable broiler production should be at the heart of our endeavours as an industry, as this is the only way in…
Dr James Bentley has been appointed global technical director of Hubbard. He will report to David Fyfe, global commercial director. Bentley has over 30 years of work…
By Charles Bourns, broiler grower and chair of poultry & eggs working group, Copa Cogeca We have just finished our last standard bird flock before moving…
Ambient summer temperatures are rising in the UK and this can have a significant impact on poultry in layer, broiler and breeder units. Birds suffering from…