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Monday, September 21, 2020
Plan for Aviagen poultry farm in Scotland meets another opposition
A proposal for an Aviagen poultry farm in Scotland which would house 26,000 birds has been met with opposition by a second campaign group.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Lesser chickens from UK supermarkets tested positive for Campylobacter
The percentage of chickens at Tesco and Asda testing positive for Campylobacter at the top level of contamination in the second quarter of this year has dropped below the target as set by the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
US researchers to find targets to mitigate fescue toxicosis effects in cattle
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given a US$500,000 grant to the University of Georgia to find targets to mitigate fescue toxicosis effects in cattle, which costs the US beef industry over US$1 billion annually.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Canadian pork sector wants higher compensation rate for losing hog producers
The chair of the Canadian Pork Council has called for the "fixing" of AgriStability, a business risk management programme under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which protects Canadian producers against large declines in far ...
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Microbiome of Pacific Whiteleg shrimp reveals differential bacterial community composition between Wild, Aquacultured and AHPND/EMS outbreak conditions
Crustaceans form the second largest subphylum on Earth, which includes Litopeneaus vannamei (Pacific whiteleg shrimp), one of the most cultured shrimp worldwide. Despite efforts to study the shrimp microbiota, little is known about it from ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Taiwan's opposition protests government allowing US pork imports with ractopamine
Johnny Chiang, chairman of Taiwan's opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) said they are against Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's administration announcement to allow US pork imports containing ractopamine, South China Morning Post and Taiwan rep ...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Dietary butyrate glycerides modulate intestinal microbiota composition and serum metabolites in broilers
Butyrate can modulate the immune response and energy expenditure of animals and enhance intestinal health. The present study investigated changes in the intestinal microbiota composition and serum metabolites of young broilers in response t ...
Monday, August 24, 2020
Composition and function of chicken gut microbiota
Studies analyzing the composition of gut microbiota are quite common at present, mainly due to the rapid development of DNA sequencing technologies within the last decade. This is valid also for chickens and their gut microbiota. However, c ...
Friday, August 21, 2020
OSI's Claire Donoghue is new board chair of European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability
The European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS) has a new chair of the board, Claire Donoghue.
Friday, August 21, 2020
NHU sees no production impact from explosion
Earlier this week China-based feed additive producer NHU replied to media enquiries pertaining to an explosion at its production plant in Shangyu district, Zhejiang province.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Opposition against poultry fee proposal made by Maryland, US, government
A bid by the government of US state Maryland to spare poultry farmers from higher stormwater permit fees has hit a roadblock after the Maryland Department of the Environment's (MDE) counsel rejected a proposed fee structure.
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Maple Leaf Brandon plant in Canada 'not closing down' despite COVID-19 infections
Hog producer Maple Leaf Foods' plant in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, is not closing down despite calls of its workers' union for its closure after eight workers tested positive for COVID-19. The number has increased to 22 as of Aug. 10, Manit ...
Thursday, August 13, 2020
China reports positive COVID-19 detection in chicken wings from Brazil
Frozen chicken wings imported into Shenzhen port tested positive for COVID-19, according to the city government and raising concerns that food shipments could instigate new outbreaks, Reuters reported.
Monday, August 10, 2020
Cargill works to positively impact communities where employees live and work
Across Cargill's locations in 70 countries, the company and its employees are committed to positively impacting the communities where they live and work, Cargill said.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
BIOMIN announces positive EFSA opinion for FUMzyme for fermenting feed
BIOMIN has reached a key step in the EU registration of FUMzyme®, the only commercially available mycotoxin-deactivating enzyme and component of Mycofix®, for application in fermenting feed including silages.

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