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Monday, October 12, 2020
University of Illinois: Boosting chickens' own immune response could curb disease
Recent research from the University of Illinois supports the use of immunomodulatory and antioxidant feed additives to reduce the effects of coccidiosis, a parasite-borne intestinal disease that stalls the growth of chickens.
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Scottish consumers fear gov't may lift bans on chlorinated chicken, hormone-teared beef
A new survey by the consumer organisation Which? Showed that the vast majority of the Scottish public oppose the government failure to rule out lifting the bans on chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef.
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Six more chicken industry executives indicted by the US government over alleged price fixing
The US government has accused an additional six executives in the chicken industry over suspected price-fixing in its investigations of the US$65 billion domestic poultry sector, Reuters reported.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Tesco chicken supplier implicated in poor animal welfare allegation
Beauchamp Farm, a farm which is based in Gloucester, the United Kingdom, and supplies chicken to Tesco, has been thrown into the public spotlight over allegations of poor animal welfare.
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Chicken prices in China down 25% as pork production continues rebound
Chicken prices in China have dropped 25% in the face of oversupply as the country's hog population continues to rebound and larger volumes of pork are being produced.
Friday, September 25, 2020
Philippine pork, chicken production to decline in 2020
Philippine production of pork and chicken will decline this year due to the effects of African swine fever and weak demand resulting from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Myanmar bans chicken imports as demand slumps
Myanmar has suspended chicken imports for a period of one month, starting October 1, on the back of falling domestic demand for poultry, Myanmar Times reported.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Cherkizovo closes deal to acquire chicken processing facility from Cargill
Cherkizovo Group, Russia's largest meat producer, has announced that it completed the acquisition of Cargill's chicken processing facility in Russia's Tula region.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Canadian university study finds fast-growing chickens face serious welfare problems
A study by the University of Guelph in Canada -- said to be the biggest of its kind - has been conducted on the welfare of Canadian chickens raised for meat and confirms that fast-growing breeds continue to face serious welfare issues.
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).
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Gov't distributes US$27.7k worth of native chicken to farmers in W. Visayas, Philippines
Twenty-four farmers' associations (FAs) in the provinces of Negros Occidental and Antique in the Western Visayan region, Philippines, were the beneficiaries of PHP1.34 million (US$27,640) worth of free-range native chicken from the Departme ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Alleged dumping of processed chickens by Uganda impacts Kenyan broiler farmers
Alleged dumping of processed chickens into Kenya by Ugandan farmers have forced over 540,000 Kenyan broiler farmers to scale down their operations, The Standard reported in early September.
Friday, September 11, 2020
Brazil reports record Q2 swine slaughtering, reduced cattle and chicken slaughters
IBGE, Brazil's government statistics agency said Brazil slaughtered its highest number of swine in the second quarter at 12.1 million swine thanks to increased demand from China, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Hong Kong ends suspension on chicken imports from Brazilian plant
Hong Kong has ended a temporary suspension on chicken imports from a plant operated by Brazil's Central Cooperativa Aurora.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Philippines agriculture department provides 880 chickens to local backyard farmers
The Caraga unit of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has supplied 880 heads of upgraded native chickens in Barangay Muritula, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, said DA-13 regional information officer Emmylou T. Presilda in late August ...

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