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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
US regulators approve sale of gene-edited beef cattle
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given regulatory clearance for the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle over the coming years after they determined that the livestock do not raise any safety concerns, Associated Press reported ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Aviagen offers introductory poultry study at Limestone County Career Technical Center in Alabama, US
Aviagen has teamed up with the Limestone County Career Technical Center (LCCTC) in Athens, Alabama, the United States, to offer an introductory study in poultry breeding for students of three local high schools.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Canada's withholding of salmon farming licenses in British Columbia could cause economic damage
Major economic damage and job losses could be on the cards if Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans does not reissue 79 salmon farming licenses in British Columbia (BC).
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Aquaculture in Puget Sound, Washington, US, have no negative impact on native salmon, opinion states
A recently published biological opinion from the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that aquaculture operations in Washington State's (US) Puget Sound have no adverse impact on salmon, orcas or other ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Wellfish Diagnositics gets US$1.6 million investment to evolve aquaculture diagnostic practices
WellFish Diagnostics, a spin-off company from the University of West Scotland (UWS), is poised to transform aquaculture's diagnostic practices with a new £1.2 million (US$1.6 million) investment from UWS, Kelvin Capital and Scottish En ...
Monday, March 7, 2022
Highly pathogenic bird flu detected in Missouri, US commercial chicken farm
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said a highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in a commercial flock of 240,000 broiler chickens at Stoddard County, Missouri state, US, ...
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Roslin: Gene editing plus vaccines could eradicate disease
Combining gene technologies with vaccination could eliminate certain livestock diseases in less than six years, a modelling study suggested, according to an announcement by the Roslin Institute.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
FEFAC highlights "severe shortages" for EU feed industry due to impact Ukraine-Russia war
COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC have expressed "deep sorrow" over the impact of Russia's widely condemned invasion of Ukraine.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Moleaer's nanobubble tech found to cut oxygen use in salmon farming system
Moleaer has been trialing its nanobubble technology with Grieg Seafood BC and CPI Equipment in a project involving the development of a semi-enclosed containment salmon farming system.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Pakistan emerges as key Australian dairy export market
Pakistan has emerged as a key Australian dairy export market, following a new partnership between HRM Dairies in Pakistan and Genetics Australia for shipments of semen, as well as increasing shipments of live animals from Australia to Pakis ...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Northern Ireland's beef industry rocked by climate change legislation, livestock commission official says
Northern Ireland's beef industry is in a state of deep shock, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
Monday, February 21, 2022
US lawmakers urge Justice Department to oppose Sanderson chicken deal
Senator Elizabeth Warren, supported by other US lawmakers, have urged the US Justice Department to oppose Sanderson Farms deal with Wayne Farms as it raises major antitrust concerns, Reuters reported.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Louis Dreyfus Company reports fire at its biggest US soy processing facility
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) said a fire broke out at its biggest US soy processing facility in Claypool, Indiana, which resulted in a suspension of soybean deliveries from the plant, Reuters reported.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Egg shortage in Western Australia results in high demand for backyard farmers
Backyard chickens are in high demand in Western Australia (WA) because of an egg shortage in the region, which has left supermarket shelves empty, and sales restrictions imposed, Perth Now reported.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Germany sees 2.4 % drop in slaughterhouse production
Germany's slaughterhouses produced 7.6 million tonnes of meat in 2021, down 2.4% from the previous year, based on preliminary results from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

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