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Friday, August 30, 2019
China's Re-booted Poultry Sector, Version 2.0: Rising chickens, falling pigs and new eating trends
African Swine Fever is re-launching China's once vibrant poultry sector –and radically restructuring the eating habits of a traditionally red meat eating nation.
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
USPOULTRY releases first-ever report of antimicrobial use in US broiler chickens and turkeys
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association has released the US poultry industry's first-ever report quantifying antimicrobial use on broiler chicken and turkey farms.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Thousands of chickens dead at Moy Parks farm following UK heatwave
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
Indonesia to cull 3 million chickens to lift prices
Indonesia has told poultry breeders to cull about three million chickens over a two-week period from Wednesday to prop up plunging prices, as farmers protested by giving away thousands of live birds for free, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
KFC's supply chain now produces "100%" of chickens without antibiotics
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Effect of Digestrom® and Poultry Star® on the body performance and immunity status of broiler chickens
This study was carried out to evaluate the positive effects of two different commercial products (Digestrom ® and Poultry Star ® ) on body performance and the immune response against Newcastle disease after challenge with a virulent local s ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
US research discovers antibiotic resistance gene in backyard chickens
Researchers from the University of Michigan (US) had discovered a gene associated with antibiotic resistance in backyard chickens and children, with that gene previously known to be present in broiler chickens as well, Xinhua reported.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Survey finds highest-level contamination of chickens in UK at less than 1%
There has been a notable reduction in the presence of campylobacter in chickens on sale in the UK, with only 0.8% of them testing positive for the highest level of campylobacter (over 1,000 colony forming units per gramme, or cfu/g), as com ...
Thursday, August 30, 2018
US backyard chickens in California hit by Newcastle disease
Newcastle disease had impacted about 100 backyard chicken flocks in Southern California, US, by mid-August, the American Veterinary Medical Association reported.
Friday, June 29, 2018
GAS, that weakens the general immunity in chickens
There is a strong link between the stress and immune response of the birds. This article takes the learnings from the breakthrough work of research done by Selye in 1936 and Faber in 1964. Selye is the first scientist to give a scientific e ...
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Campylobacter levels in UK fresh chickens remain steady
Campylobacter levels in UK-produced fresh whole chickens sold in major retailers across the UK remained steady during the testing period January-March, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) reports.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Guangdong Wen explores genetics to produce meatier chickens
Guangdong Wen's Foodstuff Co Ltd, a major Chinese poultry producer, is tapping into genetics to develop meatier chickens for China's supermarket and fast-food sectors, the company's director, Wen Pengcheng, told Reuters.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Enhancing tolerance of broiler chickens to heat stress by supplementation with vitamin E, vitamin C and/or probiotics
Heat stress is one of the major challenges which the poultry industry faces during summer in tropical and subtropical regions. This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of Vitamin (Vit) E, C and/or probiotics on improving tolerance of ...
Friday, November 10, 2017
Effect of soy lecithin on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and hepatic antioxidant parameters of broiler chickens
Feeding soy lecithin at 0.10% improved performance, reduced cholesterol and triglyceride, LDL-cholesterol concentrations in serum broilers. In addition, soy lecithin is suitable for improving antioxidant status and has ability to protect ag ...
Monday, November 6, 2017
Kraft Heinz expands animal welfare commitments to broiler chickens
Reflecting its vision "to be the best food company, growing a better world", the Kraft Heinz Company announced in late October that it will expand its current animal welfare commitments to include higher standards for treatment of ...

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