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Processing & Slaughter

Poultry meat production, exports fall in Uruguay

Chicken meat production in Uruguay in 2015 is estimated at 86,200 metric tons (mt), almost 11 percent below the 2014 figure of 96,800 mt, according to the Yearbook of the Office of Agricultural Planning and Policy 2015 (Opypa) of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries.

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Egg

H7N8 avian influenza confirmed in Indiana turkey flock

Highly pathogenic H7N8 avian influenza has been confirmed in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed on January 15.

Blogs

And now, will they go against fast-growing chickens?

In my last blog I was analyzing the situation of the present consumer demands concerning the use of cage-free eggs. However, I've always wondered what would happen with chickens, because they do not say much about them in terms of animal welfare.

Breeding & Genetics

5 pointers for profitable broiler production

Strategic issues that make or break a broiler enterprise should be evaluated at least once per year to ensure they don’t become the source of otherwise avoidable profit-robbing problems.

Avian Influenza

NCC president expresses support for TPP in testimony

U.S. poultry producers used a U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) hearing to both express support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and to highlight mixed experiences with past free trade agreement negotiations.

Processing & Slaughter

Shake Shack permanently adds chicken to menu

Quick service restaurant chain Shake Shack has considered its test marketing of its first chicken sandwich, the Chick'n Shack, a success, and will permanently add it to its menu.

Processing & Slaughter

Granny's Poultry plant expansion gets government boost

The governments of Canada and Manitoba will support the expansion of a producer-owned poultry processing company in Blumenort, Manitoba, with CA$2.5 million (US$1.75 million) in funding, announced Dr. Doug Eyolfson, member of Canada’s parliament.

Avian Influenza

Suspected avian flu case in poultry in Scotland

A suspected case of avian influenza (AI) in chickens in Dunfermline in the region of Fife, Scotland, has prompted warnings from the Scottish government to the poultry industry to be particularly vigilant.

Processing & Slaughter

Jamaica Broilers looks to raise capacity by 25 percent

Jamaica Broilers is expecting to increase its capacity by about 25 percent as contract farmers are expected to invest JM$700 million (US$5.85 million) in new poultry housing.

Egg

Ag secretary: US better prepared for avian influenza

The United States Department of Agriculture and the poultry industry as a whole learned a lot of lessons during the 2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, and as a result, will be better prepared should the virus resurface in 2016, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said.

Broilers & Turkeys

Aviagen Turkeys acquiring France’s Le Sayec

Aviagen Turkeys has announced the company is acquiring Le Sayec, a family owned business responsible for the selling of commercial turkey eggs and poults within France.

Broilers & Turkeys

Hendrix Genetics building layer hatchery in Nebraska

Hendrix Genetics plans to build a hatchery for its layer breeds in Grand Island, Nebraska.

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