Technology seminar set for poultry, egg industries

Sessions to be in Nashville

May 28, 2010

The US Poultry and Egg Association’s Poultry and Egg Institute will hold its 2010 Information Systems Seminar July 19-22 in Nashville.

“What’s New in the IT Industry” will include information on new hardware, software and applications for the industry.

Smart Phone Chicken Wing Photo

Get ready for the chicken consumer of 2035

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, left, visits with Cooper Farms Chief Operating Officer Gary Cooper.

Cooper Farms to Congress: Formaldehyde, rodenticide needed

Diseases & Health

Cooper Farms to Congress: Formaldehyde, rodenticide needed

Chief Operating Officer Gary Cooper tells House Agriculture Committee that animal disease prevention would be very difficult without such chemicals.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, left, visits with Cooper Farms Chief Operating Officer Gary Cooper.

Brand Insights

Innovations and Strategies in Poultry Health and Production

Boehringer Ingelheim

This comprehensive webinar series from Boehringer Ingelheim delves into cutting-edge advancements and effective strategies in poultry health and production.

Innovations and Strategies in Poultry Health and Production

Food Safety & Processing Perspective

US broiler feed conversion 21 points lower by 2050

Genetic selection will continue to drive improvement in growth rate, meat yield and feed conversion as nutritionists utilize precision nutrition to focus on income over feed cost.

Colonel Sanders stopped by the Poultry Science Association Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, to get updated on research on raising and processing the world’s favorite bird.

Avian Influenza

H5N1 confirmed in at least 4 poultry workers

A fifth potential case in Colorado awaits confirmation by the CDC.

Poultry Around the World

Talk of higher meat taxes in Germany ruffles feathers

The German poultry producers’ association is strongly opposed to the idea of raising value-added tax on meat to implement welfare reforms.

Avian Influenza

Minnesota breeder toms struck by avian influenza

The latest flock to be affected involved 4,300 turkeys in Kandiyohi County.

Georgia ag leaders make good case for new poultry definition

When a raised-for-release waterfowl flock was infected with HPAI in 2023, poultry trade was disrupted because of the WOAH’s current definition, the Georgia ag commissioner said.

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper

Avian Influenza

Avian flu hits 2 Minnesota turkey breeder hen flocks

One of those flocks is in Renville County and the other is in Kandiyohi County.

Avian Flu Petri Dish

APEC phage product developed for low- mid-income countries

A cocktail of seven bacteriophages leads to significant reduction in avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in treated birds.

The continuing emergence of antibiotic resistance is limiting choices for flock health management. Phages could offer producers new tools to keep their flocks healthy.

Avian Influenza

Europe urged to prepare for next avian flu season

European Food Safety Authority reports that the number of cases in the region’s wild birds and poultry so far in 2023-2024 has been the lowest since 2019-2020.

Processing & Slaughter

Tyson to sell Georgia poultry complex to House of Raeford

House of Raeford intends to continue operations at the complex while utilizing the existing workforce and grower network.

Merger Handshake

Chicken Marketing Summit News

How artificial intelligence could transform broiler genetics

New technologies enable the industry to more precisely measure and select for desired broiler traits.

Broilers Farm Production

Avian Influenza

Colorado layer operation struck by avian flu

This is the state’s second instance of avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in 2024.

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