Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 43Egg ProductionWill Europe’s egg producers go cage free?As egg producers around the world face pressure to go cage free, Europe may have to abandon colony cages for its laying hens.BlogsPoultry industry must speak from the heart in welfare debateIn presenting science-based welfare arguments, is it better to present them in ways that the majority can engage with, or in a way that leaves people cold?Broilers & Turkeys25th World’s Poultry Congress opens in BeijingThe 25th World’s Poultry Congress (WPC2016) is taking place in Beijing, China, presenting the latest developments in scientific research and technology for poultry production worldwide.BlogsCould the domestic chicken be epoch defining?Bones from the domestic broiler could be among the markers for the newly proposed Anthropocene epoch due to the global proliferation of the poultry industry.Broilers & TurkeysWhy Brazil’s top poultry companies dominate the industryBrazil is home to several top poultry producers, the result of investment, expansion and acquisition of the competition in the international broiler market.Egg ProductionGlobal appetite for poultry welfare rewardedThe 2016 Compassion in World Farming Good Farm Animal Awards recognized poultry companies worldwide that improved welfare standards.BlogsGhost Farm Busters act on fake supermarket brandingMisleading farm branding on supermarket produce may be busted as farming body calls retailers to account over fake farm labeling that may mislead consumers.Egg ProductionMcDonald’s in layer welfare firstMcDonald’s has scored an animal welfare first, and been named the winner of Compassion in World Farming’s Best Marketing Award in this year’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards, which recognize the commitment of food businesses to improve animal welfare standards.Broilers & Turkeys2015 Italian poultry production up 3.6 percent, growingItalian poultry meat and egg production recorded a positive 2015, and expansion is expected to continue into 2016, reversing the poor performance witnessed in 2014.BlogsLamborghini of chickens gets poor receptionPremium-priced black chicken fails to draw positive consumer interestProcessing & Slaughter9 checks to reduce poultry plant condemnationsPoultry plant condemnations may not always be due to health risks, consumer acceptance also plays an important part in what is classed as first quality poultry.Processing & SlaughterHow mandatory rearing method labels could aid poultry salesMandatory on-pack method-of-production labeling for poultry meat could benefit producers and consumers, giving market transparency.Previous PagePage 43 of 78Next Page