Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 48BlogsAustralian poultry family business to become mere chicken feed?A family poultry business that started out in a laundry during the Second World War has taken its owners to be among the richest 25 families in Australia.Broilers & TurkeysMixed reaction to TPP from Canada’s chicken producersIndustry association Chicken Farmers of Canada has expressed its disappointment at the additional access that Canada has had to concede to secure a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, while it recognized that the agreement will benefit the overall Canadian economy.BlogsDoes avian influenza pose a hidden new threat?An avian influenza strain that has been circulating in the U.S. has the potential to infect pigs, and the standard hemagglutination test used to detect flu in livestock and a vital tool in influenza surveillance, is ineffective for the H3N8 virus in the porcine host.Broilers & TurkeysInnovative poultry products recognized at SPACE 2015Innov’Space, the innovations awards organized by French livestock trade show SPACE and now in its 20th year, saw 160 submissions this summer, all reviewed by an independent panel.Consumer TrendsConsumer trends guide Lagerwey hatchery expansionThe Lagerwey hatchery in the Netherlands has seen its latest investment guided by consumer concerns over antibiotics and welfare.Broilers & TurkeysDay 2 of SPACE puts spotlight on French poultry productionWhile protests during the opening day of SPACE 2015 highlighted difficulties in the dairy and pig sectors, Day 2 threw some light on problems faced by the French poultry sector.Breeding & GeneticsGood poultry gut health needs a broad approachVarious scientific disciplines need to be brought to bear if good poultry gut health is to be achieved in a commercial setting. Improving poultry gut health may need to take a new direction, with nutrition playing only part of an overall strategy that combines the latest findings from the fields of feed technology and husbandry management.HomeSPACE sees livestock sector call for government supportSPACE, the French livestock trade show, would not quite be SPACE without some sort of protest, but this year at least, the major demonstrations was kept beyond the entrances to the Rennes, Brittany, showground.Broilers & TurkeysMore growth forecast for Europe’s poultry productionEuropean poultry meat production is expected to end this year higher, and the growth in output is expected to continue into next year, albeit at a slightly lower rate.Processing & SlaughterStrong market outlook for world’s poultry producersThe global poultry market is benefiting from bullish market fundamentals, according to the latest quarterly report from Rabobank.Broilers & TurkeysAustralian broiler production outlook positive to decade's endAustralia’s chicken meat producers have a pretty positive outlook, with chicken meat consumption and its production forecast to rise to the end of the decade. Chicken, already the most popular meat in the country, is expected to not only be consumed more over coming years but to be increasing chosen over other meats.Breeding & GeneticsEuropean Parliament supports proposed clone ban expansionThe European Parliament has called for a ban on cloned animals proposed by the European Commission to include the cloning of all farm animals, their descendants and products derived from them, including imports into the European Union.Previous PagePage 48 of 78Next Page