Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 60Egg ProductionGerman poultry and egg producers benefit from transparencyIt is sometimes not enough to simply do a good job, you have to let people know about it. How some of Germany’s poultry and egg producers have achieved this, and are continuing to do so, was explained at the International Egg Commission London Conference last year.BlogsHorse meat scandal - chicken nextChicken now found as a substitute for beef. What has been substituting chicken?Broilers & TurkeysCan developments in disease diagnostics offer greater control for poultry producers?In an era when poultry producers are living with tight margins and greater restrictions on the use of veterinary medicines, taking the correct course of action has become central to maintaining profitability. Knowing with certainty what is happening in the flock, rather than relying on a degree of guess work, can give producers an advantage that was not easily available in the past.Broilers & TurkeysFood producers should not overlook proper controls, transparencyThe importance of controls and transparency in the food industry should never be underestimated. The start of the year has seen a number of issues hit the meat sector, which could have been avoided with more transparency and more thorough controls.Processing & SlaughterLessons for poultry processors following equine-contaminated burger scandalMeat processors in the UK and Ireland are facing calls for tighter regulation in the wake of the discovery of equine and porcine DNA in beef products. The company at the center of the storm has agreed to introduce voluntary DNA testing and a number of other measures to guarantee the origin of its meat supplies.Egg ProductionAre you going to the IPPE?The International Production and Processing Expo promises to be a record event, with over 1,150 exhibitors occupying over 21 acres of exhibit space!Diseases & HealthCairo Poultry Company’s hatchery grows through challenging timesThe Cairo Poultry Company may have opened its Nubaria hatchery only months before Egypt was hit by avian influenza H5N1, but the facility has certainly managed to grow in the face of adversity. It was able to withstand the drop in demand for poultry meat but was ready to respond once the industry started to rebuild.Broilers & TurkeysFuture directions of poultry production highlighted at World Nutrition ForumThe Biomin World Nutrition Forum, held in Singapore in October 2012, looked at broad issues of relevance to meat production as a whole, and focused on aspects of production of particular interest to the poultry industry. Speakers were drawn from across industries, and looked at issues along the whole production chain right through to the final consumer.BlogsGood news on the avian influenza outlookAs 2012 drew to a close, there was both good news and bad news concerning avian influenza. In mid-December 2012, the World Health Organization reported that there had been 610 laboratory confirmed cases of avian influenza H5N1 in humans since 2003, resulting in 360 deaths.Egg ProductionThe growing problem of poultry litterIt’s a problem that the poultry industry cannot escape from and that is unlikely to go away on its own. What to do with poultry litter!Poultry FeedVIV Asia to offer additional learning opportunities in poultry, pig nutritionThe organizers of VIV Asia note that investments in technology and equipment for the milling, processing, storage and handling of raw materials to produce feed are continuing strongly in the region, in part because of a growing population and demand for meat, but also because there is growing awareness of the importance of food safety.HomeWill 2013 be luckier for the poultry industry?The poultry industry may have become used to living with high feed prices, and certain sectors believe that grain prices will fall, so there is at least some good news, but this is not the end of the story. You can see from watching our EuroTier Tout reporting that opinions on how the industry will develop this year really are mixed.Previous PagePage 60 of 78Next Page