Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 64Egg ProductionHow did medieval monks eat their eggs?Eggs were useful for fast days – they are neither meat, fish, nor fowl and so there were no restrictions on eating them for medieval worshippers. And while the way that we eat eggs may have changed the value and versatility of the egg has not, and thankfully, few in world are going to accuse of gluttony or of indulging in physical pleasure if we do more than boil them.Egg ProductionEncouragement and reward in poultry productionWithout encouragements and rewards life can be a little discouraging at times. We all need a little motivation now and then and this is equally true for business activities.Processing & SlaughterIndústria avícola Europeia enfrenta desafios ambientais, regulatórios, o comércioA Associação de Processadores de Aves e comércio de aves em países da UE, AVEC, lançou seu relatório anual para 2010-2011. O relatório detalha uma indústria sob crescente pressão ambiental, regulamentar e comercial, com inúmeros obstáculos a serem superados.HomeIndústria avícola australiana continua a focar o crescimento internoConsumo da Austrália de carne de frango deve aumentar em 10 por cento nos próximos dois anos a partir de seu nível atual de 43,9 kg por pessoa e para ultrapassar o consumo de carne vermelha em 2020. Em um primeiro de seu tipo relatório, a Federação australiana de carne de frango deu uma visão detalhada do estado atual da indústria australiana de carne de frango.BlogsLooking back and looking forward in the poultry industryThere has certainly been change in the poultry industry, be it in genetics, management, consumption levels or international trade. Predicting the future can surprisingly worthwhile, and Poultry International will be taking a look both backwards and forwards as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.BlogsHow big is the poultry industry’s role in antimicrobial resistance?My last post before Christmas was about antimicrobial resistance and how too much blame is attributed to agriculture, and I am going to return to that topic today. And I will mention again, that being allergic to many antibiotics, I have nothing to gain through blindly supporting agricultural use of antibiotics — I certainly want as many options left for me as possible.Egg ProductionProdutor de porco e de ovos en UK investe em incêndio após futuroÀs vezes demora um desastre para apreciar quão afortunados somos, e esta é a atitude tomada pelo Reino Unido porco e produtor de ovos Simon Brice de Poplar Hall Farm, em Suffolk. Simon e Alison Brice viu um incêndio rasgar sua fazenda de madrugada, em Junho de 2010, após uma falha elétrica no sistema do barracão pocilga de alimentação molhada.HomeGermany’s Wiesenhof launches welfare branded poultryOctober saw Germany’s Wiesenhof launch the Wiesenhof-Privathof on its home market, offering poultry raised to higher welfare standards, the company notes. The rearing methods behind the brand were developed through discussions with welfare and academic groups and the brand responds to a growing desire among German consumers to ensure that their purchasing habits support animal welfare.BlogsOptions, moderation keys in antibiotics and poultry productionI always think that far too much of the blame is laid at the feet of agriculture where antimicrobial resistance is concerned. Not that I am arguing that animal producers and veterinarians are saints and angels, but I think that they are seen as being far easier targets than the average consumer or medical doctor.BlogsPoultry restaurant chain slips up with amphibians, dictatorsThe press reports that a 32-year-old customer at a London branch of Nando’s found himself biting into the leg of a four-inch frog. Nando’s in South Africa has been having a rather different problem and had to withdraw a television advertisement that pokes fun at Zimbabwe’s President Mugabe as “the last dictator standing.”HomePoultry companies' competition varies by locationBrasil Foods, the food giant that was created at the height of the financial crisis, now might be facing the prospect of being slimmed down. In Costa Rica, Cargill has bought Corporacion Pipasa, as part of its overall plan for Central America.BlogsFailure to take care can cost poultry industryOf course, most of the time, the results that appear from an internet search cover recipes, or the health benefits of eggs and sometimes there is the unusual or quirky story. I remember a few years ago reading about a man in a UK processing plant that had been killed when frozen birds fell on him, and today I came across a report from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive.Previous PagePage 64 of 78Next Page