Mark ClementsMark Clements is the editor of Poultry International. To contact Clements, email [email protected].From the Author - Page 65Poultry FeedThe growing role of DDGS in poultry nutritionOngoing high feed prices have meant that the search for new ways to decrease poultry feed costs has become more important than ever. According to the Poultry Science Association, PSA, researchers at the University of Nebraska have identified one possible approach that may be effective for laying hens – increasing the percentage of dried distiller’s grains with solubles, DDGS, used in hens diets.BlogsCommunication and conflict resolution in the poultry industryI have not followed the conflict long enough or closely enough to know who is right or who is wrong in the dispute at Australia’s largest poultry producer Baiada, or indeed how much discussion there has actually been to find common ground, but what I have seen is that an awful lot of negative publicity is being generated there and, I would image, growing ill-will.Processing & SlaughterSouth Africa’s Darling Fresh Chicken focuses on qualityChicken meat accounts for the largest part of South African agricultural GDP. With a growing population, the local poultry industry has experienced annual growth in excess of 5% over recent years, partly driven by an expanding population and rising living standards.Processing & SlaughterStrengthening communication, resolving conflict in the poultry industryI have not followed the conflict long enough or closely enough to know who is right or who is wrong in the dispute of Australia’s largest poultry producer Baiada, or indeed how much discussion there has actually been to find common ground. What I have seen is that an awful lot of negative publicity is being generated there and, I would image, growing ill-will.Egg ProductionNutricionistas de aves discutir epigenética em seminárioControlar o futuro? Em algum momento ou outro que provavelmente todos têm queria controlar um pouco mais sobre nossos destinos. Enquanto nós temos o controle sobre muitos aspectos de nossas vidas, os genes que nós nascemos com não pode ser mudado - ou então foi muito pensado.BlogsNetherlands to ban kosher and halal poultry slaughter?Traditional kosher and halal slaughter, including poultry, may become illegal in the Netherlands under legislation due to be adopted before the end of the year, reports the BBC. This would not mean that halal and kosher meat would no longer be available, but simply that animals could not be slaughtered according to halal or kosher rules, and that they must be stunned prior to slaughter.Egg ProductionVIV/ILDEX India come together as local poultry production continues to expandFebruary 2012 will see the trade shows VIV India and ILDEX India come together to serve this strongly expanding market. VNU Exhibitions Europe and NCC Exhibition Organiser, together with Indian partner Inter Ads, will host India’s largest “Feed to Meat” platform.Egg ProductionTriple-yolked egg in media spotlightFor those of you who are regular readers of this column, you will know that I like the unusual, whether it be Romulus and Remus, the two ducklings that hatched from one egg, or the woman that had so many double-yolked eggs, she could hardly contain her excitement.Egg ProductionEurope’s egg producers may already know what’s in storeWe are now only weeks away from implementation of the EU’s cage ban, and the first few weeks of 2012 promise to be an interesting time. Just what will happen to all those eggs that come from hens reared in conditions that do not comply with the new rules?Egg ProductionEuropean egg producers may know what to expect with cage banWe are now only weeks away from implementation of the EU’s cage ban, and the first few weeks of 2012 promise to be an interesting time. Just what will happen to all those eggs that come from hens reared in conditions that do not comply with the new rules?HomeUK broiler producer continues to raise output and qualityOne of the UK’s largest broiler producers, Lower Heath Farm, was started producing point-of-lay pullets. A downturn in the egg market led to the family switching to broiler production with 50,000 birds per crop.Egg ProductionFor poultry and egg producers, the customer must be kingWhoever poultry producers’ customers may be, they must be given what they want. If that is meat produced as cheaply as possible, then this is what must be supplied.Previous PagePage 65 of 78Next Page