Terrence O'KeefeTerrence O'Keefe is content director at WATT Global Media. www.wattglobalmedia.com/contact-usFrom the Author - Page 25Processing & SlaughterAre animals harmed intentionally in HSUS undercover investigations?Watching the online video which is said to be the result of an “undercover investigation” by a Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) operative at the Butterfield Foods spent hen processing facility in Butterfield, Minnesota, left me with one big question: Where was the backup killer?Egg Production3 New Year’s resolutions for US egg producers for 2015I have three resolutions that I would like for egg producers to make and follow up on in 2015 as the U.S. industry tries to find its way to a future which almost certainly will look a good bit different in terms of how hens are housed than it does today.Egg ProductionPopular press warning of impending egg shortage in CaliforniaWith the compliance date for the hen housing aspects of California Proposition 2, and its related legislation, just a few weeks away, the potential for egg shortages and higher egg prices in California, and perhaps even the rest of the U.S., is now being told in numerous mainstream news outlets.Broilers & Turkeys‘Our food Your questions’ campaign is bold play by McDonald’sWhen I looked at McDonald’s YouTube video on how chicken McNuggets are made, I thought that this was a great way for the quick-service restaurant giant to be transparent and tackle misinformation head on.Egg ProductionWhat price will Americans pay for 11 more eggs per person in 2015?In the November 2014 issue of Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, the USDA projects per capita egg “disappearance” at 265.9 for 2015, which is almost 11 eggs higher than it was in 2013.Egg ProductionJust Laid egg carton design concept a winner in my bookA colleaguerecently forwarded me a story about some really clever egg cartons whichemphasize the “freshness” of the product. The “Just Laid” cartons have a tabwhich holds the top down positioned so that it looks like an egg coming out ofthe cloaca of the hen. The graphics on each carton aren’t identical; there area series of pictures which depict the hen going through the process of“pushing” the egg out while she looks back as though she is admiring herhandiwork.Egg ProductionWill egg safety concerns top the list of Proposition 2 problems?U.S. consumers expect a lot from the companies that produce and sell them food, and from the food itself. David Fikes, vice president-consumer/community affairs and communications, Food Marketing Institute (FMI), said consumers will make decisions on where to shop based on a retailer’s social responsibility efforts.Egg ProductionAre thermal solar collectors practical for heating poultry houses?Sunreps, a small startup company, has developed a transpired solar collector where a woven geotextile is used to replace the perforated metal panel. Substituting the fabric for metal drastically reduces the cost of the collector and increases the possibility that transpired solar collectors could save money for poultry growers.Egg ProductionKeeping things in proper perspective when Mother Nature strikesI think that the Thanksgiving holiday, which is celebrated this week in the U.S., is a time for gathering with friends and family and offering thanks not just for the bountiful harvest that our year of labor and toil have wrought from the earth, but also for the love and friendship of our family, friends and all of the other people who have crossed our path and helped to lighten our load.Broilers & TurkeysInactivación de virus de influenza aviar y enfermedad de Newcastle en ovoproductosTanto la enfermedad de Newcastle como la influenza aviar están causadas por virus termolábiles de ARN encapsulado, que son relativamente fáciles de eliminar. Es cuestión de temperatura y tiempo, ya sea de pasteurización o cocción en ovoproductos.Broilers & TurkeysForecasts for 2015 positive for poultry and swine producersThe record corn and soybean harvest in the U.S. this fall have led to dramatic reductions in rations for poultry and swine producers, and these lower feed costs will likely continue for several months.Poultry FeedResearcher: There’s probably no safe level of mycotoxins in feedDr.Thomas Scott, research chair in feed processing technology, Department of Animaland Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, said that mycotoxin contamination of portionsof the wheat crop in Canada this year is a problem, particularly fusarium andergot contamination.Previous PagePage 25 of 59Next Page