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Antibiotic-Free Meat

New Zealand antibiotic pledge to bring added benefits

In what was thought to be a world first, the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) announced this year a target date of 2030 for the country to no longer need antibiotics for the maintenance of animal health and wellness.

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Poultry superbug claims rejected as scaremongering

The discovery of campylobacter resistant to fluoroquinolone and tetracycline antibiotics in poultry flocks in New Zealand has led to reports of a new resistant “superbug.” The claims, however, have been swiftly rejected by the local poultry industry.

Reports that a new superbug has been infecting the population of New Zealand have been roundly dismissed. | Anivax

Processing & Slaughter

Indonesian poultry, meat demand increases forecast

Demand for food in Indonesia is expected to increase significantly towards 2050 as the result of significant income growth and urbanization.

Demand for poultry meat in Indonesia is expected to increase significantly, according to an Australian study. | Australian Chicken Meat Federation

4 premier pig scientific events for 2015, 2016

If I wanted to attend a scientific event where top-class scientists present the most recent advances in pig production, where would I go? Let’s take it by continents.

The biennial conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Manipulating Pig Production, will be held November 23-25, 2015. | APSA

Chicken Treat, chicken tweet!

Engaging with customers means speaking their language, and this is exactly what Australian chicken restaurant chain Chicken Treat has been doing the past couple of weeks -- and it’s been paying dividends.

Chicken Treat Tweeting Chicken

Australian 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.

Trans-Pacific Partnership deal yields relief, concern

International negotiators brought to an end more than five years of talks when they convened in Atlanta and on October 5 approved an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

Broilers & Turkeys

Countries reach Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

Negotiators from 12 countries reached an agreement on October 5 on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), resulting in a trade pact that vows to cut trade barriers as well as set labor and environmental standards.

Broilers & Turkeys

Australian broiler production outlook positive to decade's end

Australia’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.

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Regional variation in mycotoxin risks to swine

While mycotoxin profiles can vary considerably by region, a common action plan can help protect animals and support optimal performance.

Regional variation relating to agriculture and climate mean that the mycotoxins found in swine feed vary by locale. Mantonino | Dreamstime.com

Avian influenza in humans: Egypt, Vietnam and Indonesia

This infographic shows confirmed cases of human avian influenza (H5N1) in Egypt, Indonesia and Vietnam, reported to the World Health Organization from 2003-2015.

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Avian influenza outbreak a human crisis too

This infographic shows cumulative confirmed cases of human avian influenza A (H5N1) reported to the World Health Organization from 2003-2015.

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