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AVIAGEN has hosted experts from across its Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia region in Edinburgh at its 10th Production Management Breeder School. The firm welcomed 36 students from 19 countries at the week-long event, which explored bird performance, efficiency,...
LIDL has said it will offer farmers financial incentives to move into egg farming. The supermarket said both new and existing producers would be offered an additional investment “on top of market rates”, supported by long term contracts as part of a “guaranteed pay...
Dechra has extended the licence on its infectious bronchitis vaccine, Avishield IB H120, which is now available for adult laying hens. Avishield IB H120 contains an attenuated live virus of avian infectious bronchitis, Massachusetts serotype, strain H-120 and is for...
ELANCO'S latest gut health tracking report has found higher coccidiosis prevalence than expected. The firm's latest mid-year report for the UK has found overall intestinal health in flocks across the UK is improving, but coccidiosis prevalence is still higher than...
CEVA has launched a novel solution to ease the stress of day-old chicks in the hatchery, SecureChick. SecureChick contains a synthetic analogue of the mother hen uropygial secretion analogue (MHUSA), a pheromone produced by a hen through the uropygial gland a few days...
AVARA FOODS has said it will stop the sale of poultry litter from its supply chain to farms within the River Wye Special Area of Conservation. The firm said that, as the largest poultry company in the area, “the onus is on us to manage our supply chain, set an example...
FREE-range egg prices have now started to follow colony prices downwards in the wholesale market, but this trend may not continue for long. The intense shortage of home-produced eggs on the UK market overall has started to ease over the summer. See also: 12 reasons to...
ELANCO and Rosehill hosted 50 delegates who heard from experts on salmonella and the UK egg market at their recent layer conference. One of the central take-home messages from the day was highlighted by Shaun Cawthraw, from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA),...
CARGILL UK has extended its poultry team with the addition of three technical and formulation poultry specialists. Luke Barnard has joined the team as UK technical application specialist, supporting the sales team by offering individual and tailored support to...
STONEGATE has said it will offer farmers supplying eggs to it a new avian influenza (AI) insurance package in partnership with NFU Mutual – the first cover that the insurer has placed since October 2021. The AI Group Insurance will give producers hit by AI six months...
ST EWE Free Range Eggs have achieved Guinness World Records for a Charity Egg and Spoon race along the Cornish Coast Path. The team took on the 300-mile challenge to raise money for both Hospitality Action and the Cornwall Air Ambulance Service. See also: Tickets...
TESCO has said it will lift the restrictions it placed on the sale of packs of fresh eggs in its stores from 2 August. The retailer introduced a three-pack limit in November 2022 after profitability in the egg sector saw a significant decline in the national flock and...