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With the next bird flu reporting season beginning on 1 October, it is still too early to predict what will happen, believes the head of the Avian Influenza Workgroup at the APHA. However, it was likely to be a similar genotype to the season just ending, which was good...
THERE are strong opportunities for egg and poultry producers in the period ahead, but both sectors will have to meet real challenges if they are to benefit from continuing growth. Leading industry figures drew attention to planning problems, imports, bird flu, global...
Brazil has lost access to the EU market for poultry and several other animal products under new antimicrobial rules, increasing pressure on the UK Government to introduce equivalent controls in Great Britain. An EU restriction on Brazilian poultry, beef and other...
RSPCA Assured has confirmed that its natural daylight requirement for free-range laying hens will apply to all flocks placed from 1 December 2026. Standard E6.4 requires natural daylight to continue entering free-range poultry houses through all popholes when birds...
PLANNING constraints, concentrated infrastructure and limited access to insurance are among the wider challenges affecting Great Britain’s ability to protect poultry production from avian influenza, according to new research. The Royal Veterinary College study found...
IMPORTED eggs are being investigated as a possible source of a national Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak involving 207 confirmed cases and one death, although officials have stressed that the origin of the contamination has not been confirmed. The UK Health Security...
A naturally occurring molecule produced by gut bacteria could help strengthen chickens’ immune response to a range of bacterial pathogens, according to new laboratory research. The University of Bristol-led study found that sodium butyrate could “reprogramme”...
ANTIMICROBIAL residues exceeding internationally recognised safety limits were identified in chicken meat samples from Bangladesh, India and northern Vietnam, according to new research led by the Royal Veterinary College. The study analysed 558 chicken breast samples...
Portable blood testing is giving poultry nutritionists and vets a clearer view of how birds are actually responding to feed—not simply what a ration is expected to deliver. In this episode, Tom Woolman and Tom Willings are joined by Aaron Cowieson, senior science...
THE World Egg Organisation has announced the theme and industry resources for World Egg Day 2026, which will mark the campaign’s 30th anniversary on Friday 9 October. This year’s theme, “Protein that Powers and Protects”, will focus on the role of egg protein and...
EUROPE'S poultry and animal-health sectors are entering the summer with easing highly pathogenic avian influenza pressure, but EU food-safety and public-health bodies are warning operators not to relax biosecurity or surveillance after a spring season marked by...
A multi-year Dutch field study has found that vaccinating laying hens against highly pathogenic avian influenza can significantly reduce virus transmission, mortality and the likelihood of outbreaks, while maintaining commercial production performance. The study,...