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THERE has been little change in the British poultry sector’s antibiotic use over the past three years, and an 81% overall decline since 2012, according to the British Poultry Council. The BPC also highlighted a 98.7% reduction in the use of Medically Important...
DEFRA has announced a new £2.3m research consortium that will examine how avian influenza behaves in wild bird and mammal populations. Scientists from the APHA, the British Trust for Ornithology, RSPB, University of Edinburgh and NatureScot, will collect and analyse...
POULTRY producers and nutritionists are being advised to take care when transitioning new season crops into diets, as this can impact broiler feed conversion and performance. Alex Sly, Elanco technical consultant, says freshly harvested grains may be affected by what...
FARMERS, consultants and anyone interested in nutrients and water and turning potential pollution into resource efficiencies can now find practical advice and suggestions in a free new online guide The 14-page booklet, "Nutrients & Water—Turning Potential...
THE UK’S broiler flock recorded improved gut health in the most recent Intestinal Integrity report produced by Elanco. Scores for the first half of 2024 were markedly higher than those of the same period in 2023 and peaked at 96.12 in April, the highest monthly...
In 2024, a prolonged dull, wet and colder...
Water is the often described as "the forgotten nutrient". It is the most plentiful fluid within the bird's body, essential for digestion and for moving feed...
A wet winter, then a sudden spike in temperatures in May this year, highlighted the more unpredictable weather patterns we're now seeing in the UK and across northwest Europe. And these sudden rises in heat and humidity can extend throughout summer. "Producers need to...
Stephanie Pedrick, who made a major career change when she took a job in a Devon poultry hatchery, is the winner of the 2023 Zoetis-NFU Poultry Trainee Award presented at the British Pig and Poultry Fair at the NEC Birmingham. From being a scuba diving instructor...
NEW research has highlighted the cost of switching poultry production to the European Chicken Commitment (ECC, also known as the Better Chicken Commitment) to consumers and the environment. Companies across Europe, spanning from retailers to restaurants and catering...
PROMISES to egg producers of written agreements, pricing transparency, and an end to contracts being changed unilaterally form part of the proposed new rules for fairness in the supply chain. These were the details unveiled to the industry last week at the Pig &...
THE British Poultry Council (BPC) has renewed calls for a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with Europe that would unlock the export of more categories of poultry products into the bloc. From 30 April, new checks on pre-notification and health certificates...