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THE UK could face a shortage of home-grown chicken in the near future, warned David Neilsen, Director of Agriculture at Avara Foods, at the Fair this week. Demand for chicken was set to keep growing, he predicted, but planning restrictions on new units threatened to...
For leading figures from three areas of the egg industry, bird flu remains the major worry that they all hold in common. That was the verdict from the panel of experts at the egg forum session at this week’s Pig and Poultry Fair at the NEC. Barney Kay, Agriculture...
CRANSWICK is preparing plans for a major new poultry processing facility at Europarc, Grimsby, with the site capable of handling up to approximately 1.75 million birds per week at peak capacity. The scheme is detailed in an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening...
EGG consumption has been associated with a lower incidence of Alzheimer’s disease in a large prospective U.S. cohort study that linked dietary data with Medicare claims, according to new research accepted by The Journal of Nutrition. The study, “Egg Intake and the...
2 Sisters Food Group (2SFG) has announced a major expansion of its sustainable feed strategy, including a wider deforestation and conversion-free Soyameal commitment, increased use of British-grown protein crops and the removal of Soyameal from chicken diets at its...
SCATTERING black soldier fly larvae onto broiler house litter could provide poultry producers with a practical, low-cost way to improve bird welfare without compromising commercial performance, according to new research from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and...
By Julian Sparrey, technical director at Livetec Systems SO far this season, 100 confirmed cases of Avian Influenza (AI) have been reported across the UK, with outbreaks spanning from West Wales to East Anglia and as far north as the Scottish Borders, across a range...
Joice & Hill Poultry’s Peterborough hatchery has been placed under restriction after the Animal and Plant Health Agency confirmed Salmonella Typhimurium in tray-liner samples linked to chicks hatched on 26 March, forcing an immediate pause in supply while the site...
Free-range egg producers bringing birds back outside after housing measures were lifted at 00:01 on Thursday 9 April are being urged to focus first on practical site preparation, with BFREPA advising members to treat the move as a managed transition rather than a...
A SHARP rise in egg imports produced to lower standards is creating “urgent and escalating” risks for UK producers and the wider supply chain, according to a new report from the British Egg Industry Council (BEIC). The Shell Shocked report shows imports have increased...
In this Poultry Network episode, Tom Woolman and Tom Willings speak to poultry vet Daniel Parker about the renewed threat from Newcastle disease and what UK producers should be doing now. The discussion sets the issue in context: DEFRA has raised the risk level to...
Brazil’s chicken sector is entering 2026 with more product to place. The USDA/FAS Brasília report forecasts production at 15.7 million tonnes, up 2% on 2025 and a record for the country, while exports are seen rising 4% to about 5.15 million tonnes, or roughly...