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The Happy Egg Co. is hoping to reach 83% of UK households with its new joint venture with Channel 4. The UK’s No.1 egg brand from Noble Foods has partnered with Channel 4 to launch a 14-minute feature episode called Tiny Farmers, a programme that explores what goes...
The increasing and widespread use of weight loss drugs is a relatively new factor which could boost demand for chicken. According to the latest report from Rabobank, the diets typically recommended with these drugs will be another factor supporting an already...
Producers are being urged not to relax biosecurity measures as the risk of disease incursion remains high. With bird flu already having a big impact this winter, this was one of the key messages from four top Government experts at the latest webinar on bird flu,...
In this Poultry Network Podcast, hosts Tom Woolman and Tom Willings speak with Angela Curtis, CEO of RoboScientific – whose presentation at the BFREPA conference created a real buzz – about how “electronic nose” technology could change flock health management....
Imported eggs are now under suspicion after a series of linked human salmonella cases during the summer period. Between May and October, a total of 123 cases of salmonella in people were identified around Britain, in a probe that was first launched in August. See...
CASES of 'superbugs' found in turkeys, headlined this week, remain uncommon and are not being linked to any current use of antibiotics for treating birds. An article in the Daily Telegraph warns that "new strains resistant to antibiotics makes human infections more...
WITH bird flu now causing losses to poultry keepers all around the UK, there are still opportunities for worried producers to put insurance cover in place. The NFU closed its book on new policies on 1 September, but other parties, such as packers and specialist...
THE scale and persistence of avian influenza across Europe and the UK continue to pose major challenges for the poultry sector – with growing pressure to consider vaccination as part of future control strategies. Speaking at Epic, Prof Ian Brown, group leader of avian...
This week, the Toms unpack two fast-moving issues with real commercial consequences for UK poultry businesses: the regional housing order for avian influenza and industry rumblings over how "seconds" are classified at egg packing centres. AI: early season, uneven...
SEASONAL turkey growers are facing modest increases in production costs of just over two per cent this Christmas, according to the NFU. The combination of all rearing costs takes the final total for growing a 5.5kg turkey through the £50 barrier, to £50.83 from £49.75...
AS rumours swirl around the coming tax changes in the Budget, one that is gaining ground is that the Government will repackage the new farm inheritance tax to the benefit of smaller family businesses. Several Labour MPs themselves are said to be...
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have identified three new species of Eimeria, the parasite which causes coccidiosis in poultry, circulating in chickens. See also: Ep. 15: Julian Sparrey, LiveTec – What Producers Should Expect from AI This Winter...