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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...
Broiler and poult placings have got off to a strong start in the first quarter of this year, after both sectors failed to achieve any growth in bird numbers during 2025. Total broiler placings for the first quarter came to 291m, achieving a 1.6% increase on the same...
Longer laying cycles are changing the conversation around Salmonella protection in laying hens. In this episode, Tom Willings and Tom Woolman speak with Josh Davison about the new option of a fourth dose of AviPro Duo in lay, and why it matters for egg producers...
Read Poultry Network’s special British Pig & Poultry Fair 2026 preview ahead of 13-14 May at the NEC, Birmingham. Inside, we highlight five reasons to attend, forum programme highlights, poultry meat and egg outlooks, and exhibitor insight on biosecurity, water,...
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...
Spot ration costs are at their highest for a year, after the effects of the Iran war have started to bite on wheat and soya costs. Nevertheless the fundamentals of a world grains market, that looks currently well supplied in the longer term, are keeping a lid on...
AVIAGEN has launched the Ross 505 Club, a recognition programme for broiler growers across the UK who achieve a European Production Efficiency Factor (EPEF) of 505 or more, a level the company said places them among the top 1% of the UK broiler industry. EPEF is an...
POULTRYMEAT consumption in the UK grew strongly during 2025 as a whole, despite the challenges of introducing lower stocking densities and the impact of avian influenza across Europe. The full-year figures from Defra show that the supply of poultry reaching the market...
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...
Chris Tyas OBE has joined 2 Sisters Food Group and associated companies in senior roles focused on decarbonisation, supply chain resilience and business continuity. Mr Tyas has been appointed chair of the group’s Carbon Board, which was established to support 2...
THE UK poultry sector is being squeezed by a combination of tougher domestic regulation, labour shortages and uneven competition from imports, according to HCR Law’s 2026 report Food for Thought: Shaping Sustainable Farming Futures. The report argues that food...
A GROWING number of independent retail butchers are beginning to accept that, despite the premium, buying British turkey is the right long-term choice, according to Paul Kelly, managing director of FarmGate Hatcheries, which supplies about half of the poults reared...