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Prepare for avian influenza challenges this winter
Plan for the worst this winter with Avian Influenza, producers were advised earlier this month. Current viral activity suggested a likely threat again this winter, said Gordon Hickman, Head of Exotic Disease Control at Defra Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), at a...
ForFarmers and 2 Agriculture call off joint venture plans
A PROPOSAL from poultry feed giants ForFarmers and 2 Agriculture to form a joint venture has been abandoned. The two firms first announced their intention to form a joint venture in July 2021, with the decision subsequently put under scrutiny by the Competition and...
How Noble Foods developed its first line of carbon-neutral eggs
Working with the Carbon Trust, one egg packer has introduced the UK's first certified carbon-neutral organic egg range. Aaron Finucane reports. As the agricultural sector strives to reach sustainable carbon standards, one of Europe's largest egg producers, Noble...
Cranswick reports strong third quarter
CRANSWICK has reported “solid underlying volume growth” and “cost inflation recovery” in a trading statement covering the 13 weeks to 24 December 2022. The firm’s poultry division growth reflected a positive contribution from its new breaded poultry facility in Hull,...
APHA to ramp up mammal avian influenza testing
THE UK is to increase its surveillance of cases of avian influenza as well as the genome itself. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has detected nine positive cases of mammals with AI since 2021. See also: RSPCA Assured urges shoppers to support high-welfare...
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Day-old pullet placings on the up again
THE nascent recovery in the UK laying flock became more firmly established in January. Day-old pullet placings in January registered the most significant year-on-year increase since August 2021,...
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