Diagnostic tests are often used to provide confidence in vaccine uptake and to demonstrate disease-free health status In a rapidly changing poultry production environment, being able…
Month: September 2020
By Matt Donald, pig & poultry farmer, north Yorkshire We have just placed a new flock of broiler breeders in at 18 weeks old, they have…
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show take-home grocery sales rose by 10.8% during the 12 weeks to 6 September 2020. While it marks the sector’s…
By David Hodson, Rosehill Agricultural Services The poultry industry has weathered enormous challenges; as a free enterprise that does not have a source of government subsidy…
By improving FCRs and flock performance – and reducing greenhouse gas, nitrogen and ammonia emissions – plant-based phytogenic feed additives could present a wealth of opportunities…
Dr Alexandra McDaniel, MRCVS. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Avian Veterinary Advisor As with any routine process there is always the risk that vaccination can start to…
By Mark Williams, chief executive, British Egg Industry Council Concerns around Parliament’s ability to scrutinise trade agreements in a post-Brexit UK will continue to remain at…
New studies have shed light on how best to protect broilers Different strains of E. coli are ubiquitous through the poultry population, forming part of the…
Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman has called for government compensation for firms affected by COVID outbreaks such as Banham Poultry, which is in his constituency. Speaking…
A poultry farm and feed mill complex owned by Amber REI in West Lothian is set to be relocated to make way for a development comprising…