Computer models will be built to forecast how Marek’s disease – a highly contagious viral infection affecting chickens – transmits from bird to bird and how…
Month: November 2020
A group of trade bodies representing meat industry workers has called for priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine, when it becomes available in the UK. In…
Annual sales at Annyalla Chicks increased during 2019 to £39.06 million in the year to 31 December, up from £35.92 million in 2018. In its full…
Two new cases of Avian Influenza have been reported by Defra. Avian influenza H5N8 (pathogenicity to be confirmed) has been confirmed in poultry and captive birds…
With only a few weeks to go before the ending of the Brexit Transition period, nine organisations representing Welsh farmers and food producers, have written a…
The risk of avian influenza moving into previously unaffected European countries is high, according to an update published by EFSA which shows that the virus is…
New targets for the responsible use of antibiotics in UK farm animals over the next four years have been released by a task force of leading vets and…
Annie Marschalek, from Stowmarket in Suffolk, has won the 2020 Nick Bird Award at Harper Adams University for her dissertation on the “Impact of poultry farming…
Business excellence, outstanding individuals, and investment in the future were all celebrated at the National Egg & Poultry Awards 2020, held as a virtual event for…
Poultry operations and business consultant David Broxton has completed three consecutive hill marathons on three consecutive days on the 11, 12 and 13 November 2020 for charity. Broxton, who…