Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in commercial poultry on 14 February 2024 at a premises near Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire (AIV…
Month: February 2024
The RSPCA has backed down on new laying hen standards. But the industry is still far from happy. It all kicked off in November when RSPCA…
By Gary Ford, chief executive, British Egg Industry Council Thankfully, without tempting fate, all is quiet on the AI front with the last case at the…
By Charles Bourns, broiler grower, Gloucestershire Firstly, what a fantastic victory for the NFU and the farmers they backed in the AI compensation case. The judge…
Aviagen has launched the Ross 450 Club in the UK, increasing the target European Performance Efficiency Factor (EPEF) score requirement from 440 to 450. It all…
Lallemand Animal Nutrition has expanded its monogastric team with a new poultry sales manager. Antonia Chittock has over 13 years of poultry experience. She started her career…
Producers of British eggs and poultry meat face an uncertain future without greater government support and supply chain reform, the NFU has said, following a survey…
By Aimee Mahony, chief poultry advisor, NFU Sometimes the process of influencing policy makers can feel frustrating. We’d all like speedy and favourable decisions but there…
The disruption to commercial shipping through the Suez Canal is another unwelcome hit to global trade. Michael Barker examines the potential impact for farmers As another…
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