Poultry

Gill Gallagher, Sustainable Agriculture Manager at Devenish, has spoken at the World's Poultry Science Association Forum. Sustainable poultry production is a challenge which needs to be addressed immediately to meet changing market demands and to boost farm profitability, said Gallagher.

Elanco Animal Health Inc. launched ZoaShield™ in the United States, which offers poultry producers a proven and flexible zoalene solution that keeps coccidiosis under control in an easy, manageable way.

A high-tech poultry incubation factory was inaugurated in the southern province of Vietnam by Bel Ga Joint Stock Company.

Tyson Foods will invest $48 million as part of its commitment to accelerate the long-term growth of its poultry business and continued success of its Arkansas, U.S. poultry plant, company officials said. Nearly 70 jobs will be created by the project, which is expected to be complete by late 2021.

International Poultry Council and International Egg Commission sign a renewed MoU to support continued growth in the egg and poultry industries.

Ceva and GALVmed’s announced PREVENT project to boost prospects for 150,000 backyard poultry producers in Africa.

The review of the current knowledge of the most relevant gut health biomarkers for poultry production are summarized in this article and effect of the probiotic solution Bacillus subtilis DSM 29784 on modulating these markers are also highlighted.

“The ‘Seed, Feed, Weed’ concept is a comprehensive programme developed in order to improve the gut health of birds, whether breeder, broiler or layer. Improved performance has been measured across all types of birds, however if good gut health can be established in the breeding population this will provide the biggest benefit to chick and hence bird performance.”

Sustainability and safeguarding the environment are key issues for the poultry industry. The industry is proactively managing its environmental obligations in the face of toughening environmental legislation and governmental initiatives, particularly where ammonia and nitrogen output is a focus.

Evonik makes follow-on investment into In Ovo to support launch of gender-testing machine for eggs. The technology enables egg producers to avoid killing of male chicks, which is prohibited from 2022 in Germany.