Monthly Archives: January, 2025

AI Update September–December 2024 (EFSA) HPAI H5N1 and H5N5 Avian Influenza intensifies across Europe with multi-million-dollar impact on farms Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has undergone...

Taking advantage of the IPPE trade show and with in ovo sexing and automated chick sexing among the headline topics, a consortium of Canadian...

The company now has Carles Fàbrega as General Manager of the Human Health Division and Peter Saey as General Manager of the Animal Health...

Plukon Food Group B.V. (Plukon) has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of Grupo Avícola Hidalgo. This becomes the fourth strategic acquisition by PLUKON FOOD in Spain since 2020. In 2020, it acquired Grupo VMR. In 2024, it acquired Avícola Redondo, and that same year it incorporated Sambau.

Advantages and disadvantages of on-farm chick hatching systems compared with the traditional hatchery hatching system. The implementation of on-farm hatching systems requires careful consideration of potential limitations, including logistical complexities, costs, and the need for specialised equipment and training.

A fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, 22 January 2025 has caused severe losses at a poultry farm located in...

On-farm chick hatching technology is already commercially available and has just come of age with its adoption by one of the five largest broiler integrators in the USA

95 years ago today (24 January 1930), José A. Castelló was born — Director of the Real Escuela de Avicultura for many years. He...

The International Egg Commission (IEC) has changed its name to the World Egg Organisation (WEO), reflecting the organisation's commitment to evolving alongside the global...

With the perspective gained from having lived through these three decades of progress, I have no doubt that agri-food interprofessional organisations will continue to...