Monthly Archives: January, 2026

Elanco Animal Health has taken a significant step forward in poultry biosecurity by announcing, in late January 2026, the approval of a new vaccination schedule for its flagship product, AviPro Salmonella Duo. \n\nThis regulatory update allows the administration of a fourth vaccine dose during the production phase — a measure designed to adapt to the new realities of the laying sector, where the productive life cycles of laying hens are becoming increasingly extended.

Avian influenza: let's not lose sight of the vaccination strategy.....\n\nThroughout 2025, health authorities around the world had to cull an average of 4.3 million chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese per month due to AI — either because of the presence or even the threat of avian influenza. Many of them were healthy animals that authorities feared might become infected in the future.\n\nThe 2025 figures, though incomplete, only add to the stratospheric global death toll from avian influenza, with more than 633 million poultry lost — both infected and healthy — since 2005.\n

Various agricultural organisations and associations have been focusing for weeks on poultry production, beef, and honey as the sectors most likely to be adversely...

A multidisciplinary team operates in the field, providing technical and strategic support to maximise results and profitability in poultry production A team dedicated to accompanying...

The health alert in the Valencian poultry sector is intensifying following the official confirmation on Tuesday, 20 January, of the fifth Newcastle disease outbreak in the region. \n\nThe outbreak has been identified on a farm with an approximate flock size of 75,000 broilers, located 12 kilometres from the outbreaks detected in late December and early January.

Two giants of avian health, HIPRA and Elanco, have joined forces to introduce two vaccines against avian metapneumovirus in the United States. \n\nPoultry producers thus gain new tools to combat avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), a highly contagious and costly virus that affects turkeys, as well as broilers, layers, and breeders.

At the conference, ZINPRO presented its "Perfect Carcass Tool" in depth to detect hidden losses in meat processing. Madrid, 20 January – Zinpro brought together...

nAVIANZA warns of the risks posed by the Mercosur-EU agreement for the poultry sectornnnnThe Secretary General of AVIANZA, Jordi Montfort, has analysed for Cárnica...

2025 has been the year in which in-ovo sexing went global: in addition to steady expansion across Europe, the technology has demonstrated its viability in several major markets, including the United States and Brazil, where leading egg producers and retailers are adopting it — a clear sign of its widespread recognition as a viable technology for both the present and the future of egg production.

Imagine for a moment if a poultry farmer who had been caring for 100,000 caged laying hens in 2015 were magically transported to a multi-tier aviary housing 100,000 birds in 2026. Without prior training, their "first" day back at work would come as a tremendous shock. \n\nMuch has changed, yet the basic principles of flock management remain applicable to cage-free hens.\n\nIt is essential to update the professional competencies of laying hen farmers and to have a clear understanding of the three requirements detailed below when hiring new poultry workers. Laying hen farmers — whether salaried or self-employed — need to update, expand, and improve their skill sets to manage hens that are no longer raised in cages.\n\nThe management and production of eggs in cage-free systems is inherently more complex, encompassing intra-flock dynamics, the inherent pressures of the surrounding aviary environment, and accurate data collection.