Noble Foods launches ready-to-eat hard boiled egg in Sainsbury's
Today's hectic lifestyle means that many people don't even have the time to boil an egg, prompting Noble Foods to launch a new ready-to-eat hard-boiled egg in selected Sainsbury's stores.

Poultry trainee shows eagerness to learn
This month sees the second of the three finalists bidding for this year's Pfizer Trainee of the Year Award

British Poultry Council warns agains speculation on welfare at slaughter report
The British Poultry Council has warned against speculation on the content of a Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) report due to be published in October.

Cornwall producer supplies local eggs to Asda
Rebecca Morris once ran pubs for a living, but has since returned to her farming family roots and is currently supplying free-range eggs to Asda. Lucy Knowles finds out more

Staying in control of rising poultry production costs
Energy costs have doubled over the past 18 months - so how can you keep your costs down heading into the autumn? Olivia Cooper finds out

Lohmann launches vaccine to fight Gumboro disease
Lohmann Animal Health has launched a new vaccine against Gumboro disease (Infectious Bursal Disease) for use with broilers, layers and breeders.

Medicate drinking water with Select-G5 from Dosing Solutions
Producers can now medicate drinking water at higher pressures after the launch of the Select-G5 system by Dosing Solutions.

New range of industrial pressure sprayers from Hozelock
With long-lasting chemical resistant seals, the new Hozelock Viton range of industrial pressure sprayers is designed for heavy-duty applications of solutions, including disinfectants.

News analysis: Has devolution helped Welsh farming?
Ministers ready to listen and a government that takes farming seriously - devolution has helped, not hindered, in Wales. Gaina Morgan reports.

Labtec launches liquid supplement for broilers
Animal health and nutrition specialist Labtec has launched what it claims to be the UK's first liquid supplement to boost effective vitamin D3 and calcium levels in layers and broilers.

Brachyspira affect cage as well as free range layers
Egg producers are increasingly seeing brachyspira outbreaks, even new units are going down with the disease. David Burch of Octagon Services looks at how to tackle it

Practical tips on installing and managing enriched egg cages
The EU Directive banning conventional cage egg production after 1 January 2012...

Gressingham director fined for incorrect carcass disposal
A Gressingham Foods director has been fined a total of £7500 for the incorrect disposal of bird carcasses.

UK poultry farmers could soon benefit from in ovo vaccination
Use of in ovo vaccination - now delivering Marek's disease vaccine to about 85% of US broilers - is likely to expand considerably in the UK and other European countries as new approved vaccines become available.

What does the future hold for non-GM poultry feed?
Warnings of a shortage of non-GM feed from this autumn has left UK poultry producers in a quandary, as most retailers are refusing to relax their GM policy.

Parasitic wasps can help control flies on poultry units
Controlling flies is a seemingly never-ending task, but it could prove easier with the use of parasitic wasps.

Sainsbury's launches new range of higher welfare chicken
Sainsbury's has launched a new range of higher welfare chicken, to satisfy the rise in consumer demand, despite the current credit crunch.

HNC course launched for poultry sector
SAC has launched a new HNC poultry production course aimed at meeting the recruitment needs of the poultry sector. The...

European survey revealed consumers are willing to pay more for higher welfare
A recent study has shown that over 40% of consumers think about animal welfare when buying food and 33% of shoppers across Europe are willing to spend 10% extra for higher welfare, says Niamh O'Connell of the Agri-Food and Science Institute, Hillsborough.

British Chicken Marketing relaunches its website
British Chicken Marketing has unveiled new plans to relaunch the website to continue promoting the importance of British producers and the Red Tractor Logo.



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