Series of unrest in the country are taking a toll on the Agriculture sector, as poultry farmers across the country lose billions of naira to glut.
A recent market survey carried out by Daily Times revealed a drop in the price of egg, despite the hike in fuel price and also commodity prices in the country.
The Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, Eng. J. Olateju, in an i...
Using curbside, commercial and biowaste from its poultry industry, the City of Greater Bendigo is building a business case that could see the introduction of Australia's first multiple stream waste to energy facility.
The economic and environmental initiative is being undertaken with the help of Masters students from the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Business & Economics.
The studen...
Concentrated plasma beams can effectively kill pathogens on raw chicken, according to a proof-of-concept study published in the January Journal of Food Protection by food safety researchers at Drexel University.
In the study, plasma eliminated all or nearly all bacteria from raw chicken – both skinless and with skin – when the bacteria were present in low concentrations. On chicken with high co...
(U.S.) Chicken farmers nationwide have stopped feeding their flocks a drug containing arsenic since a 2011 government study suggested the cancer-causing metal may be tainting poultry, but Maryland lawmakers are still struggling with whether to ban the once-widespread practice.
Health advocates and environmental activists squared off Wednesday in Annapolis with poultry industry officials over a bill...
The Nepal government has introduced the Poultry Policy that targets to triple per capita consumption and availability of chicken and eggs in 15 years, putting poultry under priority sector to encourage commercialization. In view of rapid growth and over Rs 30 billion of investment in the poultry sector, the government has introduced the policy to improve food security and nutrition level by e...
Philip Derfler, deputy administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, touted the new proposed rule on poultry inspection last week at a Food and Drug Law Institute's conference.
Under current policy, FSIS is responsible for examining all poultry carcasses for blemishes or visible defects before they are further processed. Under the proposed rule, the agenc...
Animal health officials in Nepal yesterday reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in the eastern part of the country, while Vietnam and India reported more detections in poultry.
Following massive poultry deaths on farms in Nepal's Sunsari district, samples sent to Kathmandu were positive in preliminary testing, and follow-up tests in the United Kingdom confirmed the virus, Xinhua, ...
Poultry litter contains large amounts of urea, which is transformed into ammonia inside the stomach of the animal and generates amino acids or proteins, substances that cause excessive intoxication.
The delegate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGARPA) José Vicente Ramirez Martinez, said the death of 600 head of cattle in the municipality of Actopan was caused by poisoning...
Despite operating in one of the highest value-added markets in the EU, the UK poultry industry is suffering from high feed prices, limited volume growth and oversupply. That is the view of Rabobank which sees the industry at a crossroads, with the way forward including further consolidation, greater efficiency, better supply discipline and what the bank terms further internationalisation.
Rabo...
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