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Spent hen warning
Egg producers looking to deplete their flocks in December or January are being advised to book early to avoid disappointment. The end of the year has…
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Award for newcomer to goose production
Buckinghamshire goose producer David Bruce is this year’s recipient of the John Adlard Memorial Award for newcomers to the field. He began producing…
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Pfizer Trainee of Year Awards for pig and poultry industries
Two young workers progressing to management on a Midlands outdoor pig unit and on a Suffolk duck farm are the winners of the 2011 Pfizer Trainees of…
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Seven hatcheries adopt new air cleaning technology
The latest air cleaning technology from Air Scientifics for destroying micro-organisms is now installed in seven Aviagen hatcheries in Europe. The…
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Mixed box for free range egg producers
Some free range producers have benefited from price rises recently, although a number of packers are currently keeping their cards close to the…
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Finalists chosen for Pfizer Poultry Trainee of Year Award
Three of the poultry industry’s brightest young workers from Herefordshire, Oxfordshire and Suffolk have been chosen as finalists competing for the…
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New turkey project ends chapter in early UK broiler story
Kelly Turkeys is to invest in new accommodation for its turkey breeding programme ’ and so replace two buildings where some of the first broiler…
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Tough times for egg producers in UK
To stabilise the egg market, the number of laying hens across the EU needs to decline by around 20–40 million laying hens but egg prices are unlikely…
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Specialist poultry nutritionist boosts Premier’s team
Premier Nutrition has appointed Patrick Garland as poultry nutritionist to support an increased demand at the company from UK, Ireland and overseas…
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EU softens ban on illegal cage eggs for processing
A European commissioner has openly conceded that cage eggs will continue to be produced in some European Union states after the EU’s ban on…
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