
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
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The poultry section of the blog covers news and informative features for farmers and technicians in the egg and poultry sectors. Farmers Weekly provides topical technical information from independent experts designed to help farmers manage their businesses more effectively.
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
3w ago
Price volatility is a well-documented feature in egg production. But when Ben Anthony and Diana Fairclough weighed up returns against income from their suckler beef and sheep enterprises, the figures ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
3w ago
As avian influenza cases continue to mount, free-range poultrykeepers in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the Kingston Upon Hull region, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk have been ordered to keep their ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
3w ago
Avian influenza has struck one of the largest and most modern egg laying sites in the country, with more than a million birds now expected to be culled in an ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
3w ago
Efforts to reduce antibiotics use on poultry units could be bolstered by an in-water paracetic acid product that controls major pathogens, an animal health company claims. Trial data from 250,000 ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
1M ago
The Court of Appeal in London has dismissed a case brought by animal activists that, had it been successful, could have forced the poultry sector to cease using “fast-growing” broilers ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
1M ago
It makes a lot of sense to reuse heat that is present in poultry housing. Warming up the incoming fresh air to provide the necessary ventilation keeps the internal atmosphere ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
2M ago
Another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found – this time in Cornwall – prompting further warnings to poultry keepers large and small to up their biosecurity. The ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
4M ago
Outdoor-reared poultry that are compulsorily housed during an avian influenza outbreak look set to retain their free-range status, no matter how long they are contained. Currently broilers can only be ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
4M ago
Campaigners opposed to the development of new broiler sheds on a Shropshire farm have been given the go-ahead for a judicial review in the High Court. Shropshire Council granted planning ..read more
Farmers Weekly » Poultry
4M ago
The UK has regained market access to South Africa for poultrymeat in a deal which could be worth £160m to the sector over the next five years. South Africa has ..read more