The University of Edinburgh and the Pirbright Institute have reported progress on a new vaccine strategy that could potentially offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by the infectious bronchitis virus.
Nearly 300,000 chickens have contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a farm owned by Russia’s major broiler meat producer Belaya Ptitsa in Rostov Oblast, Russia.
Poland’s poultry meat producer and processor Indykpol has provided a loan of PLN 10 million (€2.3m) to its subsidiary Zdrowy Drob (Healthy Poultry) with the aim of financing the offshoot’s development plans.
Polish poultry producer SuperDrob is set to promote its new offer in the premium chicken segment by launching its first advertising campaign across Poland.
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general has advised the court to allow organic labels to be fixed to meat and poultry products from livestock killed under religious rules, such as halal and kosher, without pre-stunning.
Average profitability for meat processors in Russia meat processors has hit one of its lowest levels ever, as the industry finds itself caught between high prices for raw materials and weak purchasing power among consumers.
Polish canned meat industry player Konshurt sp. z o.o. has opened a new storage facility in Jarosław, in the country’s south-eastern region of Podkarpacie, where the company previously used a leased building for storage purposes.
The risk of acquiring antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related bacterial infections is very low in pork and chicken as long as they are cooked and handled hygienically, a new report from Public Health England has revealed.
Frontmatec, the company that produces automation systems for the food industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire 40% of the shares in AIRA, (Assessorament Industrial Robotica I Automatitzacio) the supplier of advanced robotic solutions for the...
Meat should be grown in labs to help tackle climate change and the growing antibiotic resistance crisis, new research from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute has claimed.
Hungarian poultry processor Master Good is to embark on a HUF15 billion (bn) expansion plan for its Kisvárda plant, aided by a Government grant of HUF3.4bn.
European poultry manufacturer Scandi Standard has entered into an agreement to purchase 51% of shares in organic chicken producer Rokkedahl Foods through its Danish subsidiary Danpo for an undisclosed sum.
Romanian business Bravcod has purchased the assets of Galli Gallo, Romania’s largest turkey meat producer which has filed for bankruptcy, in a deal worth €20m. A reorganisation plan approved by company’s creditors will allow Galli Gallo to maintain the...
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) has warned that a no-deal Brexit outcome could see supermarket beef and chicken prices increase significantly.
Brazilian poultry has had another setback after 10 consignments of frozen chicken were rejected by border controls in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany.
The National Chicken Council and the USA Poultry and Egg Council have hailed the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) efforts to access new markets for the sector after securing an import deal with Morocco.
As part of its ongoing European expansion, Dutch poultry meat processor Plukon Food Group has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Polish poultry meat business L&B Wyrębski.
US poultry research company Cobb-Vantress has signed a distribution deal with leading Middle East producer Al-Watania Poultry Company for Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Polish meat processor ZPM Sława has unveiled plans to increase its processing capacity shortly after the company took over its plant in Poland’s western region from local meat business Tarczyński.
UK government officials have warned poultry keepers to put in place measures to prevent the outbreak of Newcastle Disease, following cases in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Poland’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski has announced that Polish lawmakers will withdraw the draft bill to ban non-stun slaughter from the country’s parliament in its current version.
Russian meat producer Cherkizovo has agreed a fee to purchase a leading Siberian poultry processor, JSC Altai Broiler Co, as part of its development strategy.