Poultry top stories FEED AND NUTRITION4 areas to focus on when rearing broiler chicksChick start has been proven time and again to be the most important element of broiler production. Birds reaching at least target weight by seven days are more likely to… OTHER POULTRYWhat UK farmers can learn from German turkey beak trim banThe laying hen sector in the UK is working hard to determine exactly how farmers might manage without beak treatments. But in Germany a ban has been extended to turkeys… LIVESTOCKA guide to farm recycling: the options and costsPlastic usage is a hot topic globally, with all industries under pressure to reduce the amount used. On farms – particularly livestock units – large quantities of plastic are used… OTHER POULTRYAdvice to help turkey producers win back salesEvery three years, Kelly Turkeys throws open the doors to its Essex headquarters and welcomes some of the 800-900 small farmers who rear its breeds for Christmas. This year, there… POULTRYHow a high-tech poultry unit is opening up to the publicIf there is one criticism that can fairly be levelled at the commercial poultry sector in the UK, it is that engagement with its ultimate customer, the British public, can… POULTRYPoultry farmers fear business failure as Moy Park closes plantPoultry farmers in Northern Ireland fear some of them could go out of business following the closure of two Moy Park facilities in the country. The processor, which is the… HEALTH AND WELFAREPoultry sector denies it relies on a 'mountain of drugs'Poultry producers have been defending their track record on the use of antibiotics in the face of suggestions by the BBC’s Countryfile programme that the sector is actually using a… Poultry news POULTRY2 Sisters fined £1.4m after poultry worker crushed2 Sisters Food Group has been fined £1.4m after a worker suffered crush injuries while unblocking a machine on the poultry slaughter line. Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 6… BREXITUK's 'no-deal' Brexit tariffs illegal, warns farm commissionerEU farm commissioner Phil Hogan has said the UK’s planned import tariffs, to be applied in the event of a no-deal Brexit, would be illegal under World Trade Organization (WTO)… MARKETS AND TRENDSPoultry and eggs buck trend with strong retail growthPoultrymeat and eggs continue to increase in popularity with consumers despite a decline in total meat consumption. A snapshot of the retail market reveals positive news for both chicken and… BREXITEustice fails to give guarantees about chlorinated chickenDefra farm minister George Eustice has said it would be wrong to open UK markets up to foreign food imports produced to lower standards after Brexit – but he can’t…
