Poultry top stories BROILERSHow a North Yorks broiler breeder manages expansionNorth Yorkshire broiler breeder and pig farmer Matt Donald is building for the future, optimistic that the 2-3% growth in poultrymeat consumption will continue as the UK’s 65 million population… POULTRYBiggest poultry research centre in Europe opens in ScotlandScotland is pushing ahead with its aim to become a global leader in agri-research, with the opening this week of a new £5.6m poultry research centre on the outskirts of… BREEDING AND FERTILITYLivestock gene editing: Current rules and potential benefitsThe potential to make our own legislation after leaving the EU could provide scope for gene editing of livestock to become mainstream in the UK. Gene editing changes a precise… FEED AND NUTRITION100% organic poultry rations: Challenges and solutionsOrganic poultry production has long had a challenge in getting feed rations right. Farmers adopting the system accept that bird performance will be lower but, in theory, birds reared under… POULTRYIs now the right time to go into poultry farming?Consumer demand for eggs and poultrymeat have risen steadily over the past 10 years. Buoyant markets have already prompted hundreds of farmers to diversify into broiler and free-range egg production.… 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… Poultry news POULTRYPoll: Should we take chlorinated chicken in a US trade deal?The issue of chlorinated chicken will be on the agenda during post-Brexit trade talks between the US and the UK, it has emerged. Meat processors in the US wash chicken… 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…
