Poultry News

Cleaning poultry houses with a foaming detergent is now a well-established and safe method. Evans Vanodine’s global animal health division manager Peter Thompson outlines the benefits of new advances in gel detergent technology.

Bird keepers are being urged to maintain scrupulous biosecurity standards as the risk of avian influenza remains, chief vets say.

British free range and organic egg farmers are considering a mass exodus from the industry after major supermarkets refused to help them cover spiralling feed and energy costs, reports the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA).

As farmers are hit by huge cost increases from all sides, the UK’s major retailers are being urged to immediately increase prices by 40p per dozen to save the sector from catastrophe.

The third case of H5N1 has been confirmed in the east of the county this month.

Compulsory bird housing measures have now been in place for more than 16 weeks as the UK battles its worst outbreak of avian flu to date.

UK poultry farms are increasingly being challenged by permitting requirements to reduce the concentrations of ammonia leaving houses. draperGROUP senior ventilation consultant Justin Emery provides some guidance.

As farmers face ongoing recruitment problems, price rises and regulatory changes, Chris Beamish, chief operating officer at Greengage Agritech, explores robust technology that can be incorporated into the farm’s existing set up, improving welfare, efficiency and profitability.

A new spate of H5N1 outbreaks has been confirmed in Suffolk – near Redgrave and Elmswell.

After the first human case of H5 avian flu was detected in the UK, Farmers Guide spoke to virologist Dr Phillip Gould about this rare species jump, and what farmers should be aware of as H5N1 cases escalate in UK birds.

Routine testing revealed very rare case of transmission to a human after close contact with infected birds.

New cases of H5N1 have been confirmed in Lincolnshire, Cumbria and Berkshire so far this month, as well as a number of new confirmed cases over Christmas and New Year.