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For the first four months of 2025, average egg prices in the European Union were almost 32% higher than a year ago. ... read more

SACRAMENTO, Ca. — The Innovate Animal Ag (IAA) recently created the Poultry & Aquaculture Innovation Scholarship to support students looking to take the technology process in poultry and aquaculture to the next level.  This new scholarship will help students as they face the common technological challenges in the poultry and aquaculture industries and overcome them.  The scholarship will award up to three undergraduate students with ... read more

DULUTH, Ga. — Veterinary research took center stage at the recent annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium held in Spokane, Wash. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. is the lead sponsor of the symposium, which is organized by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. This year’s symposium featured the work of nearly 600 veterinary students who gathered to present original research they conducted in academic labs during the summer. In addition ... read more

Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Utah are the targeted states. ... read more

Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, and Jody Hallman, VP, integrated marketing, Perdue Foods, discuss how an innovative approach to chicken marketing won over consumers. ... read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate recently approved $1 million in expansion funding for the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory in Willmar, Minn., through its 2026 appropriations. It will move to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. This laboratory funding was selected to assist Minnesota, as well as the nation, in avian influenza testing. “Preventing avian flu is critically important for farmers in Minnesota and for the ... read more

When employees are trusted, supported and encouraged to act on initiative, the results can be beneficial for everyone. ... read more

Europe’s largest poultry meat producer maintains a positive outlook, despite severe difficulties with highly pathogenic avian influenza. ... read more

Some companies have made major advances, but urgent action is needed, particularly for breed, stocking density, to meet Europe’s BCC 2026 deadline. ... read more

Water quality can vary widely, with certain components negatively interacting with feed nutrients. Ignoring these interactions can affect bird performance, production and efficiency. ... read more

Robots are now being employed to detect bird mortalities and monitor house conditions throughout multi-tier cage systems, bringing benefits that go beyond speed and accuracy. ... read more

The market for cage-free eggs in China has huge potential, but numerous barriers are stopping the market from developing. ... read more

Proposed U.K. and EU sanitary and phytography agreement should restore unfettered access to the EU market for the U.K.’s poultry industry. ... read more

There is no place for mistrust and marginalization of the private sector if collaborative efforts for food safety and food security are to be fully successful. ... read more

Demand and input costs remain favorable globally, but disease, politics and trade barriers will lower the sector’s performance during the second half. ... read more