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https://lnkd.in/gADMDCcH Poultry breeding company Aviagen has received approval from the animal welfare charity RSPCA for an additional slower-growing breed that meets the standards of the European Chicken Commitment.

https://lnkd.in/ggdV-pyA French egg producers are, over the next 6 years, going to invest €300 million in over 300 new sheds, or almost one a week, in order to keep production in line with the growing consumption of eggs.

https://lnkd.in/gUhrAjVW To avoid further spread and mutation of the avian influenza virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to spend US$10 million to curb farm worker bird flu infections, including US$5 million for seasonal flu vaccines.

https://lnkd.in/gnNXqcBM The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing new ways to protect contract broiler farmer across the country from unfair payment systems and forced extra expenditures.

https://lnkd.in/gdYvPfdJ Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree under which the government would facilitate the establishment of a poultry cluster in the country for US$100 million.

https://lnkd.in/guVU44AV Improving feed utilisation is important. Scientist therefore measured individual weekly feed intake and body weight of broilers to characterise the dynamic feed intake patterns and investigate their relationship with growth performance.

https://lnkd.in/gaqg3h6r In most of 2023 (except for August and September), pig producers in China have been incurring losses, resulting in an overall annual deficit unseen since 2014.   According to Wang Zuli, a specialist from the country's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department, a major factor causing falling prices was the excessive capacity of pig production. While Chinese sow inventories have been trimmed, those cuts have not been substantial.

https://lnkd.in/gzmdUQsi Use of Spray Dried Blood Plasma for Recovery of Low Viability Piglets in Nursery

https://lnkd.in/gwZi6TjS The Philippines' agriculture sector may get lower allocation under a record ₱6.352 trillion (US$109 billion) National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2025, compared to other sectors, specifically, education and transport.

https://lnkd.in/gtJz2GGp New Zealand's milk production is projected to grow at a minimal rate of 0.5% per year over the next decade, significantly constrained by land and environmental limitations, according to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook for 2024-2033.