KFC parent Yum halts in Russia

Yum Brands Inc, the parent company of fried chicken chain KFC, said it was pausing investment in Russia, a key market that helped the brand achieve record development last year. Yum also said it was suspending operations of its 70 KFC company-owned restaurants in the country and finalising an agreement to suspend all Pizza Hut…

France to cull millions of poultry due to AI

France will slaughter several million poultry birds in the second mass cull of flocks as the country tries to contain outbreaks of avian influenza, the country’s agriculture ministry said recently. After a wave of cases in the southwest led to the culling of around 4 million animals, the ministry said the disease had spread rapidly…

Cracking new study excites egg lovers

Boiled, scrambled or fried, if you’re an egg lover, a better breakfast is hard to beat. But with eggs often associated with high cholesterol, it can be hard to know whether your meal choice is healthy or not. A new study from the University of South Australia now hopes to crack this long-standing conundrum by…

April 2022

April 2022 poultry industry headlines: Cracking new study excites egg lovers PoultryGrad is a win win project Disease, sickness and recovery Cholesterol confession courtesy of confusion Small Batch make mark with RSPCA Approved chook Flooding overwhelmed QLD poultry farmer UTS researchers develop AI monitoring system Evaluation of substances affecting turkey spermatozoa motility Confidence rises as…