V2FOOD, an Australian plant-based meat producer, is crossing the proverbial road into new pastures by launching a line of plant-based crumbed chicken products in three varieties – tenders, nuggets and schnitzel. The new products mark v2food’s third plant-based protein innovation after the success of the company’s v2mince, v2burger and v2sausage, most recently the launch of…
DetailsWHILE switching to white fully beaked chickens requires close attention to detail, according to the United Kingdom-based farmer Phil Davies from Powys in Wales, it can improve production and welfare. Colourful debeaking debate Mr Davies and wife Helen began free range egg production in 2018 using brown birds. Colourful debeaking debate But they moved to…
DetailsOVER the past few years, we have been reduced to virtual meetings, emails and relying on phone calls to speak with our members. Engaging with members And while these methods have allowed Egg Farmers of Australia to function, there is nothing like being able to visit on-farm and begin engaging with members in person. In…
DetailsYum 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…
DetailsFrance 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…
DetailsBoiled, 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…
DetailsIs eating meat actually bad for us? This question was the focus of a recent study by the University of Adelaide. The results are good news for meat lovers! University of Adelaide researcher in biomedicine and study author Dr Wenpeng You said, “We wanted to look more closely at research that has thrown a negative…
DetailsMajor poultry producer Ingham’s Group Limited has recorded an increase of 5.6 percent in its core poultry sales to 237,100 tonnes in the six months to December 2021 compared with the first half of 2021, according to the company’s interim results released in mid-February. In Australia, core poultry volumes grew by 6.5 percent against a…
DetailsThe CSIRO animal welfare team has shown that enriching the rearing environment of chicks makes for the improved behaviour, health and welfare of adult free range laying hens. A discrepancy in the rearing environments of young and adult laying hens The environment in which animals develop is critical for optimal lifetime behaviour, health and welfare.…
DetailsMany Australians have moved away from purchasing cage-produced eggs. And half the eggs sold in Australian shops are free range, however for economic reasons, commercial operators including restaurants and bakeries tend to purchase cage-produced eggs. Poultry veterinarian Dr Rod Jenner – who has worked with Egg Farmers of Australia – said public perception of the…
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