Category : poultry

MVP finalises its newcastle vaccines and infectious bronchitis vaccine registration in Philippines

BrennaAugust 9, 2020

by BrennaAugust 9, 202001227

Malaysian Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals (MVP) has strengthened its position in Philippines vaccine market with the addition of Newcastle Disease (ND) and Infectious Bronchitis (IB) vaccine...

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Welfare groups highlight downsides of battery cages in Kenya’s poultry industry

BrennaAugust 9, 2020

by BrennaAugust 9, 202001338

Though battery cages are becoming more popular among Kenya’s poultry producers, animal welfare groups caution that cages are harmful to birds. the Africa Network for...

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Starting a livestock feed mill

BrennaAugust 9, 2020

by BrennaAugust 9, 202002147

Feed milling business is a growth enterprise in Nigeria. The Country feed mills produce feed for mostly poultry (chicken, turkey, ducks, guinea fouls, and quails,...

Featured News poultry

From losses to a thriving 3,500-chicken enterprise

BrennaAugust 1, 2020August 1, 2020

by BrennaAugust 1, 2020August 1, 20200913

Located in Ebuyangu, off the Kisumu-Busia highway in Vihiga County, Liam Farm is a vibrant poultry business owned by Dr Cleophas Ambira, a Nairobi-based banker....

Millions invested to revive Ghana’s poultry sector

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001458

Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank has announced a GHC500 million (US$87 million) loan facility in support of the government’s Broiler Revitalisation Programme aimed at increasing the...

Is South African poultry back on track?

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001198

Saying the past three years have been tough for the South African poultry industry would be a gross understatement. Drought conditions in various parts of...

South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing US ire

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 20200925

South Africa raised tariffs on poultry imports to help protect local producers who’ve sought measures to counter a flood of cheap shipments.The announcement immediately drew...

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South Africa introduces poultry sector masterplan to boost exports

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202002077

The department of trade and industry (DTI) of the Republic of South Africa is planning to launch a new poultry sector masterplan in the country...

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Uganda discriminating against Kenyan poultry exports

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001298

The increased chicken meat imports from the neighbouring countries are causing more harm than good to Kenyan poultry farmers. Poultry farmers have in the past...

Astral Foods cans dividend over uncertainty in Covid-19 pandemic

BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 2020

by BrennaJune 8, 2020June 8, 202001163

Astral Foods, South Africa’s leading integrated poultry producer, has joined a long list of JSE-listed companies that have not declared a dividend in the six...