Innovations focused on automation and artificial intelligence accounted for half of the double gold star winners at a leading international event for animal breeding this year. Organizers of SPACE, an annual livestock and poultry trade show held in France, have announced the winners of their Innov’SPACE innovation competition ahead of the three-day event’s opening day […] Read more
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Innovative tech solutions for livestock win at international competition
Automated feeding, drug administration are among the winning entries
Ontario halal processor to buy poultry packing capacity
Amir Quality Meats taking up Wellington Poultry
An Ontario meat processor specializing in the halal market has a deal in place to boost its capacity by buying a nearby chicken and specialty fowl packer. Amir Quality Meats, which operates a federally registered HACCP-certified boning and cutting plant at Brampton, has an agreement in place to buy the processing plant and “associated supply” […] Read more
Feds back poultry disease insurance planning
Three industry organizations have been earmarked for $1.2 million in funding
The federal government has announced $1.2 million for insurance against poultry disease outbreaks as Canada continues its battle with bird flu. Until earlier this month, no new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza had been found in Canadian domestic birds since June 18. As of Aug. 1, Alberta and Quebec have reported positive flocks. Why […] Read more
Lessons learned from the H5N1 outbreak
Changes to disease response must be considered as climate change means the virus will continue to be a threat
Canada’s poultry sector has seen relatively minor repercussions from an ongoing global outbreak of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) but panelists at the recent Health Day hosted by the Poultry Industry Council (PIC) agreed that changes to disease response must be considered if the industry wants to avoid future harm. That’s largely because this strain […] Read more
JBS quarterly profit falls almost 10 per cent but tops estimates
Cattle prices 'above the expected level'
Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, posted an almost 10 per cent drop in net profits, to US$766 million, driven by the relative weakness of its U.S. beef and pork units in the second quarter, according to an earnings statement on Thursday. Still, it beat analysts’ forecasts. JBS reported a 4.6 […] Read more
Cargill, Continental close U.S. chicken deal
Washington | Reuters — Cargill and Continental Grain said on Friday that they had closed their deal to buy Sanderson Farms, the third largest chicken producer, in a deal worth some US$4.53 billion. Under the deal, which was announced last August, Sanderson is being combined with Continental Grain subsidiary Wayne Farms. Sanderson will cease trading […] Read more
Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association wants ground beef exempted from proposed rules
The cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a suite of changes proposed for Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations. As well as adding a front-of-packaging (FOP) label requirement for foods deemed by Health Canada […] Read more
National Poultry Show cancelled due to ongoing HPAI concerns
The National Poultry Show – Industry Open House, scheduled for June 22 and 23, has been cancelled. The Poultry Industry Council (PIC) and Western Fair Association (WFA) made the decision following a week of discussions with attendees, exhibitors and sponsors, regarding the ongoing high-path avian influenza (HPAI) situation in Ontario. PIC and WFA said in […] Read more
Avian influenza continues to break across province, Canada
Concerns rise over spring planting contributing to spread
Despite the best efforts to quell its rise, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has hit 20 Ontario poultry operations and backyard flocks as of early May. It’s been seven years since highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in Canada, but it’s returned with a vengeance this year. Commercial and backyard flocks in […] Read more
High-path avian flu reaches Vancouver Island
Saskatchewan extends ag fair ban for birds; B.C. restarts lab testing; FCC to offer flexibility
North America’s latest round of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks has now made its way from one end of Canada clear to the other. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday confirmed Canada’s westernmost case ever of high-path avian flu in domestic birds, finding an H5N1 virus in a small-scale poultry flock in the Regional […] Read more
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