Sunday, April 12, 2026

Poultry Today

Researchers develop machine for determining gender of chicken embryos

TUCKER, Ga. —  Researchers at the University of Delaware have successfully developed a first-generation prototype of an imaging system to determine fertilization and gender...

Butterball short on large, fresh turkeys

GARNER, N.S. — Butterball has notified its customers there is a shortage of large, fresh turkeys  available for Thanksgiving due to slow weight gains. The...

Poultry workers’ injury, illness rate at all-time low

WASHINGTON — The incidence of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the poultry sector, which includes slaughter and processing, is at an all-time low, according...

Miss Georgia to make appearance at 2014 IPPE

TUCKER, Ga. — Miss Georgia, Carly Mathis, will be making an appearance at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta on Tuesday,...

NCC responds to ASPCA call for guideline changes

WASHINGTON — "The ASPCA's description of poultry production in the United States is not based on fact and in no way represents the realities...

Company recalls various raw products produced without inspection

WASHINGTON — Fran's Fryers of Milford, Texas, , is recalling approximately 251 pounds of various raw poultry products because they were produced without the...

Bird flu strain infects human for 1st time

The Associated Press LONDON — A strain of bird flu that scientists thought could not infect people has shown up in a Taiwanese woman, a...

Payments for conservation program ready following shutdown

WASHINGTON — Farmers waiting for their Conservation Security or Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) payments should receive them in the coming days. The shutdown of...

Auburn poultry scientists link enzyme level, green muscle disease

AUBURN, Ala .— After more than a decade of research into an increasingly common and costly broiler condition known as green muscle disease, a...

IPPE hosts workshop on handling and transportation QA

ATLANTA — As part of the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo education line-up, Pennsylvania State University and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will...

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