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Feathers Still Flying Over N.B. Chicken
December 17, 2009 - The feathers are still flying in the Maritime poultry processing industry with its latest upheavals.

Fire Causes Minor Damage to Lilydale Plant
December 9, 2009 - Production could resume at the Lilydale meat plant as early as today after a blaze forced its closure yesterday. The Edmonton Sun reports.

Provincial Chicken Fight Heats Up
December 10, 2009, Fredericton, N.B.- CBC reports that the New Brunswick government will give itself the power to pick where poultry is processed in retaliation against Ontario and Quebec in a long-running chicken battle.

Ontario Passes Animal Health Act
December 8, 2009 - The Animal Health Act, 2009, was passed today by the Ontario legislature. When proclaimed, the act will provide important tools to help support government and industry partners prevent, detect and respond to animal diseases and other related health events.

Smart™ Sets New Standard for Hatchery Hygiene
December 3, 2009 - Pas Reform has signed an exclusive agreement to incorporate Microban®, the world’s leading antimicrobial product protection system, into Smart hatchery technologies.

WTO Fails to Make Progress Again
December 3, 2009, Minneapolis/Geneva - Negotiations at the World Trade Organization are intractably stalled as trade ministers find themselves stuck debating a Doha Round that has long been outdated for the times. Instead, trade ministers need to step back and chart a new course for trade, according to the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

H1N1 Found in U.S. Turkey Breeder Flock
December 3, 2009- The pandemic H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in a flock of breeder turkeys in Virginia – the 1st US case involving turkeys, the US Agriculture Department (USDA) said on Monday November 30.

Weeden Environments Now Exclusive Distributor of Easy Radiant Works
December 2, 2009- Weeden Environments has been named the exclusive distributor for Easy Radiant Works of Wainfleet ON, for their family of radiant heaters (brooders) and replacement parts, in the region of Southwestern Ontario.

Potential for Sexing Young Turkey Poults
December 1, 2009 - A team of researchers from Dresden University of Technology in Germany have successfully completed a pilot study that uses infrared spectroscopy to determine the gender of young birds. Results show that it is a fast and accurate method with the potential to be used by the breeding industry to identify and select female eggs for breeding.