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Recession clearly impacting food industry |
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Written by Kevin Grier, Senior Market Analyst
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April 3, 2009 – The old adage “everyone’s got to eat” would seem to imply that food sales are relatively resistant to tough financial times.
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Aftermath of the Pigeon King |
 When Pigeon King International (PKI) went bankrupt last year, many of the producers that bought into owner Arlan Galbraith's claims were left with debt and no market for their pigeons. The Ontario Farm Animal Council, together with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAFRA) and the Ontario poultry industry stepped up and helped pigeon owners deal with the aftermath, including communicating with media, disposal and alternate markets. Their efforts have been summarized in the following dealing_with_pigeons_discussion_paper
(L-R) OMAFRA Poultry specialist Al Dam, Brian Herman, EFO representative Pam Bolton and OMAFRA Humane Standards Officer Penny Lawlis discussed their involvement with dealing with the aftermath of the Pigeon King.
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March 19, 2009 – In 2007 and 2008, a series of Infectious Laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) outbreaks were recorded in commercial layer and broiler flocks, mostly occurring in Victoria, Australia. The control of these outbreaks was complicated by the shortage of the key commercially available Australian vaccines (SA2 and A20).
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The genetics of modern commercial poultry |
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Written by James C. Mckay
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Feb. 19, 2009 – Improvements in health, nutrition and environmental management have contributed to the dramatic improvement in performance of commercial poultry since the 1950s.
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U.S. Poultry Outlook |
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Written by Melissa daMota
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In their latest report (December 2008) the USDA Economic Research Service predicted that broiler meat production would fall 1.5 per cent
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