Dual-purpose chickens require a product specification, not a welfare shortcut
A new review from Ege University examines dual-purpose chickens as an alternative to highly specialised meat and laying lines. The starting point is well known: males from laying strains have insufficient meat yield, while the culling of male chicks is under growing ethical and regulatory pressure. The authors compare performance, carcass traits and breast-meat characteristics, while considering genetics, feeding and housing systems together.
Salmonella control becomes robust only when sampling works as a chain
The UK Animal and Plant Health Agency stresses that Salmonella control in poultry is an operational chain rather than an isolated laboratory test. National Control Programmes cover laying hens, breeding flocks and broilers. They combine biosecurity, regular sampling under defined procedures, testing in approved laboratories, official visits and action when regulated strains are found.
In a full pork market, value depends on the saleable whole carcass
AHDB’s reflections from the World Pork Conference in Qingdao describe a globally well-supplied pork market with intense competition. China has reached production scale and is now placing quality and efficiency at the centre of its strategy, including for international markets. At the same time, competitively priced South American pork is flowing into Asia, while EU supply remains plentiful.
Meat science becomes transferable when training crosses language and process boundaries
Texas Tech University’s Meat School en Español shows how specialist meat science can be transferred into real operations across borders. Established in 2015, the format combines classroom teaching and hands-on work for Spanish-speaking professionals. Its most recent edition, held in Lubbock from 16 to 22 August, brought together 52 Latin American industry participants.
Pig-farm energy management and welfare need to be designed as one operating system
The 19th Pig Farming in the 21st Century forum, part of the FEMOGA fair in Sariñena, places two issues together that are often managed separately on farm: energy efficiency and adaptation to new animal-welfare requirements. ASAJA Huesca announced the forum for 25 September; FEMOGA runs from 25 to 27 September 2026.
