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Thailand is becoming a more important market for Australian red meat because demand is no longer limited to occasional frozen-product transactions. Meat & Livestock Australia reports that the frozen segment has grown and doubled …
Nutrition communication about red meat becomes credible only when it clearly distinguishes information, recommendation and commercial messaging. Meat & Livestock Australia launched its Iron Awareness Week campaign by stating that …
An antioxidant result in a test tube does not make a substance a suitable ingredient for fresh meat. A research team in China presented ten new indole derivatives carrying a thiosemicarbazide group and chemically characterised …
The Global Beef Exchange begins today, 13 October, at Texas A&M University in College Station. FMG Global is bringing together international experts, producers, processors, academics and McDonald’s representatives. Its opening …
On 9 October, the UK government urged all bird keepers to review and strengthen their biosecurity. Defra linked the call to the seasonal return of migratory waterfowl such as ducks and geese, and to a confirmed case of highly …
Meat & Livestock Australia’s latest weekly report shows how weather and public holidays can temporarily reshape market signals. In the week ending 9 October, scattered rainfall lifted confidence and restocker demand in cattle and …
The congress of the European Livestock and Meat Trading Union, UECBV, begins today in Vienna and runs until 16 October. The organisation represents more than 20,000 European livestock- and meat-trading businesses, slaughterhouses, …
iMEAT is being held from 11 to 13 October at BolognaFiere. The Italian trade fair offers three days focused on technologies, products and trends for the meat sector. Admission is reserved for registered trade visitors, and the …
The European Commission’s new implementing decision on pig and poultry production moves environmental management from broad targets to verifiable operating parameters. It covers feed formulation and preparation, housing, manure …
A study published on 10 October examines whether early microbial contact with adult hens can influence broilers’ response to stress. The question matters because commercial chicks are normally raised without adult birds, meaning …
Feed additives often enter the market with a broad promise: better microbiota, better gut health and ultimately better performance. A new trial with barley malt extract in nursery piglets shows why such chains of effect must be …
Australian beef production again demonstrates that meat volume cannot be inferred directly from herd size. According to AHDB’s analysis, Australia is expected to reduce its cattle herd by 0.9% to 30.8 million head in 2026 while …
Food safety, cutting quality and plant performance do not depend on written procedures or equipment alone. They also depend on who leads shifts, responds to deviations and passes routines on along the line. The US Meat Institute …
Low-power violet-blue light could become an additional intervention for reducing Campylobacter in the poultry chain. Researchers at the University of Reading and the Animal and Plant Health Agency tested violet-blue photodynamic …
Postbiotics are emerging as a potential tool for meat preservation, but they should not automatically be treated as a ready-to-use preservative. A review published on 9 October brings together knowledge on metabolites and cellular …