Meat & Poultry News

  1. New Strategies Needed To Combat Immune System-Damaging Poultry Virus Detected On UK Farms 11/11/2024

    Researchers working to understand the prevalence of a virus that can severely damage the immune system of chickens have said that new strategies are needed to improve the control of the disease in the UK.

  2. New Accessories Add Versatility To Hobart Food Processors 11/7/2024

    Hobart, the premium commercial food equipment manufacturer known for designing and building some of the most reliable, must-have equipment, has introduced new accessories for several of its food processors. Each has been designed to add versatility to these already efficient machines.

  3. Researchers Develop A Multispecies Bacterial Vaccine For Protection Against BCO Lameness For Broilers 11/7/2024

    USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers from the University of Arkansas that worked to develop a multispecies bacterial vaccine for the protection against bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) lameness for broilers.

  4. How To Get Pigs, Chickens, And Fish To Eat Grass 11/7/2024

    Currently, grass is mainly used directly as animal feed for cows and other ruminants. These animals have multi-compartmental stomachs that are specialized in breaking down plant fibres.

  5. SuperMeat Achieves Breakthrough In Cost Parity For Cultivated Chicken Production 11/7/2024

    SuperMeat, the only company to produce chicken meat composed of muscle and fat directly from animal cells, has announced groundbreaking innovations to make cultivated chicken affordable. 

  6. Noble Research Institute And Certified Angus Beef Release Land Stewardship, Aimed At Promoting Healthy Lands And Better Beef 11/1/2024

    As part of a recently formed partnership between Noble Research Institute, a trusted resource for farmers and ranchers since 1945, and Certified Angus Beef, a brand known for its commitment to quality beef, the organizations have announced the launch of Land Stewardship, a free, fully online educational program offering livestock producers tools for improving land health and productivity through grazing management.

  7. Alveo Technologies Begins Shipping The First Point-Of-Need™ Molecular Test For Avian Influenza In Poultry To The EU 10/31/2024

    Alveo Technologies, Inc. (Alveo), a leader in decentralized molecular diagnostics with its proprietary IntelliSense™ platform, today announced the launch of its first animal health diagnostic product, the Alveo Sense Avian Influenza Test.

  8. Backing Up Evisceration 10/29/2024

    On leaving the evisceration department, products should be clean to guarantee the longest possible shelf life, attractively presented and with no broken bones.

  9. Minerva Foods Completes Transaction To Acquire Marfrig Slaughter And Deboning Plants In Brazil, Chile And Argentina 10/28/2024

    Minerva Foods (Minerva S.A. – B3: BEEF3 | OTC – Nasdaq International: MRVSY), a leading exporter of fresh beef and its derivatives in South America, after receiving approval from Brazil's antitrust authority (CADE), completed the acquisition of Marfrig assets in Brazil today.

  10. Co-Culture System For Sustainable Cultured Meat Production 10/28/2024

    Cultured meat is grown from animal muscle cells, and animal serum is required to promote the growth of these cells.