Where will poultry be produced in the years to come?
To foresee the future of the poultry industry it is necessary to understand what has happened in the past, both distant and recent. Also it is important to realise that the industry is not globally homogeneous, so the future will change little in some areas while there will be major changes in others.

Omega 3 could enhance chicken meat
Consumers are just not eating enough oily fish to satisfy the requirement for omega 3 fatty acids. Pan-European researchers on the Lipgene project are trying to make poultry meat make up the shortfall.

South Africa controls coccidiosis through broiler breeders
In modern poultry production success is very much dependent upon keeping flocks healthy and keeping diseases at bay. This is especially so with coccidiosis, which can be a killer.

Risk management of poultry inputs in developing economies
There are many factors in the poultry business and its environment that investors have little or no control over. Regarding risk management, risks can be classified as uncontrollable and those arising from ignorance and lack of skill. Here we present some risk management basics for poultry inputs.

Global disease update – AI overshadowing erosive diseases
Following the pattern established in early 2004, poultry health has been dominated by considerations relating to avian influenza. This preoccupation has tended to overshadow the presence of erosive diseases, which collectively have a greater financial impact on the health and productivity of chickens, turkeys and ducks than the more newsworthy catastrophic diseases.

Campylobacters: epidemiology, ecology and the potential for control 
Because biosecurity measures at best delay rather than prevent contamination by Campylobacters, in the future innovative and sequential intervention strategies throughout the food production chain may be required.

AGP alternatives – Part II Dietary strategies to influence bacterial microflora
Growing birds without antibiotic growth promoters challenges poultry growers to find new alternative methods to ensure an efficient conversion on nutrients into meat and eggs. New dietary strategies have to be designed to support gut health.

Halal products steal the Zambian market
There is a rapid demand for its "strictly halal" poultry products in Zambia. Country Choice is meeting these demands and has dedicated itself to further improving the quality of its products through sustainable and effective quality control.

Monitoring poultry flock health; laboratory approaches – Part II 
In the first part of this two-part article, published in the June 2005 issue of World Poultry, we discussed some fundamental concepts common in monitoring poultry flock health. Now we will continue with the main focus on laboratory approaches that are vital to compile a reliable database.

Vaccination increases sensitivity of Coccidiosis to anticoccidials  
Widespread resistance of Coccidiosis field isolates to all existing anticoccidials has been well documented. Now, findings of Dutch scientists suggest that vaccinating broilers can restore the sensitivity of field isolates to anticoccidials.

EU farmers to upgrade broiler welfare standards
EU farmers will have to take better care of their broilers. This is written down in a proposed directive adopted by the European Commission for submission to its parliament.