Tony Mcdougal

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have identified a promising way to develop infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) vaccines using cell culture, potentially making production faster and more responsive to emerging strains.

The British animal feed sector faces a difficult regulatory transition as uncertainty over a future UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement

Researchers hope a funding boost will bring a new bacteriophage product to combat Salmonella in chickens closer to market.

A new €7 million pan-European project will test photonics-based sensors across the poultry chain, from feed safety to meat quality and by-product utilisation.

New modelling suggests shifting US-China agricultural trade towards animal-derived foods could reduce nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing the value of US farm exports

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has ordered the withdrawal and recall of all shell eggs stamped with the code 3UA1012066 after Salmonella was detected in eggs supplied by Yasensvit Ltd. of Kyiv, Ukraine.

A Scottish innovation company is turning an underused dairy by-product into potentially valuable new materials, demonstrating how circular-economy thinking can create fresh opportunities beyond the food chain.

A low-power violet-blue light treatment could provide a useful new tool in the poultry sector's ongoing efforts to control Campylobacter . New UK

The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is pressing UK negotiators to protect key organic poultry derogations as talks with the EU reach a critical stage.

Rising fishmeal prices and pressure on marine resources are accelerating interest in rendered poultry by-products as a protein source for salmon feed, potentially creating a higher-value outlet for the poultry sector.