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Opinion, Poultry

The rooster’s wake-up call

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Anyone who has lived on or near a farmyard with chickens is well aware of the rooster’s ability to trumpet the arrival of morning long before the sun peeks over the horizon. But roosters have been delivering a wake-up call of a different sort lately — sounding the alarm over the risks inherent with the
Genetic tweaking caused a fertility problem in Ross roosters, which sire 25 per cent of the commercial broiler flock in theU.S.and virtually all of Canada’s.
Livestock, Poultry

Infertile roosters increase shortage in U.S. chicken supplies

Canadian hatcheries depend on U.S. imports but have been unaffected to date

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A genetic problem in a key breed of U.S. rooster could affect Canada’s broiler chicken industry, which imports nearly all its parent breeding stock from south of the border. The U.S. is already experiencing a shortage of breeder birds and the genetic issue could make supplies even tighter, American officials say. If that happens, it
Livestock, Poultry

Ont. Processor To Buy Lilydale In Meats Merger

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Toronto-area meat processor Sofina Foods has signed a $75-million cash-and-bonds deal to take over Edmonton poultry packer Lilydale Inc. Privately held Sofina, which processes and sells pork, beef and poultry products for the domestic, U. S. and Japanese markets, has offered Lilydale’s shareholders $10 cash and about $5.43 in debentures per share. The buyer will
News, Poultry

USDA to purchase broilers

The U. S. Department of Agriculture said it intends to purchase broilers and broiler products for federal food assistance programs. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service purchases a variety of food products each year for distribution by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service for programs serving children, the elderly, Indian reservations and victims of natural disasters. While AMS
Other, Poultry

U. S. egg sets down

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U. S. commercial hatcheries in the 19-state weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending Nov. 15, down seven per cent from the corresponding week a year earlier, the U. S. Agriculture Department said on Nov. 19. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 83 per cent. Broiler growers

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