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Livestock, Poultry

EFC Funds Research Chair In Poultry Welfare

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Canada’s egg producers are funding a poultry welfare chair at the University of Guelph to help them develop new housing systems for their birds. Egg Farmers of Canada will contribute $110,000 a year for the next seven years to research alternative housing for layer hens. The research will be headed by Tina Widowski, a University
News, Poultry

Double Down Down For Good (In Canada)

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The Double Down, the controversial KFC creation of two breaded chicken breasts with a filling of bacon, cheese and high-calorie sauce, has been pulled from the Canadian market after less than a month. In a release, KFC praised the success of the product, saying it had sold more than one million Double Downs in Canada,
Opinion, Poultry

The Luckiest Generation

In the past year, Canada lost its last veteran of the First World War, and as those who have lost parents who served in the Second World War know so well, fewer – now about 400 per week – are with us all the time. That raises concern for those of us brought up in
Livestock, Poultry

Scientists Attacked Over Egg Cholesterol Claims

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How much cholesterol is there in an egg? The question has egg producers and University of Western Ontario scientists at each others’ throats. Egg Farmers of Canada last week issued a furious statement after the scientists published an article saying an egg contains more dietary cholesterol than a fat-laden sandwich from Kentucky Fried Chicken. EFC
Livestock, Poultry

Vet College Rethinks Practice Surgeries – for Sep. 16, 2010

Students at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College will find a change of plans starting this semester in how they’re taught basic surgical skills and anesthesia. Instead of performing procedures on anesthetized animals, which are then euthanized while still anesthetized, more surgical-skills models and cadavers will be used, the OVC said Friday. Experience will
News, Poultry

U. S. Egg Contamination Unlikely In Canada: Industry – for Sep. 9, 2010

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Arecent massive recall of contaminated eggs in the United States probably wouldn’t happen in Canada because conditions are different here, industry officials say. Strict biosecurity and food safety protocols for Canadian egg farmers guard against salmonella outbreaks which occurred last month in the U. S., said Laurent Souligny, Egg Farmers of Canada chairman. The U.
Livestock, Poultry

No More Runny Egg Yolks For U. S. Consumers – for Aug. 26, 2010

WASHINGTON/REUTERS The U. S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner said Aug. 23 there may be more recalls of eggs in the salmonella outbreak and the agency did not yet know how the eggs and chickens were contaminated. “We don’t know exactly how the contamination got into the chicken population, into the egg population, and we’re
News, Poultry

HSUS Targets Laying Hen Abuses

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“I don’t think anyone can see this footage and feel good about this production system.” – WAYNE PACELLE An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States of major U. S. egg producers showed “rampant abuse” of hens, which the animal rights group said April 7 could prompt more consumers to embrace “cage-free”
News, Poultry

Hutterite Colony Commits Egg Offence

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AManitoba Hutterite colony has been fined for selling improperly graded eggs to a Winnipeg grocery store. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently reported that the Evergreen Colony Ltd., operating as Evergreen Poultry Farms, sold Canada C grade eggs numerous times between Jan. 10, 2005 and Jan. 29, 2006. C grade eggs are cracked eggs and
Livestock, Poultry

Manitoba Egg Industry Enriched With Different Cages

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“We’re talking about a progression.” – penny kelly, mef The wave of the future has begun lapping at the feet of Manitoba egg farmers with the arrival of a new cage for layer hens. Three new entrants to the Manitoba egg industry will employ a so-called “enriched cage” housing system with more space and amenities

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