Gene editing techniques like CRISPR could revolutionize the poultry industry in the future, improving yield, resistance to disease and leading to better welfare. 

Antibiotics remain the most effective approach against the disease, but other management strategies, such as vaccination against infectious bursal disease, can also help.

Negotiations are ongoing between the two current owners of Turkish poultry company, Banvit, on its future. A Middle Eastern sovereign fund may opt to continue its 40% share, or this may be purchased by the majority owner, BRF.

Denis Lambert, chairman of the board of leading French poultry company LDC Group, has announced that Phillippe Gélin will be his successor in the role.

Find out about merger and acquisition activity in the poultry and animal feed industries in November 2021.