Maxi-Lift updates website

Includes information on elevator bucket lines

February 4, 2010

Maxi-Lift of Dallas, Texas, has recently updated its Web site with details on its range of elevator buckets. The site now includes information on all sizes of the HD-Max, CC-Max and Tiger-Tuff lines. An engineering section includes answers to frequently asked questions.

Fortifi acquires Nothum Food Processing Systems

Alltech restructures marketing team

Poultry Around the World

Fears growing over avian influenza H5N1 jumping to humans

WHO has voiced its concerns over the ability of H5N1 to infect more species as scientists forecast that the next global pandemic will be caused by an influenza virus.

Avian Flu Petri Dish

NTF Foundation seeks solution to turkey reovirus

Project begins in earnest to seek funds for research to find a vaccine that can aid in reducing the impact of reovirus.

White Turkey Closeup

Avian Influenza

European study confirms importance of biosecurity in HPAI control

Even if poultry are vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza, biosecurity remains important.

Processing & Slaughter

Olymel to close Quebec poultry processing plant

The plant in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu had recently been operating at 40% capacity.

Olymel Chicken Breast

Avian Influenza

Like to save stuff? You might be attracting avian flu

The things you keep around may actually pose a biosecurity risk to the animals on your farm.

Piles of old unused items on your farm can offer shelter to wildlife that could be carrying the H5N1 virus.

Food Safety & Processing Perspective

What are your poultry operations’ biggest challenges?

The Poultry Tech Summit wants to know what your most significant challenges are, and these will be addressed in a webinar series.

Broilers Farm Production

Avian Influenza

The real cost to poultry growers of HPAI is downtime

Indemnification may cover the cost of euthanizing and the value of the infected flock, but it doesn’t cover the lost income from flocks not placed during clean up, composting and time waiting for approval to restock.

Row Of Poultry Houses

Cage-free pullet welfare unaffected by stocking density

When stressed with high stocking density and tight feeder space, cage-free pullets show no signs of stress.

Survey says: PEAK Feud was a lot of fun

Game show brings Minneapolis expo attendees together in a fun way.

The team called Don't Yolk Around participates in the PEAK Feud game.

Avian Influenza

New Mexico confirms third case of HPAI in poultry

The state has reported the presence in three commercial hatchery flocks located in Roosevelt County since April 12.

Avian Influenza

Taiwan, Philippines confirm further HPAI outbreaks in poultry

First ever cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been reported in poultry in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, while Taiwan has confirmed recent outbreaks in several counties.

Broilers Farm Indoors

Avian Influenza

Spotlight on avian influenza is brighter than ever

With recent cattle and human H5N1 infections, more people are paying attention to the outbreak, NTF official says.

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