Breeder management impacts broiler flock health anduniformity. Managing broiler breeder chickens makes a difference in the broiler offspring and affects broiler performance, according to the poultry veterinarian Suzanne Dougherty, speaking at the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association's  Hatchery-Breeder Clinic. 

EPA is directly involved in at least six initiatives or court cases going on now that could lead to tighter regulation of the poultry industry, and another case is pending in a state agency acting under EPA authority. The flash point is how much regulation the poultry industry has to accept under the Clean Water Act. 

Supermarket and foodservice buyers of chicken are concerned with technology, pricing, social issues and the meaning of “natural” chicken. Technology, pricing, the ability of processors to meet demand from retailers, the meaning of “natural” chicken and the role of social issues were on the agenda as chicken sellers faced chicken processors at the Chicken Marketing Seminar in the Lake Tahoe area of California, sponsored by the National Chicken Council and the National Poultry and Food Distributors Association. 

Fieldale Farms of Baldwin, Ga., is practicing a key sustainability concept – recycling – to strengthen its poultry brand image, improve its standing with customers and save money in the bargain. Recycling as part of environmental sustainability is good for the poultry producer’s corporate brand, community relations and financial bottom line.

Consumers see chicken as the leader among the meat proteins in the convenience category.