Jenny Hone

Jenny Hone is a freelance journalist specializing in health care and pharmaceuticals.
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Broilers & Turkeys
Moy Park’s largest hatchery a testament to hard work
Moy Park’s Newark hatchery is now firmly established. Producing 2.4 million chicks a week, the facility has not disappointed.
Dan Ashmore, hatchery manager at Moy Park’s Newark hatchery notes that the site has been operating for more than three years and is working well, at high capacity and delivering consistent returns. | Courtesy Moy Park
Breeding & Genetics
Could avian flu-resistant chickens be a commercial reality?
Work on gene edited chickens able to resist avian influenza continues apace, but bringing these birds to market will face numerous hurdles.
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Breeding & Genetics
Cobb’s New Zealand facility now serving Asia-Pacific
The opening of Cobb-Vantress' new Avian Transitional Facility in New Zealand positions the company to better serve the growing Asia-Pacific market.
The facility has been shipping to customers since May this year. (Courtesy Cobb-Vantress Inc.)
Poultry Future
UK poultry research facility opens with unique advantages
UK poultry research site will replicate on-farm conditions offering unique facilities within Europe for poultry trial work.
Jos Houdijk, head of SRUC’s Monogastric Science Research Centre, said the facility will offer trial work in near-commercial conditions and future-proof commitments to being a world player in research-led solutions for the poultry industry. (Colin Hattersley)
Broilers & Turkeys
UK farm assurance scheme Red Tractor enacts tougher standards
U.K. assurance scheme Red Tractor has introduced stricter controls on poultry and other producers and launched public awareness campaigns.
The Red Tractor logo assures consumers that food is safe to eat and has been produced responsibly. (Gary Naylor)
Egg Production
How the UK’s Border Eggs built an award-winning business
Moving to egg from arable production has brought success to a Scottish farmer.
Award-winning Border Egg producers James and Angela MacLean manage a flock of more than 100,000 Lohmann Brown free range, and free-range organic, birds on their 400-acre farm in Scotland. (John Millard | UNP)
Egg Production
What’s happening in egg-sexing technology?
Advances in egg-sexing technologies could solve several issues for the layer industry.
Agri Advanced Technologies detects the difference in the reflected light between male and female eggs on Day 4 of incubation. (Courtesy Agri Advanced Technologies)
Broilers & Turkeys
UK poultry industry a leader in reducing antibiotics use
The U.K.'s broiler and layer industries are ahead of target in reducing antibiotic use to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
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Broilers & Turkeys
How UK poultry companies are controlling Campylobacter
Learn about the Campylobacter reduction and control strategies being implemented by two of the U.K.’s leading poultry producers.
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Broilers & Turkeys
Responsible use versus antibiotic-free poultry production
Learn what responsible use and antibiotic-free production really mean for animal agriculture producers and which may be the most practicable.
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