Cage-free eggs might be one of the most fascinating categories in the retail food store to watch over the next few years.

Updates and changes Rose Acre has made to its Hyde County facility to minimize the risk of another Salmonella recall.

Producers have invested heavily in the past to reduce the incidences of Salmonella Enteriditis (SE) in table eggs with refrigeration, improved cleaning and disinfection of facilities, enhanced biosecurity, better pest control, testing, and record-keeping. An additional option that has widely been included in SE control programs has been the use of live Salmonella vaccines and inactivated bacterins.

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) on October 4 filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12, also known as the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.

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When one thinks of animal production, one immediately refers to veterinarians or animal scientists. Those are the classic careers that so far have been needed to work at farms, hatcheries, laboratories and corporate offices.

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The Lake Mills Town Board in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, approved under-the-road permits for Daybreak Foods, but failed to reach an agreement on allowing the egg company the permits needed for an over-the-road feed conveyor.

Table egg production companies have worked hard to develop and implement pest management programs to help reduce the risk of Salmonella contamination and other potential problems that could result in financial loss.

Rubén Martínez, CEO of Avícola Rujamar, said that despite the fact that most consumers are not worried about animal welfare in Spain, he still believes it is an opportunity to generate revenue in the marketplace.

The planning commission of Millard County, Utah, gave approval to plans submitted by Cal-Maine Foods’ Delta Egg Farms, which hopes to expand its facility in the county.

When the technology to inject eggs during incubation with nutrients became feasible and practical, there was tremendous enthusiasm.