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Tyson Foods becomes first chicken producer to receive third-party poultry handling, transportation certification

The PHT certification focuses on biosecurity, disease recognition, emergency planning and the safe and humane handling of birds before, during and after transport.

March 7, 2019

Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., implemented a Poultry Handling and Transportation (PHT) certification to help ensure the proper handling and transportation of birds in its chicken business.

Perdue Farms controlled atmosphere stunning

Perdue Farms installs controlled atmosphere stunning system to improve animal welfare

This move furthers Perdue's commitment to convert 100% of its harvest plants to CAS instead of electrical stunning.

February 27, 2019

Perdue Farms, Salisbury, Md., followed up its 2018 move to controlled atmosphere stunning (CAS) at its Milford, Del., plant.

DuPont breaks ground on new European HQs for industrial biosciences

The bio-based solutions will help to reduce food waste and the environmental impacts of livestock farming, improve animal health and produce renewable fuels, among other environmental impacts.

January 24, 2019

DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Wilmington, Md., broke ground on a new site at the Leiden Bio Science Park in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands.

Euromonitor reveals Top 10 global consumer trends in 2019

Consumers are rejecting the mass-produced and generic, and favoring products positioned as simplified and of better quality.

January 15, 2019

Euromonitor International, UK, launched the Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2019, which reveals this year’s emerging trends.

Neogen acquires Delta Genomics Centre

The acquisition is intended to help accelerate the growth of Neogen's animal genomics business throughout Canada.

January 2, 2019

Neogen Corp., Lansing, Mich., acquired the assets of Delta Genomics Centre, a Canada-based animal genomics laboratory.

McDonald’s announces new antibiotic use policy for global beef supply chain

McDonald’s is partnering with supplying beef producers in its Top 10 beef sourcing markets to measure and understand current usage of antibiotics across a diverse, global supply chain.

December 12, 2018

McDonald’s, Chicago, announced an antibiotic use policy to reduce the overall use of antibiotics, as defined by the World Health Organization.

Wendy's announces major advancement in beef sourcing

Wendy's is dubbed as the first restaurant chain to partner with the Progressive Beef program.

December 12, 2018

The Wendy's Co., Dublin, Ohio, announced what is said to be an industry-leading step that will allow the company to better understand and communicate how cattle for Wendy's fresh beef hamburgers are raised, facilitating advancements in animal care, antibiotics and sustainability.

Cargill develops robotic cattle driver to improve animal welfare, employee safety

The robots are designed to move cattle from pens to the harvest area, reducing stress to the animals by minimizing their proximity to human activity.

October 30, 2018

Cargill, Minneapolis, developed what is said to be an industry-first robotic cattle driver aimed at improving animal welfare and employee safety.

Study finds legacy emissions important to dairy production

The experiment leveraged remote sensing of ammonia by the hyperspectral remote sensing imager, Mako, to make maps of ammonia.

August 2, 2018

A recent NASA-supported study released by Bubbleology Research International (BRI), Goleta, Calif., combined remote sensing with advanced mobile analyzers to understand how differing husbandry practices vary within dairies, between dairies and between regions.

Maple Leaf Foods installs controlled atmosphere stunning technology at Edmonton poultry facility

The CAS technology is a humane system that will ensure birds are fully insensible prior to processing.

August 1, 2018

Maple Leaf Foods, Canada, announced plans to invest approximately $28 million to transition its Edmonton, Canada, poultry processing facility to world-class controlled atmosphere stunning (CAS) technology.

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