AUSTIN - Apr 1/04 - SNS -- Animal health officials in Texas say the outbreak of the H5N2 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) near Gonzales, Texas, has been eradicated, after tests on more than 352 noncommercial flocks did not detect additional infection. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/04 - SNS -- Poultr6y slaughter activity slowed during February in the United States, with the USDA reporting 2.88 billion pounds were certified wholesome, down 1% from the amount certified in February 2003. Updated totals for January2004 show that 3.32 billion pounds were certified. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Poultry Slaughter by Type . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 7/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity for the week ending April 3 revealed there was only a modest increase over last year in the number of eggs set, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 7/04 - SNS -- Food manufacturers sharply increased their shelled egg use during February, with the USDA reporting 142 million dozen were broken during February 2004, up 7% from February a year ago. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Domestic Egg Supply-Use . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Domestic Poultry Meat Supply-Use . . . Subscribers Only

OTTAWA - Apr 8/04 - SNS -- Canadian egg production is off to a slow start this year, with output in January and February down 0.27% from last year at 93.5 million dozen eggs,m according to the latest data available from Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/04 - SNS-- Broiler hatchery activity was generally higher in the United States during the week ending April 10, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/04 - SNS -- Turkey hatchery activity slowed considerable in the United States during March, with the USDA reporting a steep drop in both the number of eggs in incubators and poults placed. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/04 - SNS -- Egg producer organizations which are not already USDA certified have until May 14 to request certification so they are eligible to nominate members and alternates to the American Egg Board. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity increased in the United States during the week ending April 17, according to the latest USA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/04 - SNS -- Total frozen poultry supplies on March 31, 2004 were 10% higher than the previous month but were 7% lower than a year ago, according to the latest USDA cold storage data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Intended Chick Placements . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 23/04 - SNS -- Egg production rose 1% above last year in March, totalling 7.53 billion, according to the latest USDA data. Production included 6.44 billion table eggs, and 1.09 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and 58.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during March 2004 averaged 341 million, up slightly from a year earlier. March egg production per 100 layers was 2,209 eggs, up 1% from March 2003. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Apr 27/04 - SNS -- Placements of hatchery chicks onto farms were estimated at 56.8 million birds in March, up 1.3% from March 2003 and lifting the calendar year to date numbers 0.79% ahead of 2003, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 28/04 - SNS -- Broiler hatchery activity continued advancing in the United States during the week ending April 24, led higher by a good increase in the number of eggs set, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/04 - SNS -- The total value of poultry product output on farms in the United States rose 14% in 2003 to an estimated $23.3 billion worth of broilers, eggs, turkeys and chickens, says the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 30/04 - SNS -- USDA researchers have sequenced a gene they believe plays an important role in regulating feed intake and energy expenditure in turkeys. The gene codes for the production of ghrelin, a hormone that affects appetite in birds and mammals. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRASILIA - Apr 30/04 - SNS -- Brazilian chicken meat exports rose 9.3% during the first quarter of the current calendar year, totalling 537,335 metric tons (MT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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