Alta. researcher attempts to determine if naturally occurring plant extracts could prevent or slow the growth of bacteria
Glacier FarmMedia – An Alberta researcher is looking for plants that can fight pathogenic E. coli in chickens. Sophie Kernéis-Golsteyn, a microbiologist, teacher and head of the microbial research lab at Lethbridge Polytechnic, is testing phytobiotics to see if the material can be used instead of antibiotics to treat chickens. “Phytobiotics are basically everything coming […] Read moreTag Archives Egg Farmers of Canada
Setting the record straight on Bill C-282
Canada is an attractive trading partner for many nations. Arguing that countries would abandon trade talks simply because we aim to protect our domestic dairy, poultry and egg sectors is unsupported rhetoric. Comprehensive trade deals are just that — comprehensive. Turning supply management, and the livelihoods of our farmers and rural communities, into a scapegoat […] Read more
Egg producers celebrate African partnership
Egg Farmers of Canada has supported Project Canaan’s work to improve egg production in Eswatini for a decade
Glacier FarmMedia – In 2013, a plane carrying two representatives from Egg Farmers of Canada landed in Eswatini in southern Africa. They were exploring a partnership with Project Canaan, a philanthropic effort aimed to improve nutrition in the country’s vulnerable populations. Egg Farmers of Canada had become interested in the initiative earlier that year, after […] Read more
