Below is a link to the MPI social media campaign to reduce Campylobacter over the holiday period: /https://www.mpi.govt.nz/news/media-releases/dont-contaminate-your-plate-this-summer-be-a-chicken-scene-investigator/.
Festive Fowl is the chook of choice this Christmas
Michael Brooks of PIANZ (Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand) shows how flexible poultry pieces can make an ordinary Christmas menu extraordinary, and finds a surprising positive arising from COVID-19. For many, 2020 has been a challenging year dominated by uncertainty and stress. Gathering with friends and family will be a welcome reward from […]
Chicken defies meat consumption trends
February 2019: Amid data showing that New Zealanders’ per capita consumption of meat is decreasing, chicken consumption is showing an opposite trend.
Whole Chicken Sizing Change 2017
March 2017: Over the next few months, the sizing system for whole fresh, frozen, stuffed and marinated chickens and hot-cooked chickens sold in New Zealand will change. All brands will change, some sooner than others. The sizing change allows chicken to be sold on the same basis as other meats. The printable poster and brochure below explain […]
Biosecurity Manual for NZ Meat Chicken Growers
PIANZ and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) recently completed work on a new manual, Biosecurity Manual for NZ Meat Chicken Growers.