Elizabeth Doughman

Nashua

Managing Editor, Poultry Future at WATTPoultry.com

I'm currently a managing editor at a small business to business science publishing company. I love science, horses, and reading.

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Improving Broiler Chick Performance with Omega-3

1 week ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Skeletal disorders and gastrointestinal diseases cause major economic losses for the poultry industry. Experts are working on genetic improvements to address these challenges, but in the meantime, nutritional strategies, like omega-3 fatty acids can help, according to research from the University of Guelph.
Avian Flu Vaccine Funding Halted by Health Dept

1 week ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Moderna’s $776 million in funding to develop an avian flu vaccine for people was canceled May 28 following concerns from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about the safety of mRNA technology. “After a rigorous review, we concluded that continued investment in Moderna’s H5N1 mRNA vaccine was not scientifically or ethically justifiable,” HHS communications director Andrew Nixon said in an e-mailed statement to WATTPoultry.
Bed Bug Management: Safeguard Your Poultry Operation

1 week ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future: Hello and welcome to WATT Poultry Chat. I'm Elizabeth Doughman, the editor of WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future. Today’s Watt Poultry Chat is brought to you by MGK. MGK manufactures a comprehensive line of insecticides designed to control bed bugs, darkling beetles, flies and other insects that impact your poultry operation. Learn more at www.mgk.com. Joining us today is Tommy Powell, eastern technical field representative at MGK.
Protein Trends: How Chicken Leads the Way

2 weeks ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future: Hello, I’m Elizabeth Doughman, the editor of WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future. In today’s episode, my guest is Nick Fereday, executive director, Rabobank and Christine McCracken, protein analyst, also at Rabobank. Nick is one of our featured speakers at the 2025 Chicken Marketing Summit, scheduled for July 28-30 at the DeSoto Savannah in Savannah, Georgia.
Sofina Foods Expands Poultry Portfolio with Exceldor

3 weeks ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Protein supplier Sofina Foods is set to acquire the poultry producer Exceldor Cooperative. The deal will help accelerate the growth of the Exceldor brands, which include Exceldor, Lacroix and Grannyâ€™s, the company said in a statement. Exceldor also holds the Canadian license to the Butterball turkey brand.
USDA FSIS addresses delay to Salmonella framework

3 weeks ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Sampling of not ready-to-eat (NRTE) breaded stuffed chicken products for Salmonella as well as the proposed SalmonellaFramework for Poultry Products may both be delayed, but food safety is still of critical importance to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Tyson Foods Boosts Value-Added Chicken Innovation

3 weeks ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Tyson Foods sees a continued shift towards value-added chicken products as the pathway to growing profits. “If you think about it in terms of the mix that we have through those plants, we talked a couple of years ago about moving our mix more to, let’s call it, value added branded and we’ve done that in a pretty significant way,” explained Donnie King, president and CEO, Tyson Foods.
Boost Poultry Worker Retention with Bilingual Training

3 weeks ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Ensuring that training programs at poultry facilities and processing plants are offered in several languages can help reduce worker turnover and improve overall farm management. Sixty-two percent of U.S. farmworkers are more comfortable speaking Spanish, with 29% of farmworkers reporting they could not speak English at all and 40% reporting they could not read English, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s National Agricultural Workers Survey.
Chlorinated Chicken Blocked in US-UK Trade

3 weeks ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

U.S. poultry will be omitted from the trade deal announced on May 8 by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump. The deal “includes billions of dollars of increased market access for American exports, especially in agriculture,” Trump said. Under the terms of the deal, the U.K. agreed to purchase more U.S. beef and ethanol and the 10% tariffs against many British goods would remain in place.
Cargill Debunks Exit Rumors: Turkey Biz Stays Strong

1 month ago | wattagnet.com | Elizabeth Doughman

Despite a rumor from the New York Post, Cargill has no plans to exit the turkey business. “One of [turkeys] biggest heavyweights is quietly trotting away from the business,” an article in the New York Post claimed on May 7, blaming the move on the declining market share of turkey, as well as the negative impact of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on the industry.