Poultry

Thứ 2, 25/11/2024

Smartphone app to let farmers test for poultry infection

System will help farmers act fast before disease can spread and potentially infect people.

Poultry

Advances in nutrition

Egg production and quality were evaluated over 36 weeks of production from 17 weeks of age onwards in Hy-Line brown-feathered hens.

Beware of cold temperatures affecting feed intake and layer performance

ABN nutrition experts suggest feed programs may need to be revised. Beware of cold temperatures affecting feed intake and layer performance

Inclusion of DDGS  in poultry diets

With about 70% of the cost of poultry production tied up in feed costs, there is a never ending quest for affordable feed ingredients.

How Much DDGS Can be Incorporated in a Layer Feed?

Corn DDGS contains approximately 27 per cent protein, 10 per cent oil, 0.48 per cent available phosphorus, and 2,850 kcal/kg (11.9 MJ/kg) nitrogen-corrected

12 ways to eliminate odour on poultry farms

Statutory authorities have a duty to deal with odour complaints from a variety of sources, including poultry farming.

Research focuses on gait problems in broilers

Aarhus researchers among first to focus on causes and effects of impaired walking ability in conventional broilers where lameness is ruled out.

To feed or not to feed? The importance of early chick feeding

Dr Keith Bramwell, senior technical advisor to the Jamesway Incubator Company, addresses whether feeding individual chicks immediately after hatch is beneficial

Fatty acid content of egg yolks on researchers' radar

Researchers with Pennsylvania State University explored the interaction of dietary high-oleic acid soybean oil (HOSO) and high-a-linolenic acid (ALA) flaxseed