Poultry
Sunflower meal may offer low-cost soybean replacing feed ingredient for laying hens
Sunflower meal supports egg production and may offer producers an alternative to soybean meal use in feed, say researchers.
- New chicken immune cell increases susceptibility to Marek's disease
- Will disinfectants inactivate avian influenza in chicken feed?
- Water, early nutrition boost feed efficiency in poultry
- Feed efficiency research in poultry has implications for human health
- Can yeast derived beta glucans improve the intestinal health of broilers?
- Can cassava replace corn in poultry feed?
- Finer grinding yeast supplements may boost broiler immunity, gut health
- Oregano oil may boost broiler body weight, feed intake, carcass quality
Poultry
Corn byproduct may offer needed carotenoids, alternative oil use
Corn Distillers Soluble Oil (CDSO) may contain carotenoids valued in poultry production and offer another way for the byproduct to be used.
Phytogenic feed additives may boost broiler growth, performance
In a wheat diet, additive thymol and carvacrol (T+C) and an NSP-degrading enzyme may improve broiler growth and health.
Thymol, carvacrol supplements may boost broiler growth, gut health
When used with a wheat-based diet, thymol and carvacrol (T+C) supplements may boost broiler growth and gut health.
Bird type, forage options play role in organic hen production
A team of Danish researchers examined the effect of diets with differing protein contents and forages in the performance of New Hampshire (NH) and Lohmann Silve
Whole eggs better for muscle building, repair than egg whites
Post-workout muscle-building response 40% greater in people eating whole eggs versus equivalent amount of protein from egg whites.
Enzyme, phytase combo supports poultry production with less phosphorus: study
Phosphorus reduction and mode-of-action research is one part of an ongoing expansion effort for Canadian Bio-Systems, says technical director
Extra vitamin D may protect poultry during a coccidial challenge
Supplemental vitamin D may mitigate the negative effects of coccidial infection in turkeys by boosting weight gain
Facial recognition, robotics to aid chick vaccination
FFAR awards $800,000 grant to start-up company using facial recognition and robotics to revolutionize vaccination for chicks.
Phytase supplements may improve eggs in heat stressed layers
Hens raised in conditions generating heat stress may lay better eggs if their diet includes supplemental phytase, even if diet quality is poor
Egg-based delivery may improve young animal health & nutrition, say researchers
An egg-based antibiotic-free additive may prevent coccidiosis and boost the health of young chickens and calves, says a group of researchers at the University
Enzyme package may boost value of emerging chicken feedstock
A multi-carbohydrase enzyme additive boosts the nutritional elements of the oilseed, camelina, when used in chicken feed by increasing energy
Vacuum coating could help hike fat level in broiler feed
Broiler feed producers could exploit vacuum coating technology to enable the inclusion of a higher proportion of fat in broiler diets without compromising