Poultry

Thứ 6, 22/11/2024

Adding curcumin to quail diets may boost production, cold stress response

Supplementing the diets of farm-raised quail with curcumin may improve production, egg quality and fatty acid profile for birds facing cold stress, researchers

Poultry

Broilers, turkey see fewer antimicrobials at hatch, in feed

The amount of antimicrobials added to the feed and water of broiler chickens and turkeys fell in the US from 2013 to 2017.

Post-hatch feed and broiler performance

The first seven days of life are increasingly important as broilers reach slaughter weight at an ever younger age.

Novel technology to target resistant pathogens in poultry

A new treatment to control the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in poultry will be developed by researchers in the U.K. and China

Many backyard poultry enthusiasts not following proper hygiene

Passive surveillance project uncovered presence of certain worrisome pathogens in backyard raises concerns for poultry health specialists.

Low vitamin D levels? Shine a black light on some chickens

A lack of vitamin D is very common, despite the vitamin being present in eggs, some dairy products, and even sunlight at least

Genealogy of important broiler ancestor revealed

Further analyses may reveal more about importance of genetic drift and selection in closed populations.

Strategy to reduce the immunotoxic effects of aflatoxins in broiler chicks

Diet supplementation with mannanoligosaccharide (MOS) improved immunological responses and increased humoral immunity in aflatoxin-challenge broilers,

Marek's disease genome study may aid control in poultry

Study illustrates how easily virulent Marek's disease viruses can persist and spread, but new strains do not appear to be more virulent than older stains.

Brazilian ginseng may boost poultry feed efficiency, egg shelf life

Supplementing sorghum-based quail diets with Brazilian ginseng may improve bird feed efficiency and lengthen the shelf life of eggs, say researchers.

Perinatal imprinting in poultry benefits performance

Mounting evidence shows that what chicks are fed around the time of hatching influences a bird’s performance and its nutrient requirement in later life.

Ducks require more choline than broilers

Choline dietary specifications for broilers are lower, indicating once more that ducks should not be treated as broilers in terms of feed formulation.