Poultry
Feather meal and its nutritional impact
Modern broiler processing plants process huge amounts of birds, with a large tonnage of feathers, offal, trims, blood, etcetera
- Link between eggshell colour and disease resistance
- Fit and well-proportioned broiler breeders
- Poultry Summit discusses antibiotic challenges
- New research uncovers poultry resistant to AI
- Chickens can provide a nice boost to income
- Staff and visitors letting down biosecurity on EU broiler farms
- Review: Risk posed by processed animal protein in feed
- Technology will revolutionise welfare and performance
Poultry
New water-based red mite treatment ‘99%’ effective
The cost of red mite to poultry producers in Europe is estimated at €360 million each year, with the pest increasing bird stress, decreasing weight gain
The battle against red mites
Poultry farmers who feel alone in their battle against red mite populations in their poultry houses might have one small consolation: nearly every poultry
Reduce woody breast and white striping with dietary approach
Recent findings indicate that altering broiler chicken diets can help mitigate the severity of woody breast and white striping, 2 poultry meat quality issues
Laying hen behaviour: Artificial vs natural ammonia
Laying hens spend less time foraging and were slower to begin to forage in ammoniated environments compared to being out in the fresh air.
Clever marketing can lift your egg price
If a customer picks up a product they are more likely to buy it. Ice cream tastes more eggy if the sound of chickens clucking is played while people eat it
10 important days in the life of a broiler
Why does an efficient starter diet during the first 10 days make a difference to broiler performance throughout the production lifecycle?
Innovative farming everywhere you look
Journalists are normally terrible cynics. And for those who report on agricultural affairs, the notion that 9 billion people will need feeding by the year 2050
Eggs play vital role in breakthrough disease research
Japanese scientists have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases, including cancer and multiple sclerosis
Natural alternative to treating eggs with formaldehyde
Concern about the ongoing use of the chemical formaldehyde to eliminate germs in hatching eggs has led Austrian scientists to develop a natural alternative.
Impact of egg sweating on Salmonella penetration
Salmonella enteritidis prevalence in eggs is a major concern to the egg industry. Impact of egg sweating on Salmonella penetration
Why use a starter feed from the day the chicks hatch?
Chicks grow and develop at an incredible rate during the first week of hatching. With just 34-42 days from the beginning to end of the broiler production cycle
How acidification of water improves gut health
Acidifying water is a key part of eliminating pathogenic bacteria, promoting healthy gut flora and ultimately boosting bird health