Poultry

Laying hen housing systems: It’s about trade-offs
Laying hen housing systems: It’s about trade-offs

Mortality in aviary housing systems was more than double the mortality rates in both conventional and enriched housing systems.

GFSI: What the animal feed industry needs to know
GFSI: What the animal feed industry needs to know

Human food producers and animal feed manufacturers can benefit from attaining a GFSI-benchmarked certification.

Poultry labeling regulations: what producers need to know
Poultry labeling regulations: what producers need to know

Updated USDA meat and poultry labeling regulations are changing how producers are raising chickens and turkeys. According to Debbie Nece, Regulatory Affairs

Poultry nutritional strategies to reduce woody breast
Poultry nutritional strategies to reduce woody breast

Texture quality issues attributed to woody breast in broilers include fibrousness and crunchiness.

Responsible use in poultry rather than antibiotic-free
Responsible use in poultry rather than antibiotic-free

Dr. Peter Spring, of the Bern University of Applied Sciences, said striving for responsible antibiotic use may be a better strategy than going 100 percent

The pluses and minuses of broiler colonies
The pluses and minuses of broiler colonies

Keeping broiler birds in tiered colony housing carries significant health and management benefits as well as new challenges for the grower.

USDA rules aim to regulate poultry integrators, growers
USDA rules aim to regulate poultry integrators, growers

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is proposing regulations on the relationship between integrators and poultry growers

6 ways egg producers can win consumer’s trust
6 ways egg producers can win consumer’s trust

Consumers are going online to find information about what they eat, but are egg producers doing enough to ensure what they’re finding is accurate?

The tipping point for antibiotics in broiler production
The tipping point for antibiotics in broiler production

Top US broiler companies’ leading veterinary and nutrition experts said the country is reaching a key point in the future of antibiotic use.

Necrotic enteritis is making a comeback
Necrotic enteritis is making a comeback

Reduced use of antibiotics and changing poultry diets are contributing to a rise in cases of the disease that can cause heightened mortality and lower feed

Guest commentary: Cage-free egg prices will decline as production increases
Guest commentary: Cage-free egg prices will decline as production increases

The world is changing, people have a different idea about animals compared to 60 years ago, or even 20 years ago; as it is shown in a recent study

Russia, Singapore discuss poultry, pork trade potential
Russia, Singapore discuss poultry, pork trade potential

Leaders from Russia and Singapore are examining ways the two countries can develop import and export relations between the two countries concerning the trade

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