Poultry
How to combat high feed prices
The price of animal feed commodities hit an all-time record high. The price of major ingredients has gone beyond any reasonable expectation.
- Fighting AGP fears with facts in Asia
- CO2 stunning for poultry worldwide interest
- Reducing broiler leg problems with heat
- Benefits of probiotic-fed Poultry
- Feed prices now at a 'sweet spot' for poultry farmers
- Avian influenza troubles poultry sector in Asia, Africa
- 9 challenges facing US poultry producers in 2017
- Practical tips to keep poultry free of avian flu
Poultry
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
Human food producers and animal feed manufacturers can benefit from attaining a GFSI-benchmarked certification.
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
Texture quality issues attributed to woody breast in broilers include fibrousness and crunchiness.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Leaders from Russia and Singapore are examining ways the two countries can develop import and export relations between the two countries concerning the trade