Poultry
Chickens should eat their greens: broccoli may improve egg yolk color
Adding levels of broccoli byproduct meal to the diets of laying hens may support bird intake, weight and egg production while improving egg yolk color
- Researchers look at diet adjustments for older layers with heat stress
- Herbal compounds, ginger may support heat stressed layers
- Lauric acid has potential to be used as AB alternative in poultry production
- Salmonella challenge prompts three-prong, feed-based approach
- Single avian flu viral protein can increase period of infectivity
- Seaweed is for the birds, and producers interested in ABF production
- Can pre-natal nutrition program the gut microflora in birds?
- New phytase screening method may unlock improved feed enzymes
Poultry
Superdosing phytase, reduced AA may support bird gain, feed conversion
Adding additional dietary phytase may boost chicken performance and feed conversion when in-feed levels have lower levels of digestible amino acids
Eubiotic feed additive may ease necrotic enteritis challenge in ABF birds
An eubiotic, essential oil-based feed additive may boost gut health, feed conversion and broiler chicken response to necrotic enteritis for producers working
Modified hens could produce medical proteins in eggs
New method called more efficient, cost effective than previous systems for producing drugs from modified goats, rabbits and chickens.
Betaine additives may boost gut health for young birds
Adding betaine to broiler chick feed may improve nutrient loss and reduce gut inflammation in the post-hatch period, say researchers.
Benefits of nutritional supplementation at the embryonic stage in broilers
In-ovo feeding of broiler chicks, though still not widely adopted by the poultry industry, is generating a lot of interest.
Launched Method to identify gender in hatching eggs
Millions of day old male chicks will no longer need to be gassed following the launch of a market-ready method for identifying the gender in hatching eggs.
Fermentation could be an inexpensive way to improve the nutritional value of…
Fermented feeds are underused in broiler nutrition, compared to practice in the pig sphere, and further research is required to exploit such feed as a viable
Research clarifies how blackhead disease spreads
Diagnostic PCR test demonstrated that both earthworms and darkling beetles may act as potential carriers or vectors of the nematode.
Vitamin compound may encourage growth in chickens
Researchers at Kansas State University use vitamin substitute to encourage muscle growth in chickens.
Evonik takes stake in smarter chicken farming start-up
Evonik, through its venture capital unit, has invested in a UK precision livestock start-up aimed at improving poultry production.
Sound waves may help diagnose wooden breasts in chicken
Collaborative veterinary/poultry science research leads to exploring sound in data interpretation.
Silicon supplement could improve chicken bone strength
Supplement could benefit millions of individual birds every year as well as other species where bone strength is a concern.