Airborne bacteria and viruses that cling to the dust in poultry houses pose substantial health risks. Lingying Zhao, PhD, agriculture air quality specialist and Extension educator at The Ohio State University, discussed her insights on dust mitigation and collection during a May 2025 webinar sponsored by the University of Georgia.
Airborne bacteria and viruses that cling to the dust in poultry houses pose substantial health risks. Lingying Zhao, PhD, agriculture air quality specialist and Extension educator at The Ohio State University, discussed her insights on dust mitigation and collection during a May 2025 webinar sponsored by the University of Georgia.
Cage-free, egg-layer producers regularly face the challenge of managing high ammonia and dust levels within production houses, of which manure and bedding are the main contributors. A Purdue University research team led by Ji-Qin Ni, PhD, assistant professor in the agricultural and biological engineering department, sought to investigate artificial turf as a flooring option to address such pollutants.
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For every laying hen that is hatched, approximately one male counterpart also hatches. However, as roosters do not produce eggs, they are typically culled, or euthanized, at hatch. However, the culling of these day-old male chicks raises ethical concerns.
Alveo Technologies, Inc., recently announced that studies conducted by the Poultry Research and Diagnostic Center (PDRC) demonstrated that the Alveo Sense™ Poultry Avian Influenza Test successfully detected the H5N1 virus in experimentally infected chickens and ducks during the acute stages of infection.
What are the top priorities when it comes to poultry management? Brian Fairchild, PhD, professor and Extension poultry specialist at the University of Georgia, discussed his top seven considerations for effective poultry management during a recent Poultry Science Association webinar.
With a price tag of over $1 billion for indemnity payments, the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is expensive. Is premise depopulation still the way to manage HPAI?
The move to cage-free egg production has spawned a new generation of aviary systems available for hen housing. The question now is how well the new systems perform when balancing egg production and profitability with bird welfare.
A deep dive into Eimeria research reveals a strong inter-relationship between coccidiosis and secondary infections, such as necrotic enteritis, that poses formidable disease control challenges in poultry.
While some mortality is expected in all layer flocks, regardless of the housing type or breed, the rate and causes can vary depending on the production system. Cage-free systems may not inherently have higher mortality than cages and experience in managing birds in cage-free systems plays a big role in maintaining low mortality.
Novel disinfection strategies — electrostatic disinfection (ED) and cold fog (CF) disinfection — could help improve hatchability, reduce chronic respiratory disease (CRD) incidence and improve overall health outcomes for poultry, according to a recent Poultry Science report.
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