Kogut: Managing feed additives, gut health key to sustainable poultry production
The topic of sustainability has expanded over the years and is dependent on many aspects. Among those are feed, bird productivity and health.
The topic of sustainability has expanded over the years and is dependent on many aspects. Among those are feed, bird productivity and health.
From supporting poultry health to improving bird growth and production efficiencies, phytogenic feed additives can offer a range of benefits to poultry production systems. Megan Koppen, US poultry technical manager with Cargill, explains what phytogenics are and why they can be a valuable addition to broiler, layer and turkey diets.
From volatile ingredient costs to environmental regulations and disease challenges, poultry producers are facing multiple challenges that can impact their profitability.
Samples tested from recent infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) outbreaks on US poultry farms raised alarms that the current circulating virus is rapidly spreading.
Some 700 poultry health professionals from more than 25 countries will gather in St. Louis, Missouri, July 9-11, for the 2024 conference of the American Association of Avian Pathologists.
Look around you: Companies of all scales and from different industries are reshaping at a rapid pace. Thanks to the wide variety of digital innovations, new tools are constantly being developed and released to the market. The same is happening in the poultry-production sector.
Feeding olive oil byproducts such as olive pulp and olive pomace to broilers can improve several growth performance parameters, including nutrient digestibility, feed efficiency and growth, according to a review article published recently in Poultry Science.
Steam or steam plus forced air heat may become an approved method to supplement ventilation shutdown during emergency depopulation of cage-free aviary laying operations, according to researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Arkansas.
On-farm hatching of broilers may be a viable option to increase efficiency by increasing hatchability and reducing total mortality during rearing, according to scientists in Denmark.
Dried distillery yeast can be used as a source of energy and protein in broiler diets, but producers should pay attention to inclusion rates to avoid affecting feed conversion and potentially disrupting the birds’ gut microbiome.
Modern Poultry has appointed JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM, as its managing editor.
A recent study comparing traditional lighting with gradient lighting demonstrated significant benefits to poultry flocks, including improved feed conversion ratio (FCR), enhanced welfare indicators and reduced stress levels.