Litter and its management are an essential part of bird management and ensuring bird welfare. Dr. Bethany Baker-Cook discusses the importance of managing litter properly throughout the production cycle.
For laying hens, bone health and eggshell development are critical aspects of lifetime productivity, and calcium supplementation can be beneficial. But when does it become too much of a good thing?
The US Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and United Egg Producers have released an updated economic impact study that highlights the positive impact the poultry industry has on jobs, wages and federal and state revenue in the US.
By W. A. Dozier, III, PhD
Department of Poultry Science
Auburn University and
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
A broiler-immunization program centered on a live monovalent vaccine containing the Georgia 08 (GA08) serotype of infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is showing benefits to protect broilers against the Delmarva/1639 (DMV/1639) serotype of IBV.
A study evaluated whether Eimeria oocysts are present in the fecal material in feed lids and if the oocysts serve as an infection source to chicks.
The recent shift to cage-free production has led to more problems with internal parasites and coccidiosis, explains Kenneth Anderson, MS, PhD, North Carolina State University, in a Q&A sponsored by Cargill Animal Health.
By Philip A. Stayer, DVM, MS, ACPV
Dr. Phil Stayer Poultry Consulting, LLC
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
USDA has given Boehringer Ingelheim the green light to import TUR-3, a killed vaccine currently licensed for use throughout Europe for Newcastle disease, avian paramyxovirosis type 3 and turkey rhinotracheitis.
By Nathan Griffith, BS
Graduate student, Animal Welfare/Behavior
Purdue University
Phibro Animal Health Corporation has acquired the medicated feed additive product portfolio and certain water-soluble products from Zoetis Inc.
Blue light reduces fear and stress in birds while also improving their vision yet it does not appear to significantly affect production parameters, according to researchers. But will farmers be interested in using blue light?
