Poultry scientists: Few hours of darkness a day does not harm broiler chicks
Broiler chicks can be provided between 1 to 4 hours of darkness a day without negative consequences, according to a recent study.
Broiler chicks can be provided between 1 to 4 hours of darkness a day without negative consequences, according to a recent study.
Help may be on the way for broiler flocks suffering from lameness caused by bacterial disease, with a new vaccine being developed and tested at the University of Arkansas as part of a project led by Adnan Alrubaye, PhD.
Abrupt rises in mortality from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) can set off alarms at any poultry farm. Such was the case last year with an outbreak in a layer flock in Iowa.
By Marcelo Lang, DVM
Farsight Consulting & Marketing Services, LLC
Even with the best flock-management and vaccination protocols, fowl cholera can occasionally find a crack in the system. Chronic, low-grade cholera problems can materialize, or occasional breaks in breeder flocks can suddenly appear.
A drop in USDA’s broiler chicken hatchability rates from 85% to less than 80% in the past decade runs counter to the poultry industry’s improvements in production efficiency, but making just a small improvement in hatchability can create significant economic benefits.
Years of painstaking research to discover how Salmonella metabolically survive is yielding unusual insights into these resourceful bacteria.
Researchers from Spain and the Netherlands performed a study to determine if adding a mineral and vitamin mix (AHS and Vitamin C) would have an effect on broiler performance in heat-stressed conditions.
By Jeff Winton
Founder and Chairman, Rural Minds
Owner, Wall Street Dairy, LLC
Chautauqua County, New York
As consumer demand for eggs from free-range chickens grows, a big question lingers: what is the best stocking density for chickens in free-range conditions?
Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of bacterial-derived gastroenteritis in the US, due to its ability to asymptomatically reside within the intestinal tracts of poultry.
The case of a turkey producer with 10-week-old turkeys experiencing respiratory distress and sudden death proved to be a difficult one to diagnose.
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