Making the case for environmental enrichment for broilers
By Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM, DACPV
Chief Science Officer
Perdue Farms
By Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM, DACPV
Chief Science Officer
Perdue Farms
By Michael Czarick
Extension Specialist – Engineering
University of Georgia
Department of Poultry Science
Having been linked to everything from yield gains, feed-conversion ratio and immunity to disease tolerance, mortality and animal welfare, intestinal health is foundational to the success of poultry operations today. Three poultry-health experts took part in an intestinal health webinar in which they discussed viral, bacterial and coccidial challenges in poultry, their impact on gut health and potential management strategies.
Enviro Tech has received a label amendment from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowing the use of PeraGuard® AH, a dry formulation of peracetic acid, to be used to disinfect surfaces from bacteria and viruses, including avian influenza A (H3N2).
By Marcelo Lang, DVM
Farsight Consulting & Marketing Services, LLC
By Tom Tabler, PhD
Professor, Extension Poultry Specialist
University of Tennessee Extension Service/Animal Science Department
Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Spring Hill, Tennessee
Broiler activities like locomotion and movement can be quantified using the broiler activity index (BAI), which has been associated with broiler leg health, productivity and physical conditions. However, current calculation procedures are not user-friendly, requiring extensive training. A new user-friendly web-based AI system could be the answer.
HPAI virus continues to take a heavy toll on US poultry while raising concerns about transmission to other species, including humans. How serious are these concerns and what are the transmission routes?
To address the strain on the nation’s egg supply and resultant record egg prices due to the current HPAI outbreak, the National Chicken Council petitioned the FDA to reverse or modify current regulations that compel the broiler industry to discard nutritious and safe eggs.
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.
Once the market weight is achieved in turkeys, they are herded, loaded and transported to slaughter plants for stunning and processing, but these events of known as “live haul” can pose risks to animal welfare throughout the process.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a major concern for human and food-animal health. The key to better understanding AMR selection and spread is the resistome, the collection of all antimicrobial resistance genes and their precursors in the gut microbiome.
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