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.
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.
Questions remain around the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza into and within poultry houses, but the infectious nature of the virus is its biggest weapon, according to a USDA expert.
Feed is a vital part of the poultry industry, representing around 60-70% of the total costs. However, even the best feed formulation cannot deliver results if the birds cannot access it readily. Anusha Gautam and Bethany Baker-Cook, PhD, Auburn University, discuss the right type of feeders to select for each of the production phases, appropriate feeder spacing, proper feeder height, and the overall feeder arrangement.
A North Carolina State University study, led by graduate student Athena He-DeMontaron, compared the growth performance and mortalities of fast- and slow-growing strains of broilers reared in silvopastures, which provide a natural habitat with trees, shrubbery and vegetation and indoor facilities. How did these systems impact the different bird strains?
Providing the proper stocking density to maximize broiler productivity, welfare and profitability is a balancing act. Because the birds grow dramatically in just a few weeks, space and environmental demands continuously evolve.
By Michael Czarick
Extension Engineer – Poultry
University of Georgia
Department of Poultry Science
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.
Poultry farmers face major challenges finding and disposing of mortalities on the farm, but a commercial manufacturer has created a mobile robotic system equipped with multiple cameras that traverses the ceiling to identify mortalities in the barn. Tanner Thornton, University of Tennessee, described a test of the system at the 2025 IPPE.
What is the best way to safeguard poultry health across a wide range of production systems and management teams? That’s a question Rick Phillips, DVM, MAM, director of poultry professional services veterinarians at Boehringer Ingelheim, has explored for more than 25 years while working with live-production teams across the US.
The move to cage-free egg production in the US and Europe created a seismic change in hen breeding programs.
By Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM, DACPV
Chief Science Officer
Perdue Farms
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