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News website offers resources for effective litter management

Looking to up your game with litter management? Visit Litterpedia, a new resource developed by AgriFutures in Australia.

Struggling with flock health? Focusing on ‘Triad of Bird Immunity’ may improve outcomes

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.

UVC technology: Understanding its role in biosecurity on poultry farms

By Aaron Stephan, PhD
Research and Innovation Director
ONCE by Signify

Coccidiosis vaccination: Are you creating an environment for success?

While most chicks are vaccinated for coccidiosis at the hatchery, it’s the first few weeks in the grower barn that determine coccidia exposure, cycling and eventual immunity.

Report looks at best practices for preventing floor eggs in cage-free layers, breeders

The first comprehensive literature review in 40 years presents up-to-date research and best practices to prevent floor egg laying.

Broiler study shows litter moisture has limited effect on coccidiosis vaccine

Coccidiosis vaccination is a critical tool to mitigate economic losses for broiler producers. However, dry litter conditions and low placement densities can complicate successful vaccine replication and subsequent immunizing exposure.

Drinker management key aspect of poultry welfare

Drinker management is a key aspect of poultry welfare, as water is a crucial resource involved in thermal regulation, nutrient absorption, digestion, waste elimination and overall homeostatic balance in birds.

NCSU: Environment, genetics affect egg production in a cage-free system

Consumers, retail customers and even legislators in some states are embracing cage-free egg production, necessitating a shift in the laying-hen industry.

Did you know that all published minimum poultry housing ventilation recommendations could easily be off by 100% or more?

Radiant heating: achieving a more efficient approach

By Michael Czarick
Extension Specialist – Engineering
University of Georgia
Department of Poultry Science

Light spectrum, intensity affect turkey reproductive performance

Turkeys are seasonal breeders, meaning exposure to a long-day photoperiod triggers the reproductive response. The challenge is that the photoreceptors are deep within the brain. The light must therefore penetrate the skull and brain tissue to elicit a response.

Arkansas researchers develop challenge model for evaluating formaldehyde alternatives for controlling pathogenic hatchery bacteria

Formaldehyde fumigation is a conventional method used to control total environmental microbial counts in the hatchery. However, according to Christine N. Vuong, PhD, University of Arkansas, this method does not differentiate between beneficial or pathogenic microbes.

NCSU: ESPs may improve indoor air quality for cage-free layers

Bird welfare is improved in cage-free layer systems compared to cage systems, but indoor air quality suffers in a cage-free environment due to higher bird activity.

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