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Canada research shows transportation from farm to plant can affect poultry meat quality, quantity

Transporting poultry from grow farms to processing plants can be stressful for birds, even more so in humid weather or during a brisk cold snap when stress levels can increase enough to contribute to weight loss and reduced meat quality.

Vivek Kuttappan, DVM, PhD, Cargill poultry technology lead, said postbiotics — biologically inactive proteins, peptides or enzymes that are typically found in fermented foods — have been shown to have numerous benefits that support bird gut health, immune systems and overall productivity.

Postbiotics offer ‘next level’ solutions to poultry industry challenges

Utilizing postbiotic feed additives in poultry diets could help producers find customized solutions to challenges facing the poultry industry, according to an expert in poultry gut health.

Shane: Vaccination needed in face of airborne HPAI threat

Evidence that airborne spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is possible near flocks of wild birds underlines that even extreme biosecurity won’t completely protect egg-production flocks, according to an industry commentator.

Cochlosomiasis: A resurgent disease for US turkey industry

By Justin Lowery, MS
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Poultry and the Rising Heat: Why Climate Change Demands Action on Heat Stress

Climate change demands more focus on managing heat stress in poultry

Heat stress isn’t just for summer anymore. A 68-minute webinar with Vasil Stanev, DVM, discusses thermoregulation, heat-stress mechanisms and how to manage heat stress effectively in poultry flocks.

Report shows further improvements in antibiotic stewardship by broiler, turkey and layer sectors

Updated research supported by the US Poultry & Egg Association quantifying the US poultry industry’s on-farm antibiotic use shows further improvements in antibiotic stewardship and commitment to disease prevention within poultry production.

Mapping histomoniasis outbreaks reveals increased risk of housing chickens within 1 mile of turkey flocks

Preventing disease transmission between flocks is a major goal of the poultry industry. One threat to bird health is the protozoan Histomonas meleagridis, which causes a disease called histomoniasis.

Consumers stymied by poultry-welfare misconceptions

US consumers have misconceptions about how poultry is raised, including a widely held but erroneous belief that there are added hormones or steroids in chicken meat, a national survey suggests.

Study looks at post-harvest methods to reduce Campylobacter on poultry products

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.

ISU: Coinfections obscure cause of deaths in turkey finisher

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.

Mathis: Develop strategic plan before reintroducing ionophores

Modern Poultry editor Joseph Feeks sat down with coccidiosis guru Greg Mathis, PhD, Southern Poultry Research, Inc., at the 2023 PSA conference to talk about Tyson Foods’ plans to drop the NAE label and its potential impact on the industry’s use of ionophores.

Worried about HPAI? Watch the flock!

By Philip A. Stayer, DVM, MS, ACPV
Independent Consultant
Laurel, MS

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