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Watch for ‘profound’ mental health strain on poultry producers

By Jeff Winton
Founder and Chairman, Rural Minds
Owner, Wall Street Dairy, LLC
Chautauqua County, New York

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.

Interview: Embryologist discusses genetics initiative aiming to produce layer hens that yield females only

The keynote address of the 2023 Poultry Science Association conference featured Yuval Cinnamon, PhD, an Israeli embryologist leading a team of scientists that developed the first layer flock that produces females only.

A smartphone app that can identify and classify disease from pictures of chicken feces can help make accurate and swift disease diagnoses.

New app uses feces photos to help diagnose poultry diseases

A smartphone app that can identify and classify disease from pictures of chicken feces has been developed to aid poultry veterinarians and farmers in making accurate and swift disease diagnoses.

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

Managing day-old chicks’ thermal environment for optimum health and performance

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

Free quick-read propane safety guides available from PERC

A series of one-page safety guides covering a variety of topics related to the safe use of propane and propane-powered equipment on the farm is now available from the Propane Education & Research Council.

USDA shifts additional $502 million to HPAI surveillance, control

USDA has announced plans to provide an additional $502 million to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza in the US.

Poultry scientists present latest research to benefit poultry health, welfare

Innovation, welfare and sustainability were on full display at the 2023 conference of the American Association of Avian Pathologists.

USDA scientist: Gut’s role in poultry health is a multifactorial, delicate balance

The diet and gut drive a bird’s growth, but they also play a role in the immune system and physiology of the animal, which influences health and disease outcomes.

Smart ag technologies for poultry take data collection, management to new level

Smart ag technologies offer production and research benefits by providing real-time data on individual birds and at the flock level to optimize production, animal health and well-being, food safety and the environment.

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