Stayer: Ionophores are an effective tool to control coccidiosis
By Philip A. Stayer, DVM, MS, ACPV
Dr. Phil Stayer Poultry Consulting, LLC
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
By Philip A. Stayer, DVM, MS, ACPV
Dr. Phil Stayer Poultry Consulting, LLC
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Phibro Animal Health Corporation has acquired the medicated feed additive product portfolio and certain water-soluble products from Zoetis Inc.
Blue light reduces fear and stress in birds while also improving their vision yet it does not appear to significantly affect production parameters, according to researchers. But will farmers be interested in using blue light?
At the 2024 Poultry Science Association meeting, Molly Lobel, PhD, and her team at the University of Kentucky presented their findings from a study involving feeding mycotoxin-contaminated corn fines to broilers and exposing the birds to heat stress.
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
Research is showing how to effectively adjust amino acid levels in layer pullet diets, maintaining birds’ longevity and egg production without adding cost.
By Michael Czarick
Extension Engineer – Poultry
University of Georgia
Department of Poultry Science
Innate and adaptive immunity in poultry against coccidiosis is complex, involving activity from many cells and molecules. Fortunately, research is shedding light on potential routes forward to help birds fight the ubiquitous parasitic disease.
Black soldier fly is increasingly well-known as a sustainable alternative protein. But frass, a byproduct of producing meal from the insect, could also offer an option for feeding growing broilers.
Varying periods of light and dark can affect turkeys’ health and well-being, including their eye health, level of fearfulness and mortality, according to a study led by Allison Pullin, PhD, animal welfare professor at North Carolina State University.
Researchers from the University of Minnesota found evidence of S. Typhimurium vaccine origins persisting in commercial poultry production through processing and developed a tool to rapidly determine if a field isolate is of vaccine origin and not a concern to human health.
Gangrenous dermatitis is a major commercial turkey-production disease, causing significant economic losses annually from increased bird deaths and condemnations at the processing plant. Can a litter amendment impact the spread of this bacteria?
