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Local feed for local birds: How extruded-expelled soybean meal could reshape poultry supply chains

By Tanner Thornton, MS
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee

Tabler: Precision livestock farming can improve poultry production, address welfare concerns

In the highly automated world of poultry production, precision livestock farming (PLF) technology to monitor birds in real time can be used to improve their health, welfare and efficiency. But there are limitations to this technology.

Zhao: Novel ammonia-capturing technology provides a win-win scenario

Maintaining indoor air quality is a constant concern for poultry producers. In particular, ammonia levels within houses are a health concern for poultry and workers. But what about the ammonia in exhausted air? Researchers from the University of Georgia are using a novel approach to remove and recover ammonia from large layer-poultry facilities.

Technologies can help producers reduce risks of dust-borne avian influenza

Dust particles in poultry houses can exacerbate the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), with the virus on dust particles remaining infectious for up to 17 hours. By the birds’ activity, it can easily be aerosolized into the environment and, by the ventilation system’s airflow, can be transmitted within the barn and from barn to barn.

Three core competency expectations for the cage-free poultry workforce

By Alexander W. Strauch, DVM
Poultry Veterinarian
Four Star Veterinary Service, LLC
Minton Veterinary Service Office
Chickasaw, Ohio, USA

Koltes: Quality matters for pelleted, mash turkey diets

Producing the best feed for turkey production takes more than choosing a mash or pelleted version. It also includes maintaining quality from processing to the feeder.

Airborne antimicrobial-resistance threat revealed through DNA sequencing from layer houses

Studying genetic material from the air in layer poultry-production facilities has shed new light on potential opportunistic pathogens with antibiotic-resistance genes.

Precision feeding system can improve fertility, uniformity for broiler breeders

A precision poultry-feeding system developed by University of Alberta scientists has the potential to bring improved fertility, better flock uniformity and significant savings for broiler breeder producers.

Artificial turf outperformed wood shavings in mitigating ammonia and dust in cage-free layer rooms

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.

Geese and poultry disease: tracking migration timing, HPAI risk

By Matthew J. Hardy, MSc
AgriNerds – Co-owner, Waterfowl Biologist and Co-director of Ecological Modeling
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Using technology to address the triple threat of dust in poultry houses

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.

USDA researcher: HPAI threat is clear despite airborne transmission uncertainties

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.

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