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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 boiler 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.

Technology will direct future advancements in animal welfare and productivity

Technology is part of everyday life in a poultry house, and it has helped the industry achieve production goals efficiently, sustainably and with more speed than imagined. But with these technological advances, animal agriculture is on the cusp of a major change.

Questions remain as search continues for solutions to emerging bacterial threat

Enterococcus cecorum was first reported in the US in 2009. Disease caused by this pathogen poses considerable welfare and economic challenges for broiler producers and currently has no effective antibiotic-free treatment. For the past 15 years, Mitsu Suyemoto, research specialist at North Carolina State University, has conducting pioneering research on this emerging pathogen with Luke Borst, DVM, PhD. Of note, their team developed many of the key assays used to study E. cecorum today.

NC State researcher: Autofluorescence accurately evaluates Eimeria oocyst viability

Research led by Phillip Yeboah, PhD candidate at North Carolina State University examined autofluorescence as a method for determining whether Eimeria oocysts are viable and capable of causing infection.

Organic acids have little effect as a Salmonella intervention in broiler study

Adding organic acids to poultry drinking water has been suggested as a potential intervention in managing Salmonella, but research by Auburn University scientists showed otherwise.

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