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Coccidiosis breaks in layers: Who’s to blame?

By Daniel Wilson, DVM
Wilson Veterinary Company
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ensuring carcass quality requires whole-life view of broilers

The chicken carcass is the broiler industry’s final product, but a range of issues can affect its quality and, ultimately, the amount of edible food available for consumers. For producers, there are a variety of ways to manage outcomes, says an industry expert — starting with the earliest stages of birds’ lives.

Kogut: Managing feed additives, gut health key to sustainable poultry production

The topic of sustainability has expanded over the years and is dependent on many aspects. Among those are feed, bird productivity and health.

Polish study: Dried yeast effective protein for chickens

Dried distillery yeast can be used as a source of energy and protein in broiler diets, but producers should pay attention to inclusion rates to avoid affecting feed conversion and potentially disrupting the birds’ gut microbiome.

Modern Poultry names veterinarian to managing editor post

Modern Poultry has appointed JoAnna Pendergrass, DVM, as its managing editor.

Did you know that all published minimum poultry housing ventilation recommendations could easily be off by 100% or more?

Minimum recommended ventilation rates alone are insufficient

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

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.

That’s super! Americans to scarf down 1.45 billion chicken wings this Sunday

Every year the National Chicken Council issues its annual Wing Report projecting the volume of seasoned chicken wings that will be consumed by ravenous, party-going Americans while watching the biggest football game of the year on TV.

Cargill launches REVEAL™ Layers tool for monitoring hens’ body condition

Cargill has introduced REVEAL™ Layers, a non-invasive near-infrared (NIR) technology that helps producers and nutritionists make real-time decisions regarding hens’ diets to support their flocks’ long-term production and performance.

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

New ‘Rising Stars’ editorial feature showcases work, insights from poultry science students

Modern Poultry has introduced “Rising Stars,” a new editorial section featuring work, insights and opinions from graduate research assistants focused on poultry science.

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