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Nutritional considerations for broilers with coccidiosis

By Brett Lumpkins, PhD, and Greg Mathis, PhD
Southern Poultry Feed & Research, Inc.
Athens, Georgia USA

Passive protection key to successful IBD (Gumboro) control in breeders, broilers

By Don Ritter, DVM
Poultry Business Solutions LLC
Norfolk, Virginia

Mapping the poultry microbiome reveals insights on gut health, performance

The importance of maintaining good gut health is well-known in the poultry industry, but the gut’s microbiome and its role in health and performance remain a mystery.

Pullin: Tips for prepping layer pullets for cage-free production

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service estimates that two-thirds of laying hens in the US will need to be in cage-free production by 2026 to meet the projected demand, but the practice requires considerable planning by producers.

Boltz: Salmonella prevention requires updated feed-processing methods

Tightened-up feed-processing practices along with new hygienic feed options can help reduce salmonellosis outbreaks linked to poultry products, according to Tim Boltz, PhD, assistant professor of poultry nutrition and feed hygienics, Mississippi State University.

Stimulating activity can reduce ‘kinky back’ in broilers

Increased activity in broilers can reduce kinky back — a spinal deformity that can affect mobility in fast-growing chicks between 3 and 6 weeks of age.

Poultry scientists seek to dispel myth that fertilizing with litter spreads weeds

There has always been a myth perpetuated that chicken litter contains weed seed, but litter is simply poultry manure and bedding; neither should contain many seeds.

What’s ‘sustainable’?
Part 2: Supply chain and consumers influence food-animal sustainability

Sustainability associated with food-animal production encompasses environmental, economic, and social issues. Adding to the complexity is the fact that participants of the supply chain and consumers have growing influence on the food-animal sector.

Optimal broiler weight gain tied to body temperature, management details

As most producers know, poultry performance can suffer during periods of high temperature. Modern poultry housing is designed to maintain environmental temperatures within an optimal range, but how does the temperature of individual birds impact their weight gain?

Concerned about a poultry colleague? How to start a conversation about mental health

Starting a conversation about a mental health challenge is a powerful way to help stop the stigma that often affects friends and colleagues struggling with a mental illness.

USDA finalizes new transparency rules for poultry contract growers

USDA has finalized the “Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments” rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The rule aims to help contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with major processing companies.

Bielke: Get to know the pros and cons of poultry feed additives

Between most poultry companies raising a portion of their birds with no antibiotics and FDA imposing more limits on how antibiotics can be used, the poultry industry has turned to a rapidly growing menu of alternative therapies to help maintain a healthy gut.

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