Viewpoints - Modern Poultry

Coccidiosis vaccination in layers: Trickle dose is a win-win

By Daniel Wilson, DVM
Wilson Veterinary Co.
Indianapolis, Indiana

Stop coccidiosis in layers! Breaks can hit any farm. Learn how to prevent & control this costly disease.

Coccidiosis breaks in layers: Who’s to blame?

By Daniel Wilson, DVM
Wilson Veterinary Company
Indianapolis, Indiana

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

Master cage-free layer production! Keys to success: data tracking, investment & flock health

Transitioning to cage-free layer production: What are the keys to success?

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

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

Precision livestock farming: Taking poultry growing to the next level

By Tom Tabler, PhD
Professor, Extension Poultry Specialist
University of Tennessee Extension Service, Animal Science Department
Spring Hill, TN

Microbiome mania: Managing our expectations for this new science in the poultry industry

By Marcelo Lang, DVM
Farsight Consulting & Marketing Services, LLC

Watch for ‘profound’ mental health strain on poultry producers

By Jeff Winton
Founder and Chairman, Rural Minds
Owner, Wall Street Dairy, LLC
Chautauqua County, New York

Interview: Embryologist discusses genetics initiative aiming to produce layer hens that yield females only

The keynote address of the 2023 Poultry Science Association conference featured Yuval Cinnamon, PhD, an Israeli embryologist leading a team of scientists that developed the first layer flock that produces females only.

Mathis: Develop strategic plan before reintroducing ionophores

Modern Poultry editor Joseph Feeks sat down with coccidiosis guru Greg Mathis, PhD, Southern Poultry Research, Inc., at the 2023 PSA conference to talk about Tyson Foods’ plans to drop the NAE label and its potential impact on the industry’s use of ionophores.

Worried about HPAI? Watch the flock!

By Philip A. Stayer, DVM, MS, ACPV
Independent Consultant
Laurel, MS

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Coccidiosis vaccination in layers: Trickle dose is a win-win

Coccidiosis breaks in layers: Who’s to blame?

Minimum recommended ventilation rates alone are insufficient

Transitioning to cage-free layer production: What are the keys to success?

Nutritional considerations for broilers with coccidiosis

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

Precision livestock farming: Taking poultry growing to the next level

Microbiome mania: Managing our expectations for this new science in the poultry industry

Watch for ‘profound’ mental health strain on poultry producers

Interview: Embryologist discusses genetics initiative aiming to produce layer hens that yield females only

Mathis: Develop strategic plan before reintroducing ionophores

Worried about HPAI? Watch the flock!

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Auditing tools and animal welfare indicators for poultry

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