Stressful birds more likely to produce female chicks Stress and a lack of resources can trigger hormonal shifts that make it more likely for a mother to produce...
Canada: Funding provided to prevent male chick culling Funding to invest in innovation in Canada’s egg industry will help address key animal welfare matters.
Preparing hens better for cage-free living Identifying the relationship between rearing environment and keel-bone strength on commercial farms and then on...
Germany: First food retailer to use 'early feeding' system REWE Group is to become the first food retailer in Germany to use the early feeding system where birds receive...
DNA-based technology to determine sex of zero-day chicks Scientists have developed a DNA-based technology for determining the sex of zero-day chicks – as soon as they...
Producing quail for meat and eggs Expert advice on production, disease management and best feed ration when farming quail for meat and eggs....
ESPN: How early feeding can programme poultry performance The next major advance in poultry nutrition will come from feeding chicks in-ovo, and ‘imprinting’ behaviour...
Cherkizovo aiming for parent flock self-sufficiency Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, has launched its first...
Looking into teff grain for broiler feed Not all countries in the world have an ample supply of corn available to include in their poultry diets. The...
Quality approval stamp for Ceva’s hatchery program French animal health company, Ceva Santé Animale, has been awarded the first internationally recognised quality...
Commercial chick sexing machine in development A Dutch start-up, In-Ovo, has said it is close to developing a commercially viable solution to sexing chicks...
Commercial poultry embryo sexing a step closer A commercially viable test to determine embryo chick sexing will be available by early next year, German...
Seminar: Feeding young broilers A free seminar at Victam Asia will delve into the importance of feeding the young broiler chicken.
An innovative idea proven in the field Getting broiler chicks on the feed as soon and as much as possible is a goal everyone in the industry is chasing...
Optimising use of starter feeds from day of hatch Chicks grow and develop at an incredible rate during the first week of hatching. With just 34-42 days from the...
Cargill opens new HatchBrood facility in China Cargill Animal Protein’s new HatchBrood facility in China is now fully operational with the first round of...
Commentary: Foster Farms and the US Salmonella outbreaks Chick-Cite has commented recently on the ongoing investigation of outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg attributed...
In ovo feeding; a promising approach? It is known that the timing and form of nutrients supplied post-hatch is critical for development of...
Newly-hatched Chicks and Early Access to Feed Functional development of the intestinal tract is essential for a successful poultry production.
‘Better Life’ standard a healthy choice Broiler farmers Tienus and Alie Berkepies switched from regular broiler production to Better Life standard...
Young chick feeding for optimal gut health Early nutrition in chicks is important in order to meet their needs for initial fast growth rates as well as the...
‘Feed conversion 1.00 is the future’ Broiler farm Bitterhoek in the Dutch village of Poortvliet raises its broilers in a six-storey Vencomatic Patio...
Smart sanitiser cutting human contact with formalin Poultry World visited Aviagen’s hatchery in the West Midlands, where we caught up with a company that is...
Managing free-range layers during a housing order Last year free-range birds across the UK were forcibly housed to mitigate the risk of commercial flocks’...
Refurbishing poultry houses to lift performance Older poultry units can hamper flock performance – but not everyone wants to shell out on a shiny new building....
Getting water right on broiler farms Getting water lines operating optimally is considered one of the best ways to boost performance. Here, we...
A guide to giving hens the best start in life Whether a pullet rearer or introducing young birds into lay, getting hens off to a good start is essential to a...
East-African poultry sector matures With a global increase in demand for poultry and eggs in countries with growing populations and an increase in...
Top quality chicks, a checklist What to expect as a customer from the hatchery? The answer should be simple; top quality chicks of either a...
Genetic manipulation studies examine chick sexing potential Research is underway in Edinburgh on the sex-determining mechanisms in the chick, which could have major...
Temperature and relative humidity critical in climate... The main purpose of climate control in modern day poultry production is to produce a healthier bird, which...
Incredible technological advance Sometimes one runs into things that are really mind blowing. One example of that is technology that can...
German parliament rejects male chick cull ban The German parliament has voted down the proposed ban on culling male chicks, instead opting to stick with the...
5 steps to motivate poultry farm employees Every successful manager knows that a motivated employee is a productive employee. The key to motivating...
Restoring the hatchability of stored eggs Poor or prolonged storage of incubating eggs leads to major losses in hatch results. Restoring the hatchability...