Slower growing broilers are healthier Researchers claim a significant commercial farm trial has shown that slower growing broilers are not only...
Coronavirus is more persistent than other SARS viruses The Food Technology Institute from Brazil looked into the survival rates of 3 types of coronavirus on surfaces...
Webinar on demand: Gut Integrity in poultry Poultry World and All About Feed recently broadcasted an exclusive webinar on Gut Integrity in Poultry, its...
Poultry meat seized in Lithuania due to Salmonella More than 40 tonnes of poultry meat imported from Poland, Hungary, and Romania have been seized in the space of...
Russian poultry farmers want more leeway on coccidiostats Russian poultry producers have appealed to the Russian sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor to withdraw unjustified...
Poultry innovations rewarded at Innov‘Space 2020 Even though the physical edition of international livestock show Space was the victim of the Corona virus...
Chicken red mites go under the microscope Chicken red mites are being put under the microscope again thanks to a funding boost awarded to a Scottish...
UK poultry: Disease challenges drive antibiotic use up Antibiotic usage in the UK’s poultry meat sector rose for the second year running as farmers faced disease...
Virtual Animal AgTech Innovation Summit held on 14 September Previously held in San Francisco and Amsterdam, this year’s Animal AgTech Innovation Summit will be held online...
AI is waging in Siberia During the past several weeks, highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) has hit 25 farms in Omsk Oblast, Russia,...
Birds culled as UK forced to close plants due to Covid-19 In the past weeks, 100,000+ birds on 2 UK farms were culled due to closures of processing plants because of...
Backyard producers selling affects bird flu transmission Researchers believe small-scale poultry farmers could be increasing the risk of avian influenza transmission...
US backyard flocks: Salmonella infection rates cause concern Concerns about the increase in people infected by strains of Salmonella linked to contact with poultry in...
Even low levels of mycotoxins impact bird performance New research has shown that even low levels of mycotoxins found in animal feed have a direct negative impact on...
Distress calls and performance of chicks analysed Researchers believe that distress call monitoring may be a real-time marker of both emotional state and...
USDA: Avian leukosis now a "trimmable condition" Following a petition by the National Chicken Council, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service will now...
Vaccine efficiency is key in poultry production Vaccination, an 11 letter word. Larger than many, however, it is a huge subject and justifies its size, given...
More than just an antibiotic reduction target With poultry being half the meat eaten in the country, the British poultry meat industry’s Antibiotic...
Impossible situation Any new outbreak of avian influenza asks for strict biosecurity and a proper stamping out methodology to get to...
Disease changes landscape for years The poultry sector had its fair share of disease problems. Avian influenza, mainly caused by wild birds, has hit...
Storm in a teacup: The ionophore coccidiostats debate Ionophore coccidiostats tend to cause a stir. Some expect that they will soon cease to be feed additives, while...
Poultry sector inherently innovative As 2018 draws to a close, it’s worth reflecting on the year past, and those that went before it.
Developing nations need robust support to reduce medicine... It can seem distinctly unfair to judge developing countries’ practices when it comes to the environment or use...
ESBL-scare in the right context One of the main drivers behind the reduction of antibiotic usage in livestock is the rise of resistant bacteria...
Formaldehyde denial: Loss of a vital preventive measure The EU recently passed a denial of authorisation for formaldehyde in animal feed, but formaldehyde is a vital...
Preparing for the next flu season With the knowledge that it is always flu season somewhere, the large poultry production regions in the western...
American chicken is incompatible with European farming Chicken has long been a sticking point in Transatlantic trade negotiations. For 2 decades Europe has banned...
Avian influenza difficult to deal with Poultry producers in Europe and the US are out of the woods when it comes to the avian influenza threat from...
Approach antibiotic resistance head on Most acknowledge that an overall reduction of their use – in both human health and livestock – will reduce the...
Veterinary concerns must outweigh economic concerns According to avian influenza experts, the bird flu carrying wild widgeons should be out of the largest part of...
Commentary: Foster Farms and the US Salmonella outbreaks Chick-Cite has commented recently on the ongoing investigation of outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg attributed...
Veterinary drugs: health for poultry and humans Proper use of veterinary drugs is essential for optimising animal health status and improving animal...
How to ensure litter quality? Depending on region and climate conditions, the floor in the broiler house can differ, as can the availability...
Interview: FVE president: "One Health approach is essential" Dutch veterinarian Rens van Dobbenburgh has been president of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)...
Fast growth and high breast yield linked to poor welfare Bird welfare is compromised when broilers are grown faster for higher breast meat yields
New and fast detection of Campylobacter Up to 4 times more chicken flocks show signs of Campylobacter colonisation with the cheap and new air-sampling...
Reducing antibiotics: 4-phase farm management blueprint Reducing antimicrobials from poultry production requires good farm management. Simply defined, farm management...
America´s ag ministers defend science on sanitary concerns The Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Rural Development of the Americas...
Farm Report: How Dutch broiler farmer eradicates Salmonella Dutch broiler farmer Ad Jansen (54) got rid of a persistent Salmonella infection by applying multiple measures....
Farm-specific reduction of antimicrobial use is the future A closer study of the data collected in a European project entitled ‘Ecology from farm to fork of microbial drug...
Protecting broilers from heart failure Heart issues in fast-growing broiler chickens might be linked to how their genes respond to epigenetic factors.
Genetically improving resilience to Newcastle Disease A team of international scientists in Africa and the United States are developing strategies to genetically...
US/UK antibiotic use in poultry examined Antibiotic use in turkeys in the United States is about 9 times as high as the use in UK birds, while US...
Exploring ways to reduce salmonella in poultry Researchers from 2 US universities have joined forces with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to explore...
Controlling Sudden Death Syndrome via feed strategies Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) is a problem that has been observed in many countries where other major poultry...
VIR Check helps to lower viral pressure in poultry houses A new test enables broiler farmers to measure the results of the cleaning and disinfection of their poultry...
Tackling Campylobacter jejuni is difficult Belgian research looked into the possibility of in ovo vaccination of broilers against Campylobacter jejuni...
Reducing the risk of salmonella re-contamination in feed Deploying risk mitigation strategies across the feed-to-food production chain can help assure safe animal feed...
Is the fridge door the best place to keep eggs? What are the implications for eggs kept in the fridge door? Is there a better option?
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Is this system working optimally? There is a capacity problem with this rod conveyor – how did this happen and what is the solution?
Are these cracks fresh or old? If you see a crack on an egg, how do you determine its age? And how can you minimise them from occurring?
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Why is this abnormal egg on the house floor? This egg was laid late. How can this happen? And what can be done to prevent it?
Why are there stripes on these eggs? Stripes on the egg shell can mean a couple things. These stripes are hen footprints, find out what that means...
Why is this egg covered in blood? Eggs should not have blood them. This is what you can do to prevent it.
Why are upper laying nests cramped with hens? This is the reason most hens are in the upper laying nests.
Why are eggs in front of the nest box? If eggs in front of the nest box is a frequent occurrence, what is the cause and what can you do to prevent it?
The cause of soft shells Soft or shell-less eggs are not only messy, they indicate something is wrong.
When hens can't stand properly If hens are not fully able to stand, it could have one of these causes.