The Economic Importance of Ventilation Management
By John R. Blakely, technical manager for Aviagen in the eastern USA, and Dr Gene Simpson of the Agricultural Economics Faculty at Auburn University in the USA. Poor ventilation will affect broiler growth and economic output. The authors focus on the...

To Find Campylobacter jejuni, Look in the Biofilms
Most biofilms have the potential to promote and harbour C. jejuni, according to this report from the Food Safety Consortium.

Marek's Disease - the Story behind the Headlines
With recent outbreaks of Marek's disease occurring, this article by poultry veterinarian, Stephen Lister, provides a timely reminder to producers that Marek's disease is a hidden menace. It was published by DuPont Animal Health Solutions.

A Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Bone Weakness in Commercial Laying Hens
Published in the July 2008 issue of Poultry Tips. A. Bruce Webster, extension poultry scientist withthe University of Georgia, describes a way to help prevent weak bones becoming a problem in commercial flocks.

UK Poultry and Poultry Meat Statistics - September 2008
By Defra. This monthly publication provides the latest national statistics produced by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) on the activity of UK hatcheries and poultry slaughterhouses and other related poultry statistics...

Profile of California's Major Producer
Bob Wangerien, senior vice-president of marketing at Foster Farms, is interviewed about his company's business philosophy and strategy in Cobb's Business Focus. magazine.

USDA Poultry and Products Annual Reports 2008
This provides links to the latest poultry industry data from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service GAIN Annual Reports for 2008. Within each article listed below is a link to the full report, which includes all the tabular data that we have omitted from...

Salmonella in Livestock Production in GB: 2007 Report
From the UK Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA). The report covers the incidence and typing of Salmonella in chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and game birds submitted to the VLA last year.

Poultry Litter: Issues and Opportunities
By G. Tom Tabler, Department of Poultry Science and Yi Liang, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture, and published in the Summer 2008 issue of Avian Advice. They suggest ways to...

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - April-June 2008
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic poultry diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

Traceability and Quality to Meet Consumer Expectations
Consumers are expecting more from the products they eat than they used to, writes ThePoultrySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

US Poultry Outlook Report - September 2008
By USDA Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the September 2008 issue of Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report by Richard Stillman. Broiler meat production is expected to expand through to the end of third-quarter...

Emerging Animal Diseases and International Trade
Infectious animal and zoonotic diseases are becoming more and more important in the changing farming and trading systems of the industrialised and developing world, writes ThePoultrySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

US Feed Outlook
A fall in US feed grain production this month largely caused by dry weather has only partially been offset by increases in foreign production, according to the US Feed Outlook by the Economic Research Service of the USDA.

Water Quality and Broiler Performance
By Marco Quiroz, DVM, Manager of Product Development for Novus International Inc. and presented at the North Carolina Broiler Supervisor's Short Course Conference in April 2008. He emphasises the importance of removing biofilms from water-lines and outlines...