Manure Management for Water Quality: Costs to Animal Feeding Operations of Applying Manure Nutrients to Land
By Marc Ribaudo, Noel Gollehon, Marcel Aillery, Jonathan Kaplan, Robert Johansson, Jean Agapoff, Lee Christensen, Vince Breneman, and Mark Peters, U.S.D.A., ERS - Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER824) - Nutrients from livestock and poultry manure...

Small-Scale Poultry Processing
By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This article is from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and looks at how a growing number of small producers are raising poultry outdoors on pasture, processing the birds on-farm, and...

Best practice guidelines for using poultry litter on pastures
By Neil Griffiths, District Agronomist, Maitland - Bulk poultry litter can be the basis of very productive and valuable pasture and agricultural production when used wisely. It also has potential to create human and animal health risks, plus cause dust,...

Poultry keeping on a small scale
By Gerry Bolla, Suzanne Robinson and George Arzey - This report looks into the advantages of keeping poultry for non-intensive farming, and offers advice on establishing a flock.

Broiler Care Practices
By Ralph Ernst, Duncan McMartin, Francine Bradley, Donald Bell, James Millam and edited by Carolyn Stull - "Broiler Care Practices" is one of a series of University of California publications addressing the issue of animal care as it relates to food production...

Feeding Chickens for best health and performance
By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This article is from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and looks at the different methods available for poultry farmers to feed their animals for the best health and performance.

Biology, Impact on Production and Control of the Northern Fowl Mite
By Professor C. Dayton Steelman, University of Arkansas, published by Avian Advice. This article looks at the Northern Fowl Mite and the environmental and economic effects an infestation has on the poultry industry.

Azolla (Azolla pinnata) as a Feed Ingredient in Broiler Ration
From International Journal of Poultry Science 1: 29-34, 2002 - This article reports on a study to determine the feasibility of using Azolla (Azolla pinnata) as a feed ingredient in broiler rations.

Choline - The Rediscovered Vitamin for Poultry
By H.A. Workel, Th. Keller, A. Reeve and A. Lauwaerts - Choline, formerly known as vitamin B4, has been rediscovered as an indispensable feed additive in poultry. Over the last 3 years more articles discussing the use of choline chloride have been...

Effect of Drinking Water Chlorination on Campylobacter spp. Colonization of Broilers
By N. J. Stern, M. C. Robach, N. A. Cox, and M. T. Musgroveb - This study compared the rate of intestinal colonization of Campylobacter spp. in chickens provided with chlorinated drinking water against chickens given unsupplemented drinking water,...

Handbook on poultry diseases
By the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board - This handbook on poultry diseases has been prepared for the American Soybean Association to assist veterinarians, students, and avian health professionals to diagnose, treat and prevent...

Poultry grading manual
By USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service - This manual is a guide to the uniform application of the US Department of Agriculture classes, standards and grades for poultry.

The Benefits of Planting Trees Around Poultry Farms
By George W. Malone and Dorothy Abbott-Donnelly, University of Delaware - Planting trees as a visual screen, vegetative filter and windbreak around poultry farms is another opportunity for poultry growers to demonstrate their continued commitment to voluntarily...

Broiler Production: Considerations for Potential Growers
By Damona G. Doye, Joe G. Berry, Parman R. Green, and Patricia E. Norris, Oklahoma State University - This article looks at broiler production, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of contract production, labor management and the overall financing...