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Egg Layers Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 121-135 in Egg Layers
The Effect of Feather Eating on Feed Passage in Laying Hens
By A. Harlander-Matauschek, H. P. Piepho, and W. Bessei - This article contains an abstract from the Poultry Science Association's January 2006 journal.
By A. Harlander-Matauschek, H. P. Piepho, and W. Bessei - This article contains an abstract from the Poultry Science Association's January 2006 journal.
Small Flock Biosecurity
By Carlyle Bennett, Terry Whiting and Glen Duizer, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives - With the current concerns about diseases such as avian influenza, owners of small flocks can take simple precautions to help prevent an outbreak of disease...
By Carlyle Bennett, Terry Whiting and Glen Duizer, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives - With the current concerns about diseases such as avian influenza, owners of small flocks can take simple precautions to help prevent an outbreak of disease...
Impact of feeding management on feather pecking in laying hens
By M.M Van Krimpen, B.F.J Reuvekamp, C.M.C Van Der Peet-Schwering, R.P. Kwakkel and M.W.A Verstegen, Wageningen University, and L.A. Den Hartog, Nutreco R&D.
By M.M Van Krimpen, B.F.J Reuvekamp, C.M.C Van Der Peet-Schwering, R.P. Kwakkel and M.W.A Verstegen, Wageningen University, and L.A. Den Hartog, Nutreco R&D.
Non-Feed Withdrawal Molting
By A. Bruce Webster Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - Induced molting is an important practice for many egg companies in the United States because it minimizes costs associated with the growing of replacement pullets and disposal of...
By A. Bruce Webster Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - Induced molting is an important practice for many egg companies in the United States because it minimizes costs associated with the growing of replacement pullets and disposal of...
Maximising uniformity through top-level hatchery practice
By Ir Lotte van de Ven, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies - The greatest challenge for modern hatchery is to achieve uniform, high vitality flocks of day old chicks. Next to incubation technology, good hatchery management can greatly influence this. Uniformity...
By Ir Lotte van de Ven, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies - The greatest challenge for modern hatchery is to achieve uniform, high vitality flocks of day old chicks. Next to incubation technology, good hatchery management can greatly influence this. Uniformity...
Effects of Extended Storage on Egg Quality Factors
D. R. Jones and M. T. Musgrove, Russell Research Center, Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit, USDA ARS - This article contains an abstract from the Poultry Science Association's August 2004 journal.
D. R. Jones and M. T. Musgrove, Russell Research Center, Egg Safety and Quality Research Unit, USDA ARS - This article contains an abstract from the Poultry Science Association's August 2004 journal.
Site Selection Factors for new Poultry Facilities
By Charles Goan, Professor, Animal Science, University of Tennessee - Farmers considering building poultry facilities on their farms must give considerable thought to the location of the new structures.
By Charles Goan, Professor, Animal Science, University of Tennessee - Farmers considering building poultry facilities on their farms must give considerable thought to the location of the new structures.
The Management of Male Breeders
By Lindsay Broadbent, UK Customer Account Co-ordinator, Aviagen - The objective in managing male breeders is to rear sufficient good quality males to mate with females at 19 weeks and thereafter maximise fertility through the lay period. Good quality...
By Lindsay Broadbent, UK Customer Account Co-ordinator, Aviagen - The objective in managing male breeders is to rear sufficient good quality males to mate with females at 19 weeks and thereafter maximise fertility through the lay period. Good quality...
Single stage incubation is the most natural choice
By Dr. Marleen Boerjan, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies - What are the incubation needs of the developing embryo? To achieve the best results from commercial incubation we should focus on temperature in the setter, the most critical factor of embryonic...
By Dr. Marleen Boerjan, Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies - What are the incubation needs of the developing embryo? To achieve the best results from commercial incubation we should focus on temperature in the setter, the most critical factor of embryonic...
Treatment of Intestinal Worms In Broiler Breeders
Summary Provided by Dr. Suzanne Young, Aviagen and Dr. James Dawe, Bayer Animal Health - In recent years, all FDA approved intestinal worm treatments administered in poultry feed have been withdrawn from the US market. This left the industry dependent...
Summary Provided by Dr. Suzanne Young, Aviagen and Dr. James Dawe, Bayer Animal Health - In recent years, all FDA approved intestinal worm treatments administered in poultry feed have been withdrawn from the US market. This left the industry dependent...
Making Every Egg Count
By Dave Watts, UK Regional Accounts Manager, Aviagen - Genetic improvement over the last few decades has seen major improvements in breeder egg production and chick output, but are you getting as much of this from the bird as you could? Two areas where...
By Dave Watts, UK Regional Accounts Manager, Aviagen - Genetic improvement over the last few decades has seen major improvements in breeder egg production and chick output, but are you getting as much of this from the bird as you could? Two areas where...
Several Reasons Why Your Hens May Stop Laying Eggs
By A. Bruce Webster, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - It is not unusual for the Extension Service to get calls from backyard flock owners wanting to know why their hens have stopped laying eggs. There are a lot of reasons why this...
By A. Bruce Webster, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - It is not unusual for the Extension Service to get calls from backyard flock owners wanting to know why their hens have stopped laying eggs. There are a lot of reasons why this...
Analysis of US poultry meat trade with the EU: Past, present, future
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - The US exports $2.2 billion of poultry meat per year, however none of those exports enter the EU. This report outlines some of the current and historical reasons for this. Web links and other sources are cited...
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - The US exports $2.2 billion of poultry meat per year, however none of those exports enter the EU. This report outlines some of the current and historical reasons for this. Web links and other sources are cited...
Coexisting with Neighbors: A Poultry Farmer’s Guide
By Casey W. Ritz, Ph.D. Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - The farming environment in which we live is continually changing. Several factors stand out as influences of that change in this day and age: the geographic consolidation of...
By Casey W. Ritz, Ph.D. Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia - The farming environment in which we live is continually changing. Several factors stand out as influences of that change in this day and age: the geographic consolidation of...
Nutritional and Feeding Strategies to Minimize Nutrient Losses in Livestock Manure
By Mindy J. Spiehs, Regional Extension Educator - Livestock Manure Systems, University of Minnesota Extension Service - The livestock industry has undergone substantial changes in the past few decades. The poultry, swine, and dairy industries in particular...
By Mindy J. Spiehs, Regional Extension Educator - Livestock Manure Systems, University of Minnesota Extension Service - The livestock industry has undergone substantial changes in the past few decades. The poultry, swine, and dairy industries in particular...
