Diet Manipulation to Reduce Phosphorus Excretion by Poultry
By Ken W. Koelkebeck and Stephanie Boling - Phosphorus is an essential dietary nutrient for growing birds and is also essential for egg production and eggshell quality of laying hens. Even though an adequate amount of phosphorus is needed to support growth...

Surveillance Program for Exotic Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza
By F. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Health Veterinarian at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - In the last few years there have been several outbreaks of foreign poultry diseases in the United States. An outbreak of low pathogenic Avian...

Water Sanitation: Evaluation of Products
By Susan Watkins, Lisa Newberry, Melony Wilson and Robert Hubbard, University of Arkansas - Cleaning water lines between flocks is an important step in providing optimum drinking water for poultry production. Even producers with excellent daily water...

Immunizing against Infectious Bursal Disease
By H. Wu and Joseph J. Giambrone, Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University, Narendra K. Singh and Robert D. Locy, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, and K. Scissum-Gunn, Department of Biological Sciences, Alabama State University...

Moulting - a natural process
by M R Ellis, Poultry Branch, Agriculture Western Australia, Reviewed by DPI&F officers - During the autumn, many household poultry keepers, particularly people keeping poultry for the first time, are often puzzled because although their laying birds...

International Poultry Industry Overview
By the USDA FAS - This article provides the highlights and links to the 2004 USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual reports for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Romania,...

A Health Program for Small and Specialty Poultry Flocks
By The University of Maryland - This article looks at setting up and managing small flocks.

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - August 2004
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...

The Ideal Amino Acid Requirements and Profile for Broilers, Layers, and Broiler Breeders
By Craig Coon, Poultry Science Department, University of Arkansas and published by the American Soybean Association - The importance of utilizing the correct amount of balanced dietary protein and amino acids for poultry is a high priority issue for several...

Cleaner Farms Better flocks: Keeping out disease and harmful bacteria
By the Food Standards Agency - Protect your business: On every chicken farm there are invisible threats to the birds – and your profits. Poultry diseases and food poisoning bacteria can easily find their way in and spread through the flock.

Whole soybeans in diets for poultry
By Rosa Lázaro, Gonzalo G. Mateos, M Ángeles Latorre & Javier Piquer and published by the American Soybean Association - Initial studies regarding the use of whole soybeans in animal feeds were carried out on poultry, specifically with broilers and laying...

Cannibalism: Prevention and Treatment
By Phillip J. Clauer, Poultry Extension Specialist Animal & Poultry Sciences Department - Cannibalism in fowl is a costly and vicious habit that poultry producers can not afford to ignore. It may occur at any age among all breeds, strains and sexes of...

Mareks Disease: Vaccine handling
By Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd and Teresa N. Cereno, DVM, Dip. Path., ACPV, Manager of Veterinary Services, AGE, Merial Canada, Inc. - Marek’s Disease (MD) is still considered as one of the most economically devastating poultry diseases worldwide....

Effect of Heat Stress on Production Parameters and Immune Responses of Commercial Laying Hens
By M. M. Mashaly, G. L. Hendricks, III, A. O. Abbas, and P. H. Patterson, Pennsylvania State University, M. A. Kalama, Minofiya University, Egypt and A. E. Gehad, National Research Center, Giza - This article contains an abstract from the Poultry Science...

Understanding and Control of Gangrenous Dermatitis in Poultry Houses
By Dustan Clark, Extension Veterinarian, Susan Watkins, Extension Poultry Specialist, Frank Jones, Extension Poultry Specialist Section Leader and Bob Norton, Assistant Professor - University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. This article looks...