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Showers, Troughs as Good as Ponds for Duck Welfare
Duck welfare is related to the nature and extent of their access to water, according to a paper published by University of Oxford researchers, Tracey Jones, Corri Waitt and Professor Marian Dawkins. Growth was not affected by treatment but the eyes, nostrils...
UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - October - December 2008
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include vitamin B2 deficiency in young broilers, respiratory diseases in turkeys, pneumonia of unknown aetiology in ducklings and a suspected case of goose parvovirus...
Soil Association Publishes Organic Market Report
The Soil Association has just published its Organic Market Report 2009. The highlights for the poultry industry have been selected by Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite. Last year, sales of organic food in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent...
Artificial Incubation
An introduction to incubation times and optimal conditions in a number of avian species by Joe G. Berry, Extension Poultry Specialist at Oklahoma State University in a Fact Sheet published in May 2007.
Organic Poultry Production in the United States - Living Conditions and Housing
In organic poultry production systems, birds are raised without cages in housing that allows outdoor access, are fed organic feed and managed with proactive practices and natural treatments. Organic Poultry Production in the United States was...
UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - July- September 2008
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include fungal infections in young game birds, acute respiratory disease of unknown aetiology in ducks, acute and atypical ILT outbreaks in smaller flocks and the...
Coccidiosis Management for Natural and Organic Poultry
By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist. - Both small and large poultry producers are interested in the sustainable management of the parasitic disease coccidiosis.
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...
Biosecurity Basics for Poultry Growers
By Dan L. Cunningham and Brian D. Fairchild, Department of Poultry Science, The University of Georgia - Biosecurity refers to procedures used to prevent the introduction and spread of disease-causing organisms in poultry flocks.
Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza
By DuPont Animal Health Solutions - The leading international biosecurity experts, DAHS are currently focusing on the global effort to prevent and contain the spread of Avian Influenza by providing poultry farmers worldwide with a practical "Avian Influenza...
Nobilis Influenza H5 Vaccine in Ducks
By Intervet - Nine three week old conventional Peking ducks were vaccinated once with one ml (double the chicken dose) of Nobilis Influenza H5 via the subcutaneous route. One duck served as control.
Antibiotic / Probiotic Trends and Transitions in the Poultry Industry
By Scott Gillingham and published by The Alberta Agriculture, Food And Rural Development Department - Antibiotics have been available in the Poultry Industry and have played a major role in the health and growth of our industry. However in recent years,...
Health and Meat Animal Production
By the USDA's Agricultural Research Service - An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure—particularly when it comes to medicine.
Animal Products Markets in 2005 and Forecast for 2006
By Keithly Jones, Economic Research Service, USDA - Uncertainty continues to shape the forecasts for animal products markets in 2006. Potential and actual animal disease outbreaks, consumer sensitivities, volatile exchange rates, and growing competition...
UK Poultry and Poultrymeat Statistics - August 2006
By Defra - This monthly publication combines information from the UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results together with other Defra statistics, and trade data, pulling all ‘official’ poultry statistics in one publication.
 
 
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