Ammonia in Commercial Layer Houses
By A. Bruce Webster, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - This study compares two types of layer houses, the manure belt house and the high rise house, to try to learn the NH₃ production...

Poultry litter banned as cattle feed
By Casey Ritz, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - In a January 26, 2004, press release, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced several new public health measures to be implemented...

Performance of Commercial Laying Hens when Six Percent Corn Oil Is Added to the Diet at Various Ages and with Different Levels of Tryptophan and Protein
R. S. Antar, R. H. Harms, M. Shivazad, D. E. Faria, and G. B. Russell, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida. Published by Poultry Science.

Maintaining Egg Quality
By Dan L. Cunningham, Extension Coordinator, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - In addition to keeping poultry for esthetic purposes, many small flock producers keep chickens for the products they produce. Producing...

Determination of Cooling Rates and Carbon Dioxide Uptake in Eggs
By P. A. Curtis, Auburn University and K. M. Keener, K. E. Anderson, and J. B. Foegeding, North Carolina State University - The ability to rapidly cool shell eggs to 7°C is important in the prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) growth. In addition,...

Managing a Small Poultry Flock
By Agri Canada - This publication is a guide for those who wish to keep a few egg-producing chickens for their own use. Chickens that are bred to produce eggs lay considerably more eggs than those bred for meat production.

Welfare Implications of Avian Osteoporosis
By A. B. Webster, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - Cage layer fatigue was first noticed after laying hens began to be housed in cages in the mid-20th century. Hens producing eggs at...

Overview of Bone Biology in the Egg-Laying Hen
By C. C. Whitehead, Roslin Institute. Published by Poultry Science - In young pullets, long bones elongate by endochondral growth. Growth plate chondrocytes proliferate, then hypertrophy, and are replaced by osteoblasts that form a network of trabecular...

Role of Estrogen in Avian Osteoporosis
By M. M. Beck, Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and K. K. Hansen, Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, University of Nebraska. Published by Poultry Science - One of the difficulties associated with commercial layer production...

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - November 2003
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...

Zinc: Nutritional and Pharmacological Roles
By Larry L. Berger, Ph.D. University of Illinois. This article provides an update for nutrition professionals on the current understanding of both the physiological and pharmacological roles of zinc in animal diets.

Contamination of hatching eggs
Prepared by Michael Wineland, Extension Poultry Specialist and Carmen Christopher, North Carolina State University - This article looks at where the microbial contamination come from in hatching eggs and discusses what management strategies can be practiced...

Production-Related Traits of Layers Reared in Different Sized Flocks - The Concept of Problematic Intermediate Group Sizes
By L. J. Keeling, M. G. Correia, Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, I. Estevez, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, and R. C. Newberry, Center for the Study of Animal...

Antimicrobial Resistance – A Threat to Sustainable Agriculture
By Christopher Teale, Veterinary Laboratory Agency - This paper gives an overview of some of the challenges which antimicrobial (antibiotic) resistance is likely to pose for UK agriculture over the coming decades.

Developments in consumption, washing and marking of eggs
By the European Commission - Report from the Commission to the Council with regard to developments in consumption, washing and marking of eggs. Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs....