Litter Treatments are a Good Investment
University of Georgia researchers show how propane use is affected by the difference between poultry house and outside air temperatures, adding that the best way to reduce heating costs is to use litter treatments. The article is published in the September...

Reducing Energy Costs in Poultry Houses
The extension service at Mississippi State University offers twenty top tips to help reduce energy costs in poultry production, and recommends keeping full records of energy consumption.

Aspects of Management Discussed at Turkey Science Meeting
Three presentations at the 3rd Turkey Science and Production Conference held at Macclesfield, UK, in April 2009 covered the general topic of management. The papers - on foot pad dermatitis, brooding and water quality - are summarised by Jackie Linden...

Climate Change and Poultry Production
Poultry flocks are particularly vulnerable to climate change because birds can only tolerate narrow temperature ranges. Poultry farmers need to consider making adaptations now to help reduce cost, risk and concern in the future, according to this report...

A Small-Scale Agriculture Alternative: Poultry
Phillip J. Clauer, Poultry Extension Specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension, offers practical advice for those taking up poultry-keeping on a small scale, be it chickens for eggs or meat, or waterfowl.

Genetic Selection May Help Improve Walking Ability of Turkeys
Dr Edgar Oviedo-Rondón of North Carolina State University reviewed his work into the relationship between gait parameters and bone strength in turkeys at the 3rd Turkey Science and Production Conference earlier this year. Jackie Linden summarises his...

Checklist for Summer
Dr Berry Lott of Mississippi State University offers advice to farmers to solve those problems in the poultry house that tend to crop up when the temperature starts to rise. The article was published in the June 2009 issue Poultry Health & Management...

How Does Taste Influence Water Consumption in Broilers?
A review of our understanding of the sense of taste in broiler chickens by F.T. Jones and S.E. Watkins from the University of Arkansas. They recommend monitoring water usage by the flock day-by-day so that problems can be solved before profits are lost....

Comparison of Hydrogen Peroxide Products for Water Sanitation
Stabilised hydrogen peroxide products offer some additional residual hydrogen peroxide activity over unstabilised products but this activity lasts no more than two days, according to Tyler Clark, Brookee Dean and Susan Watkins of the University of Arkansas....

Carcass and Meat Quality of Organic Broilers
Organic production system seems to be a good alternative method, due to good quality carcass and meat. However, a higher level of TBA-RS in the muscle was found than for indoor-reared broilers, according to this summary from the Leopold Center for Sustainable...

Production Systems and Fatty Acid Composition of Chicken Breast
In this study summarised by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, organic products were significantly different and less nutritionally desirable in lipid composition than the two standard chickens. Dietary supplementation...

Campylobacter Studied through the Turkey Production Chain
Although the number of Campylobacter found on the turkey farms were low, this food-borne pathogen was found quite widely on Finnish turkey farms and the slaughterhouse, according to researchers led by Dr Perko-Makela. The highlights of their recently...

Suppliers Help Raise Efficiency to Cut Production Costs in Asia
The leading exhibitors at VIV Asia's special show sector, Eggs!, agree that the best way to help their customers through tough times is to help them improve efficiency, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite.

Organic Poultry Production in the US: Record-Keeping and Economics
Organic Poultry Production in the United States was published by ATTRA in 2008. It discusses organic husbandry including living conditions, health, genetics and origin, feed and processing as specified under the livestock requirements of the...

The Role of Humans in Poultry Disease Outbreaks
People are the main culprits in the spread of poultry diseases, say Gary Butcher and Mojtaba Yegani for the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. They offer plenty of advice on biosecurity to reducing the risks to an absolute minimum.