Successful Broiler Production Depends on a Sound Feeding Program
By M.T. Kidd, Assistant Professor of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University - The old saying, "you are what you eat" relates not only to humans but also chickens. Feeding programs for broilers, breeders, and layers are more than buying, blending,...

Contract Broiler Production: Questions and Answers
Prepared by Dan Cunningham, Extension Leader, Poultry Science, University of Georgia - This article answers a series of questions regarding the contract broiler production industry and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the contract system...

Sustainable Poultry: Production Overview - Part III
By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This is the third of three article's from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) which provides information on raising poultry on pasture, including descriptions of production systems...

Broiler Production and Management
William A. Dozier, III, Michael P. Lacy and Larry R. Vest - Extension Poultry Scientists, Poultry Science Department at the University of Georgia - Broiler production has been the number one source of agricultural income in Georgia since 1956. During...

Sustainable Poultry: Production Overview - Part II
By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This is the second of three article's from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) which provides information on raising poultry on pasture, including descriptions of production systems...

Sustainable Poultry: Production Overview - Part I
By Anne Fanatico, NCAT Agriculture Specialist - This is the first of three article's from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) which provides information on raising poultry on pasture, including descriptions of production systems...

Managing a Small Duck Flock
By Agri Canada - This publication is presented as a guide for the hobbyist or backyard farmer on the management of small duck flocks; it is not intended as a guide for a large-scale commercial operation.

Food Safety: Addressing Salmonella and antimicrobial usage in the poultry industry
By Paul McMullin MVB DPMP MRCVS - This article presented at WVPA Denver looks at a number of food safety issues concerning the poultry industry including topics such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, antibiotic resistance and animal welfare.

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...

Balancing Production and Welfare
By Jackie Wepruk, Faunus Consulting for Susan Church, Manager Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) Association - This article provides an overview and link to a report on broiler chickens and complex animal care issues.

Bobwhite Quail Production and Management Guide
By W. A. Dozier, III and K. Bramwell, Extension Poultry Scientists, Poultry Science Department at the University of Georgia - This report looks at Bobwhite Quail bird management practices, including tips on disease prevention and breeder and hatchery...

Effect of replacing whole boiled soya beans with azolla in the diets of growing ducks
By Maricel Becerra, T R Preston and B Ogle - This article reports on two feeding trials set up to study the effect of feeding Azolla microphylla as partial replacement of the protein in boiled soya bean in diets based on sugar cane juice for meat duc...

Effect of Drinking Water Chlorination on Campylobacter spp. Colonization of Broilers
By N. J. Stern, M. C. Robach, N. A. Cox, and M. T. Musgroveb - This study compared the rate of intestinal colonization of Campylobacter spp. in chickens provided with chlorinated drinking water against chickens given unsupplemented drinking water,...

Poultry grading manual
By USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service - This manual is a guide to the uniform application of the US Department of Agriculture classes, standards and grades for poultry.

Bird Density: How It Can Affect the Behavior and Health of Your Flock
By Inmaculada Estevez, University of Maryland - Maintaining a high stocking density is a common practice for the poultry industry because it allows for an increase of economic returns per unit of floor space. However, income per bird often decreases primarily...