Significance of Phytase as a Dietary Supplement
By Chris Harris Senior Editor ThePoultrySite. The significance of phytase as a supplement to the diet of both broiler chicken and laying hens was one of the central themes in presentations to the recent International Poultry Scientific Forum in Atlanta,...

Research into Distiller's Dried Grains in Poultry Feed
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor of ThePoultrySite. Adding distiller’s dried grains as a supplement to poultry feed can improve performance. Three research papers outlining how the supplement could be used in different aspects of the poultry industry were...

Compensatory Growth
Technical Information bulletin 3 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council. John D. Summers explains how turkeys and broilers achieve compensatory growth following a period of restricted nutrition.

Heavy Turkeys - Are they Being Properly Fed?
Technical Information bulletin 4 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council. John D. Summers compares the growth of heavy turkeys and chickens, and uses this to emphasise the importance of appropriate feeding for both growing and breeding birds.

Meeting the Nutrient Requirements of Broiler Breeders
In his Tech Info 9 article for Canadian Poultry Industry Council, Dr John D. Summers examines what is known about the nutrient requirements of broiler breeders, and applies that to practical feeding practices.

Acid-Base Balance
Acid-base balance, dietary electrolytes and dietary electrolyte balances (DEB) for broilers are explained, together with the impact of ionophore anticoccidials in Tech Info 10 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council.

Fusarium Ear Rot in Corn and the Occurrence of Associated Mycotoxins
A report of a series of experiments and surveys into the possibilities of breeding corn varieties resistant to Fusarium fungus, and to develop a model to predict the level of mycotoxins in corn. Published as 15 from the Canadian Poultry...

Yeast Beta Glucans and Broiler Chicken Growth
From the Atlantic Poultry Research Institute by B. Rathgeber, Agricultural and Agri-Food Canada, Kentville, NS, K. Budgell, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, NS, J. MacIsaac, Atlantic Poultry Research Institute, Truro, NS M.Mirza, Institute...

Feed Costs Affecting the Poultry Market
This feature is taken from the Avec Annual Report for 2007. A link to the full report is also provided. No poultry producers can say that they are not affected by the growing costs of energy and/or animal feed.

Optimizing the Performance of Early Nutrient Restricted Offspring From Young Broiler Breeders
By David Peebles, PhD Professor, Poultry Science, Mississippi State University, published in MSU Poultry Dept. Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 3. The poor quality and excessive mortality of chicks during the first 7 days of brooding are frequently associated...

DDGS: What lies ahead?
By Alex Corzo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Poultry Science, Mississippi State University. Published in the Poultry Science Department Newsletter, summer 2007. DDGS, which stands for Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, is a by-product from the fermentation...

Biofuels and Poultry Production
By Nicholas M. Dale, Extension Poultry Scientist, the University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension Service. The generation of biofuels using current technology (ethanol from the fermentation of corn, biodiesel from fats and oils) is viewed as a means...

Mechanisms Regulating Feed Intake, Energy Expenditure, and Body Weight in Poultry
By M. P. Richards (Corresponding author) and M. Proszkowiec-Weglarz USDA, ARS, Growth Biology Laboratory. Published in Poultry Science, Volume 86, Issue 7, July 2007 edition.

The Effect of Low-Density Diets on Broiler Breeder Development and Nutrient Digestibility During the Rearing Period
By H. Enting, A. Veldman, Schothorst Feed Research, M. W. A. Verstegen, Wageningen University and corresponding author P. J. van der Aar. Published in Poultry Science, Volume 86, Issue 4, April 2007 edition.

Effect of Dietary Salmon Protein Concentrate on Growth Performance of Broiler Chickens
By Cole Wagner, Graduate Research Assistant; Kristjan Bregendahl, Assistant Professor of Poultry Nutrition and published in the Animal Industry Report 2007, by the Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University