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Breeder Management Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 1-15 in Breeder Management
Aviagen Focus: Strong Links in the Supply Chain
By Aviagen. As the world’s leading poultry breeding company, operating in more than 85 countries, we understand the word “global.”
By Aviagen. As the world’s leading poultry breeding company, operating in more than 85 countries, we understand the word “global.”
Maximising performance using the broiler breeder’s own agenda
By Ron Meijerhof, Senior Technical Specialist, Hybro B.V. - The technical performance of broiler breeders is influenced significantly by their natural behaviour.
By Ron Meijerhof, Senior Technical Specialist, Hybro B.V. - The technical performance of broiler breeders is influenced significantly by their natural behaviour.
The ABC of male behaviour
By Ron Meijerhof, senior technical specialist, Hybro B.V. Males play an important role in obtaining a good hatchability, because they are of course crucial in the process of getting fertile eggs.
By Ron Meijerhof, senior technical specialist, Hybro B.V. Males play an important role in obtaining a good hatchability, because they are of course crucial in the process of getting fertile eggs.
Feeding Broiler Breeders for Chick Quality
By Aviagen - For a chick to fulfil its genetic potential as a broiler chicken, it is imperative that it has the best possible start in life.
By Aviagen - For a chick to fulfil its genetic potential as a broiler chicken, it is imperative that it has the best possible start in life.
Salmonella control: protecting eggs and people
By Brian Sheehan and Rick van Oort, Intervet International, Boxmeer, Netherlands. Published in World Poultry.
By Brian Sheehan and Rick van Oort, Intervet International, Boxmeer, Netherlands. Published in World Poultry.
Rearing Parent Stock
By Johnny Harrison, Technical Service Manager, Aviagen Limited - This article follows the life of a flock of Aviagen parent stock birds, focusing on the rearing period, 0 - 6 weeks, (0-42 days).
By Johnny Harrison, Technical Service Manager, Aviagen Limited - This article follows the life of a flock of Aviagen parent stock birds, focusing on the rearing period, 0 - 6 weeks, (0-42 days).
Defining and measuring quality in day old broilers
By Ron Meijerhof, Senior Technical Specialist, Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - The quality of the day-old chick is important not only for minimising mortality in the first days of life, but also as an indicator of final performance.
By Ron Meijerhof, Senior Technical Specialist, Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - The quality of the day-old chick is important not only for minimising mortality in the first days of life, but also as an indicator of final performance.
Brooding Temperatures for Small Poultry Flocks
By the Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives - This report looks at the ideal brooding temperatures for hatched chicks.
By the Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives - This report looks at the ideal brooding temperatures for hatched chicks.
Guide for Prospective Contract Broiler Producers
By Dan L. Cunningham, Department of Poultry Science, The University of Georgia - Georgia ranks as one of the top poultry growing areas in the United States, producing more than 7 billion pounds of chicken meat annually.
By Dan L. Cunningham, Department of Poultry Science, The University of Georgia - Georgia ranks as one of the top poultry growing areas in the United States, producing more than 7 billion pounds of chicken meat annually.
The Management of Male Breeders
By Lindsay Broadbent, UK Customer Account Co-ordinator, Aviagen - The objective in managing male breeders is to rear sufficient good quality males to mate with females at 19 weeks and thereafter maximise fertility through the lay period. Good quality...
By Lindsay Broadbent, UK Customer Account Co-ordinator, Aviagen - The objective in managing male breeders is to rear sufficient good quality males to mate with females at 19 weeks and thereafter maximise fertility through the lay period. Good quality...
Making Every Egg Count
By Dave Watts, UK Regional Accounts Manager, Aviagen - Genetic improvement over the last few decades has seen major improvements in breeder egg production and chick output, but are you getting as much of this from the bird as you could? Two areas where...
By Dave Watts, UK Regional Accounts Manager, Aviagen - Genetic improvement over the last few decades has seen major improvements in breeder egg production and chick output, but are you getting as much of this from the bird as you could? Two areas where...
Golden Rules For the management of Hybro females
By Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - This article by Hybro B.V. explains the golden rules for the management of Hybro females.
By Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - This article by Hybro B.V. explains the golden rules for the management of Hybro females.
The Impact of Genetics on Breeder Management
By Ron Meijerhof, senior technical specialist, Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - In the world of broiler meat production, rapid developments are being made. The increase in broiler performance for all commercial breeds has been tremendous over recent...
By Ron Meijerhof, senior technical specialist, Hybro B.V., Boxmeer, The Netherlands - In the world of broiler meat production, rapid developments are being made. The increase in broiler performance for all commercial breeds has been tremendous over recent...
Defining Chick Quality
By Brian D. Fairchild, Extension Poultry Scientist, CES, University of Georgia - Chick quality is still a term than many breeder, hatchery and broiler people still have a hard time defining. Most everyone can identify poor quality chicks from good quality...
By Brian D. Fairchild, Extension Poultry Scientist, CES, University of Georgia - Chick quality is still a term than many breeder, hatchery and broiler people still have a hard time defining. Most everyone can identify poor quality chicks from good quality...
Breeder Nutrition and Chick Quality
By Marcus Kenny and Carolyne Kemp, Aviagen - This article by Aviagen discusses how the nutrition of the breeder hen affects the chicks physiology at hatching.
By Marcus Kenny and Carolyne Kemp, Aviagen - This article by Aviagen discusses how the nutrition of the breeder hen affects the chicks physiology at hatching.
