Proceedings WPSA Symposia on Quality of Poultry Meat, Eggs and Egg Products 2009
Proceedings of the 19th (XIX) European Poultry Symposium on Quality of Poultry Meat and 13th (XIII) European Symposium on the Quality of Eggs and Egg Products, organised by the World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) and held in Turku, Finland, in...

Extending Knowledge on Feeding DDGS to Chickens
Several groups reported their findings on the use of the ethanol by-products, distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and glycerol, at the recent International Poultry Scientific Forum (IPSF 2010), writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite....

Folate-fortified Eggs Have Niche
Coupled with the high bioavailability of yolk folate, the common table egg can be crafted into a good source of natural folate. The small investment to produce folate-enriched eggs presents an opportunity for egg producers to exploit a novel market,...

Small-Scale Egg Handling - 3
This is the third and final part of this publication Small Scale Egg Handling by ATTRA, the US National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. It covers egg storage and distribution, site facilities, egg products, government regulations...

Small-Scale Egg Handling - 2
This is a continuation of last week's feature on the production and sale of eggs for small-scale and free-range egg producers published as Small Scale Egg Handling by ATTRA, the US National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

Small-Scale Egg Handling - 1
A guide to the production and sale of eggs for small-scale and free-range egg producers published as Small Scale Egg Handling by ATTRA, the US National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. This first of three parts covers egg production...

Sugarcane By-Product Can Reduce Feed Costs
Researchers in Bangalore have published two papers in International Journal of Poultry Science into the effects of feeding different levels of sugarcane press residue, with and without various feed additives, to poultry. Their results, summarised...

Immunology and Disease Discussed at WPSA UK Meeting
Three papers on very different topics were included in an interesting session on Immunology and Disease at the annual meeting of the UK Branch of the World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) earlier this year, writes ThePoultrySite editor, Jackie Linden....

A Better Way to Spot Eggshell Cracks
A new system developed by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists detects 99.4 per cent of cracked eggs in tests - even microcracks. That is a better detection rate than skilled human graders.

Maintaining Egg Quality
Dan L. Cunningham, Extension Coordinator at the University of Georgia, offers tips to laying flock owners on how to keep eggs clean in the University's series, Backyard Flock Tip.

How a Lion Saved the UK Egg Industry
The annual meeting of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) at Stoneleigh at the end of November was attended by up to 500 participants - a record number, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultry Site.

Temperature Variation in On-Farm Hatching Egg Holding Units
The effects of oscillating and variable on-farm egg storage temperatures on hatchability and embryo viability in commercial broiler breeder flocks were studied by Dr Keith Bramwell, extension poultry specialist at the University of Arkansas in the Summer...

Encouraging Hens to Lay in Nests
The occurrence of non-nest eggs (floor and slat eggs) will lead to increased labour requirements, reduced hatching egg quality and a potential reduction in hatch and chick quality. Understanding the reasons why eggs are laid outside the nests and what...

Commercial Egg Tip...Difficult Phosphate Situation
As has been obvious to everyone, the price of feed phosphates has undergone an almost incredible increase, write Nicholas M. Dale, Extension Poultry Scientist at the University of Georgia, Athens.

The Importance of Preventing Sweating Eggs
By Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies. 'Sweating' of eggs is the result of condensed water sitting on the egg shell surface.