Labelling of Poultry Meat: What's At Stake
This feature is taken from the Avec Annual Report for 2007. A link to the full report is also provided.

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...

US Poultry Outlook Report - November 2007
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the November 2007: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Poultry Industry data.

Chicken Welfare: From The Farm...To The Slaughterhouse
This feature is taken from the Avec Annual Report for 2007. A link to the full report is also provided. Poultry welfare is one of the major challenges for the European poultry industry.

Food Outlook Global Market Analysis - Poultry Meat
By FAO. Rebounding demand together with tight supplies and rising production costs sustain meat prices in 2007

Nipple Drinkers for Brooding Turkeys
By Jesse L. Grimes, Department of Poultry Science, NC State University; Summer Russell, Prestage Farms, Inc and published in the North Carolina Poultry Industry Joint Area Newsletter - Fall 2007. The use of nipple drinkers for rearing broilers has become...

South Africa Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for South Africa. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular...

Backyard Flock Tip: Egg Laying Behavior
By Bruce Webster, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Cooperative Extension Service. Many people enjoy gathering eggs from their backyard flocks of chickens to use in their own kitchens, give to friends, or even to sell in local markets....

Effect of Flock Size on Dioxin Levels in Eggs from Chickens Kept Outside
By A. Kijlstra, Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University, in collaboration with W. A. Traag and L. A. P. Hoogenboom of the RIKILT-Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University. Published in Poultry Science, Volume 86, Issue 9, September 2007 edition...

Japan Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for Japan. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data...

A new Animal Health Strategy for the European Union (2007-2013) where “prevention is better than cure”
By The European Commission. The new Animal Health Strategy provides the framework for animal health and welfare measures over the next six years. Given the devastating impact that serious disease outbreaks can have on farmers, society and the economy,...

Avec's 2007 Annual Report On The EU Poultry Industry
By Avec. The 2007 Annual Report offers information into the progress of the European poultry industry over the last year and attempts to predict where it will be in years to come. How can we benefit from this information? And what does the future of the...

E. Coli an Opportunist that Causes Enteritis
By Vijay Durairaj and F. Dustan Clark, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas. Published in Avian Advice, volume 9, number 3.

Russian Federation Poultry and Products Annual 2007
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry and Products Annual 2007 report for the Russian Federation. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all...

Breeder House Ventilation Principles
By Aviagen. With this article Aviagen is continuing the series about the successful management of Ross flocks. Here we discuss effective ventilation of the breeder house.