Research Focuses on Proper Vaccine Administration Techniques
By Mississippi State University, published in MSU Poultry Dept. Newsletter Vol. 1 Issue 3. Numerous methods are currently utilized throughout the poultry industry for the administration of vaccines.

Modern Aviary Design
By Chris Harris, senior editor, ThePoultrySite. Big Dutchman looks at a new aviary design system for laying hens.

Improving Energy Efficiency for Broiler Farms
By Edgar O. Oviedo, DVM. Phd. Dipl. ACPV. Assistant Professor/ Extension Specialist, Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University. Published in the North Carolina Poultry Industry Joint Area Newsletter - Fall 2007.

UK Poultry and Poultrymeat Statistics - November 2007
By Defra - This monthly publication combines information from the UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results together with other Defra statistics, and trade data, pulling all ‘official’ poultry statistics in one publication.

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.

Understanding Immunity and Vaccines
By Jon Moyle, F. Dustan Clark and Frank Jones, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas. We all realize that diseases cost both companies and growers and they both strive to avoid the consequences of disease. Diseases can be caused...

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...