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,...

Gut Management, Microbiota and Enteric Disease
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor ThePoultrySite. The bacterial population of the gut in poultry is affected by what the bird is fed.

Keys to Successful Company-Grower Relations
By Jim Plyler, Turkey & Health Specialties, LLC., and Susan Watkins, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, University of Arkansas and published in Avian Advice Winter 2007 Vol 9 No. 4.

Genetic Fix for Sick Chicks
From the USDA Animal Research Service Healthy Animals Newsletter, Issue 32, January 2008. Genetic research is for the birds—and it's a good thing, too, as scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are using their knowledge of avian genetics...

Can Salmonella be Eliminated from U.S. Poultry Flocks?
Published in Poultry Health Report - Fall/Winter 2007 a National Institute for Animal Agriculture Publication. Dr. C. Stephen Roney, veterinary medical officer for the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal...

Shocking Results on Chicken
By Sharon Omahen, University of Georgia. Water is one of the world’s most precious resources. But if you combine it with salt and an electrical charge, it becomes one of the strongest disinfectants, too.

Public Health Risk-Based Inspection System for Processing and Slaughter
By the USDA, FSIS. The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a Public Health Risk-Based Inspection System (PHRBIS) for all processing and slaughter establishments.

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...

Turkey Sector Regaining Market By Communication Toward Consumer
This feature is taken from the Avec Annual Report for 2007. A link to the full report is also provided. Highly pathogenic virus H5N1 is still going around and occurs sporadically in turkey breedings.

Chile Poultry Livestock and Products Production 2008
By the USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service - This article provides the poultry industry data from the USDA FAS Poultry Livestock and Products Production 2008 report for Chile.

Pest and Disease Occurences - Update on the European Animal Situation
By USDA FAS GAIN Files. Foot and Mouth Disease, Bluetongue and Avian Influenza have developed beyond expectations in 2007. The impact on markets has, however, been limited to mostly smaller, temporarily intra-EU disruptions. These disease outbreaks...

Netherlands Poultry and Poultry Products- Opportunities on the EU Poultry Meat Market
By USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This report is the result of collaboration with the following FAS colleagues: Xavier Audran from FAS Paris covering France; Bob Flach from FAS The Hague covering the Benelux; Mike Hanley from FAS Dublin covering Ireland;...

What is Behind Welfare Friendly Production?
By Chris Harris, Senior editor of ThePoultrySite. The debate between extensive and intensive poultry farming has come under close public scrutiny in recent weeks.

US Poultry Outlook Report - January 2008
By U.S.D.A., Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the January 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report, highlighting Global Poultry Industry data.

Zoonotic Infections in Europe: Trends and Figures
By J Denny of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden, F Boelaert of European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), Parma, Italy, B Borck of EFSA’s Zoonoses Collaboration Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark, OE Heuer of EFSA’s Zoonoses...