USDA Poultry and Products Annual Reports 2007 - 2008 Summary
Latest USDA FAS report from Chile plus previously published reports from many other countries.

Calculating Carcass Yield of Turkeys
A paper published in Poultry Science offered some interesting equations to calculate carcass yield and offal production from different strains of turkeys. John D. Summers explains in this article in Tech Info 8 from the Canadian Poultry...

Raising Emus and Ostriches
Published by USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center in August 1997.

Fertilizing With Poultry Litter
By Joni Ross, Agronomy Specialist, University of Missouri Extension. With the cost of commercial fertilizer increasing, more farmers are starting to look for a less expensive source of nutrients.

Elevated Risk of Carrying Gentamicin-Resistant Escherichia coli among U.S. Poultry Workers
By Lance B. Price, Jay P. Graham, Leila G. Lackey, Amira Roess, Rocio Vailes, and Ellen Silbergeld researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Antimicrobial use in food-animal production is...

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to September 2007)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency. The report monitors trends in the major endemic poultry diseases in the UK to September 2007.

UK Poultry and Poultrymeat Statistics - January 2008
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. ...

Importance of Pullet Feeding Programs in Ensuring a Profitable Laying Flock
Technical Information bulletin 1 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council. J. D. Summers reviews the importance of reaching a balance between physical and economic performance.

Compensatory Growth
Technical Information bulletin 3 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council. John D. Summers explains how turkeys and broilers achieve compensatory growth following a period of restricted nutrition.

Heavy Turkeys - Are they Being Properly Fed?
Technical Information bulletin 4 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council. John D. Summers compares the growth of heavy turkeys and chickens, and uses this to emphasise the importance of appropriate feeding for both growing and breeding birds.

Things To Remember To Preserve Egg Quality During Summer
Heat stress in laying hens reduces feed intake and reduces egg quality. During the hot summer months, it is important to attend to the ventilation system. Other options to minimise heat stress are to re-formulate the feed, adjust the timing of feeding...

Meeting the Nutrient Requirements of Broiler Breeders
In his Tech Info 9 article for Canadian Poultry Industry Council, Dr John D. Summers examines what is known about the nutrient requirements of broiler breeders, and applies that to practical feeding practices.

Acid-Base Balance
Acid-base balance, dietary electrolytes and dietary electrolyte balances (DEB) for broilers are explained, together with the impact of ionophore anticoccidials in Tech Info 10 from the Canadian Poultry Industry Council.

Brooding Turkeys Successfully
By Dan Cunningham from the University of Georgia. Published in the September 2002 issue of Backyard Flock Tips.

Factors Affecting Water Intake of Poultry
In Canadian Poultry Industry Council's Tech Info 11, Dr John Summers gives some examples of factors affecting the intake of water by hens and chicks.