RainMaker – Simple and Effective Cooling System
By Big Dutchman. RainMaker is a pad cooling system developed by Big Dutchman for poultry houses particularly in areas that have hot, dry summers.

H5N1 in Wild and Domestic Birds in Europe
By H Needham on behalf of the Influenza Project Team*, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Eurosurveillance. Since the emergence of A/H5N1 in the winter of 2005-2006 at the border of the European Union (EU), including human cases in Turkey,...

External Parasites of Poultry
By P. E. Kaufman, P. G. Koehler and J. F. Butler - University of Florida, IFAS Extension. Arthropods are important pests of poultry in Florida, especially where proper management practices are not implemented.

Prospects for Poultry Markets in the EU - 2007 - 2014
This feature is taken from the Avec Annual Report for 2007. A link to the full report is also provided. The medium-term perspectives for animal products are relatively positive for poultry, pig meat and the dairy markets, while beef meat production...

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.

High Capacity Manure Drying Tunnel
By Chris Harris, senior editor of ThePoultrySite. A new manure belt-drying tunnel to dry fresh or pre-dried manure from cage or aviary laying systems has been developed by Big Dutchman.

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.

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

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.