EU Moves Towards Compartmentalisation
At the World Poultry 2008 conference in London last week, Maria Pittman, from DG SANCO at the European Commission in Brussels, explained how compartmentalisation could help maintain market flow in case of an outbreak of avian influenza (AI), writes Jackie...

Reducing Nicarbazin Levels in British Chicken
Chicken farmers need to devise a system to ensure that feed bins are thoroughly cleaned out and feed is replaced five days before harvesting, to ensure that nicarbazin residues are removed from the birds, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, The Poultry...

The Importance of Preventing Sweating Eggs
By Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies. 'Sweating' of eggs is the result of condensed water sitting on the egg shell surface.

Identification of Candidate Components of a Novel Bordetella Avium Vaccine to Prevent Turkey Coryza
The bacterium Bordetella avium causes upper respiratory tract disease in avian species writes Dr. Andrew Preston of the University of Bristol in a paper presented by the Canadian Poultry Industry Council.

Water Quality and Broiler Performance
Algae, bacteria, rust, and other contaminants can build up on the inner surfaces of poultry house water lines over time, Marco Quiroz, DVM, Manager of Product Development at Novus International Inc told the University of North Carolina supervisors short...

Poultry Transport Biosecurity
By DuPont Animal Health Systems. The importance of biosecurity for all vehicles associated with poultry production cannot be stressed enough.

What Measures Can be Taken to Keep the Hatchery Free of the Fungus Aspergillus

Background

1. What is Aspergillosis
2. In what ways does Aspergillus enter the hatchery
3. How can I recognise Aspergillosis in the hatchery

US Feed Outlook
Allen Baker, Edward Allen, and Heather Lutman, ERS USDA. This monthly report examines supply, use, prices, and trade for feed grains, including supply and demand prospects in major importing and exporting countries. Focuses on corn; also contains information...

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

Optimum Humidity for Ostrich Incubation
By Pas Reform. Ostriches are indigenous to Africa, although today it is not uncommon to find them being farmed commercially around the world for meat and leather production.

Reducing Energy Use with Solar Transpired Walls in Poultry Houses
By Sanjay Shah, BAE Dept., North Carolina State University Bob McGuffey, North Carolina Solar Center, published in the North Carolina Poultry Industry Joint Area Newsletter. The Energy Information Administration reported that in North Carolina, wholesale...

Transplantation and Cryopreservation of Chicken Gonads
By Dr Fred Silversides and Dr Yonghong Song, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and presented by the Canadian Poultry Industry Council.

Automated Measurement of Foot Pad Lesions
By Welfare Quality®, Science and Society Improving Animal Welfare. This article was published in Update8 e-zine. The scoring of foot pad lesions in broiler chickens is one of the parameters of the broiler welfare assessment system that is currently being...

Chillin’ Chickens - Which Method Works Best
By Sharon Durham, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff, United States Department of Agriculture. Chicken processing is big business with almost 9 billion broiler chickens being produced in the United States last year.

Livestock and Poultry World Markets and Trade
China and the European Union are expected to be net broiler meat importers again in 2008 on the basis of continued strong demand, higher domestic prices, and strengthening currencies, writes the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural...