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A new control system allows larger fans to be converted to variable speed with improved accuracy and reduced energy consumption.

Kristin Peck, Zoetis Executive Vice President and President, US Operations, shares an editorial about why customer experience matters and how Zoetis is raising the bar to enhance customer connections.

This comprehensive guide, produced by Aviagen, gives farm managers clear and actionable information to control the incidence of flies on the poultry farm.

"Poultry Digital Magazine" selects ten of the top events at the year’s biggest poultry event, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia by the US Poultry & Egg Association

Given the different methods of poultry production in different countries and the presence of wild birds and their natural behaviour and migratory routes, it remains difficult to eradicate Newcastle disease and bring down…

Brooding plays an essential role in laying the foundation for optimal flock performance. Without proper brooding, chicks can’t reach their genetic potential, resulting in reduced yield, poor flock uniformity, and higher …

Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is a viral respiratory disease caused by an herpesvirus of chickens and some other gallinaceous birds (e.g. pheasants, peafowl). It is an economically significant disease in commercial …

There are many schools of thought on the relative value of an inorganic source of mineral versus an organic source of mineral.

Ducks and geese are raised for meat and egg production in many countries, and the most significant current welfare issues include the plucking of feathers from live birds, force-feeding practices related to foie gras pro…

The Poultry Site's top articles from 2018

Back in 2005, our grow-out operations in Mississippi weathered the “storm of the century” when Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Waveland and carved a northeasterly path. Sanderson Farms applied what was learned from …

Coccidiosis is a high-risk infection in modern commercial poultry systems, as well as being capable of causing considerable economic losses to any medium- and large-scale operation. To minimise the effect of this parasit…

Any block to access to labour from outside the UK will have repercussions for the poultry industry.

Each day, Tyson Loewen rises at 5 am and heads to the four chicken houses on his Guntersville, Alabama, farm.

Creating the ideal environment for chickens to grow in costs money.

Tools for the reduction or substitution of antibiotics in animal feed diets are already available. However, vaccination remains the most important tool for disease prevention. A different antibiotic strategy now needs to…

The following breeder flock disease monitoring and testing protocols are based on the NPIP and are meant to serve as a guideline to breeder producers.

Avian influenza causes vast economic losses throughout the world. Since the emergence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, they have already become enzootic in some countries, infecting domestic and wild bir…

In the last 30 years it has become clearer that commonly occurring fungi growing in foods and feeds may produce toxins, known as mycotoxins. These toxins have been responsible for major epidemics in man and animals in th…

The presence of mycotoxins in feed and foodstuffs is an important concern for human and animal health. Aspergillus, Fusarium and Claviceps species of fungi are ubiquitous in nature and under ideal conditions, often infec…