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Introduction As global animal production has rapidly shifted towards antibiotic free, “Gut health” has become a popular expression and all-encompassing concept in the scientific community. Pluske et al. (2018) defined gu…

In poultry nutrition, water is the most important nutrient for the overall health and performance of birds yet less focus has been on water compared to the other nutrients.

76% of Australians say COVID-19 pandemic has made them more aware of the importance of food security

The challenge for everyone involved in poultry production is to feed birds with a balanced diet, at the lowest cost, yet still produce eggs and meat that meet the customers’ requirements and attract premium prices to max…

WHO European Region has reported an increase in avian influenza outbreaks - a review of handling dead or sick birds.

Let me begin, dear readers, by saying that the style of this article differs from my usual pragmatic approach to processing concerns such as maintaining yield or fighting foodborne pathogens.

Read the latest updates on the broiler and poultry meat markets in Russia and the United States.

Moving through Q4 2020 and into 2021, the global poultry industry will operate in a volatile market context, with pressure coming from foodservice and wholesale markets, according to Rabobank's Q4 Poultry Report.

Timothy Kurt, Scientific Program Director at the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), a U.S.-based non-profit research funding organization, spoke last week at the Animal AgTech Innovation Summit. As a veterinary scientist, he oversees animal research programs that involve animal health technologies, public health and the environment.…

Gumboro virus immune complex vaccines were developed in the late 1990s with the aim of having a biological product that could be administered in a hatchery and that was capable of providing protection, regardless of the …

First study to highlight welfare differences between fast and slower growing broilers in a commercial setting using welfare indicators

A hatchery got in touch with me recently about a worrying problem: 3-5% of the newly delivered chicks were dying during their first 3-5 days on the farm. As I arrived on site, chick boxes were being loaded onto a truck a…

Following are the latest developments on the world protein front.

Poultry farmers often cast a critical eye on the quality of feed. However, do they hold the quality of drinking water in the house to the same high standards? Clean, fresh water is just as essential for the health of the…

Floor eggs represent a loss of production, a hygiene risk to the hatchery, and will reduce hatch and chick quality. Attention to detail avoids floor eggs: Train birds to use nests Maintain the correct environment to enco…

Climate computers are no different to any other computer: we only make use of a fraction of their features. In many cases, this fraction is enough. Concentrating on three phases for the house climate allows creating an i…

One of the most common questions among broiler producers is determining how much cooler the birds feel with various amounts of air movement.

The poultry industry’s gradual switch to cage-free egg production has underscored the need to rethink disease-control programs and address health and welfare challenges unique to layers in these production systems, accor…

If you put in a lot of time trying to grill a piece of meat to perfection, it can be particularly disconcerting if you cut it open and find it still raw or undercooked. Getting the meat to the right temperature while gri…

Training chicks and pullets so they are prepared for life in cage-free egg systems is critical to ensuring they meet their full productive potential, according to a leading veterinarian.