Flock management

Housing is a crucial cornerstone of healthy broiler development,” says Heinz Südkamp, Product Manager Climate at Big Dutchman, leading supplier of poultry equipment and housing. “Creating the right environment sets chick…

Cobb experts shared valuable knowledge and recommendations on grandparent management with customers managing flocks in 32 countries around the world. Cobb’s first “Grandparent Standard” webinar series received over 2,000…

I rarely get on a soap box, but I’m going to make an exception in this case. As an industry, if we’re going to continue with “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) production, we have to know the quality of water our flocks are dri…

Fluctuating currency values can boost export opportunities for many agricultural commodities, but they can create headwinds for others - new CoBank report.

The dark side of soybean meal in chicken feed In several articles recently published on this website (Blanch, 2020 a, b; Blanch, 2021), it has been shown that some anti-nutritional factors (ANF’s) in soybean meal (SBM) …

Rabobank predicts that demand for insect protein could reach 500,000 metric tonnes by 2030.

Many egg markets have moved to more cage-free table egg production systems. In cage-free facilities the nesting behavior of hens is an important economic trait. Eggs that are laid outside of the nests are more likely to …

CP Foods has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chiang Mai University to develop insect-based protein from black soldier fly larvae to drive Thai agriculture towards sustainable growth.

China will put greater pressure on its regions to boost grain yields and step-up support for its domestic seed industry as it strengthens its focus on food security after the COVID-19 pandemic, a major policy document issued late Sunday showed.…

Exports of poultry meat and eggs soared in 2020, setting records in key markets despite systemic shocks from COVID-19.

The Mexican government's plan to stop importing genetically modified (GMO) corn as well as the widely-used herbicide glyphosate will likely face legal challenges this month to reverse the proposal, according to the new head of Mexico's top farm lobby.…

Research shows that winter cereals are viable options to replace corn in feed for pigs and poultry

This week's Feed Additive Focus, brought to you by Glowlit, takes a look at the latest price changes in Corn and Lysine.

The new Cobb Flock Management app is the latest technology designed to help customers achieve more yield, better feed conversion, and healthy flocks. The app allows customers to track production and manage Cobb flocks ac…

Broiler feed accounts for approximately 70% of broiler production, and ingredients are the major contributor. Ingredients play important roles in pellet quality and broiler performance. In general, ingredient selection o…

US grain futures markets have rallied strongly, setting multi-year highs. Can it last?

The new administration in the US brings a new outlook, with a greater emphasis on worker safety and regulatory oversight, according to the AFIA.

Bird welfare in the spotlight around the World Nowadays, bird welfare in the intensive poultry production has become a central issue for authorities, producers, and consumer associations in the most demanding markets and…

This week's Feed Additive Focus, brought to you by Glowlit, takes a look at the latest price changes in Vitamin E50 & Methionine

Poultry veterinarians managing commercial flocks are epidemiologists of sorts. We have to come up with a population diagnosis based on sampling of subsets.