Types of poultry

Animal health authorities in the United Kingdom have identified a case of avian influenza at a wildbird rescue center in Worcestershire, but stress that the case poses a very low food safety and public health risk.

After a two-year hiatus, producers from across the UK gathered for this year’s highly anticipated Goose Farm Walk to kick off the Christmas season.

The results of vaccination with live Pneumovirus vaccines are sometimes very difficult to understand. In fattening turkeys, this is the most important viral respiratory disease and it only can be fought by preventing the…

A research project funded by USPOULTRY has determined that the presence of Cochlosoma anatis, a flagellated parasite, can cause severe enteritis in turkeys, negatively impacting their ability to gain weight and undermining commercial production. …

A robust bull market in grain, and indeed in many different commodities, started in August of 2020. Over the next several months the price of corn doubled and soybean meal rose 50%. In May of this year, prices probably r…

Innovative time-resolved method reveals network formation by and dynamics of proteins

On Friday, October 8th, egg fans worldwide will celebrate the power of the egg and all its nutritional and environmental benefits. As the world leader in poultry layer genetics, Hy-Line International is proud to support …

The same research that can help humans suffering from liver disease(s) is also helping poultry producers put more meat on consumers’ tables

USPOULTRY is accepting research proposals on practical control and mitigation strategies for Salmonella and Campylobacter in chickens and turkeys.

New research from Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) has demonstrated that the risk of airborne transmission of the hi-path avian influenza virus from infected wild waterfowl to poultry is negligible.

For the first time since May 2021, the Czech Republic has recorded an H5 bird flu outbreak at a small, non-commercial farm in the central region of the country.

The UK NFU has been working with the government and turkey industry to identify solutions for concerns that migrant seasonal poultry workers would face travel restrictions this year due to COVID-19.

The traditional British Christmas dinner could be missing its centrepiece this year if a shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by surging natural gas prices persists, leading turkey farmer Paul Kelly told Reuters.…

The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and a coalition of universities and consumer food agencies are examining how highly pathogenic bird flu was introduced to the Netherlands during the 2020 to 2021 season.

The National Chicken Council has published its inaugural Sustainability Report, and finds that the US broiler industry’s carbon footprint has declined 18% for every kilogram of bird produced from 2010 to 2020.

Researchers found that goose egg yolks tend to be at their largest following the goose’s second laying season

Influenza A can stay alive and infectious outside of ducks for much longer than was previously thought

UK turkey producers warn that labor shortages in the poultry sector could have consumers turning to French imports for the Christmas season.

Excessive heat and humidity during incubation can cause leg problems in turkey poults, ultimately leading to higher hatchery costs mainly due to an increase in the percentage of culls, according to a hatchery expert.

It’s all about the egg at the Meiners poultry farm in Spahnharrenstätte in the German Emsland region near the Dutch border. The farm has been family-owned for three generations and houses 50,000 layers. Stefanie Meiners-…