Water quality and management

The latest addition to Aviagen’s Best Practice on the Farm series focuses on ‘alternative water disinfection methods in production’. Written by Dr Susan Watkins, Alternative Water Disinfection Methods during production…

Dosatron has launched “smart dosing” with their newest medicator system. New features make the medicator “smart” by allowing it to record, monitor and track vaccinations and medication use.

A new research project, funded by industry groups like the USPOULTRY Foundation, has investigated the effect of PPA solutions in poultry processing wastewater treatment systems.

During a webinar for Aviagen® Latin America, Susan Watkins, a poultry specialist for the University of Arkansas (U.S.) Department of Poultry Sciences, shared her knowledge with Aviagen customers from throughout Latin Ame…

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…

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…

The Brazilian agriculture ministry has closed a poultry and pork processing plant operated by BRF SA, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, citing problems with the plant's water supply system.

A change in water intake is often one of the first signs of a health or management issue which may result in a drop in performance and/or bird welfare. Water consumption should be recorded using a water meter at the same…

An interview with Chynette Todd, CT Consulting, Cookeville, Tennessee

This best practice guide from Aviagen will help farm managers with the water disinfection procedure.

Farmers affected by last month’s flooding can now apply for support through the Farming Recovery Fund

The NFU in the North East is building on its initial support for flood-affected farmers in the Yorkshire Dales.

The Government of Canada released an initial list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorised for 2019 due to extreme weather

Treated water reused for orrigation purposes in the desert

USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced the completion of a funded research project at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, in which researchers found new methods for poultry wastewater treatment.

According to Reuters, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will vote in favor of a shareholder proposal on reducing water pollution at poultry-maker Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, the $1.1 trillion fund’s m…

Promoting the sustainability of broiler production and maximising broiler health, welfare, and productivity.

Introduction An increased society focus on the use of global resources in recent years means that livestock production systems are rarely discussed without some consideration of sustainability being made. More and more, …

The Broiler How To series provides practical, hands-on, step-by-step advice on key management topics for broilers.

Slat University is a series of articles providing useful information on manufacturing, handling and maintaining concrete slats.