What is the best turkey mating ratio for good fertility? That’s a question many first-time turkey keepers ask. Often as not, they get many different answers. Here’s why:
Turkey Type
The first thing to consider is the type of turkeys in...
The turkey production landscape in the United States is undergoing a remarkable upswing, as reported by the USDA, with the national value of turkey production soaring by 87% from 2018 to the previous year, reaching an impressive $7.10 billion....
Source: US Poultry & Egg Association
Institution: Auburn University
Principal Investigator: Jessica D. Starkey, Ph.D.
Auburn University
Department of Poultry Science
201 Poultry Science Building
Auburn, AL 36849
Multi-stage egg incubation systems are challenging to manage and attempts to keep late-stage embryos from overheating create situations...
Broiler egg sets and placements continue to trend below a year ago as the industry responds to declining demand expectations while improving prices.
The USDA says 230.167 million broiler type eggs were set into incubators last week, nearly 4 million...
In the United States, Salmonella remains a pervasive threat as the leading cause of foodborne illnesses. Recent data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) underscores the significant role played by poultry products in foodborne outbreaks, surpassing other food...
Water belly is a condition in which a chicken’s body cavity fills with fluid, causing the abdomen to bulge. It is not itself a disease, but rather a sign of heart failure. Let’s take a look at the various...
What is the threat posed by Bird-flu to poultry and human health?
Bird-flu or the highly pathogenic form of avian influenza infection (HPAI) was responsible for death and depopulation of more than 58 million birds in United States during the...
Mitigating heat stress in poultry production is a challenge. Tunnel ventilation with evaporative cooling has been used for many years to improve thermal comfort and production efficiency. Increasing ventilation rate (cfm) generally increases air speed (ft/min) and the “wind...
November 1, 2023 | by Sam Shafer
In a growing number of countries, policies have been enacted that regulate housing systems for laying hens, moving away from traditional battery cages to furnished cages or cage-free aviary systems. These newer systems...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Kemin Biologics has joined forces with ilender to introduce a groundbreaking avian influenza (AI) vaccine in Peru. This collaboration aims to provide essential protection for the Peruvian poultry industry against highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Kemin Biologics,...