The USDA’s weekly broiler hatchery numbers continue to suggest increased production. Last week, 245.241 million broiler-type eggs were placed into incubation, a modest rise from the previous week and a 3% increase compared to a year ago, with an...
In the world of poultry farming, ensuring the health and safety of broiler chickens is crucial. One area of concern is the transmission of harmful bacteria, such as Clostridium perfringens, which can lead to foodborne illnesses. To address this,...
SenseHub Poultry’s insights consultant, Michael McCreesh, explained that with extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, occurring more frequently, heat stress is a rising threat to poultry farmers across the UK.
“A major heat stress event two years ago led to...
Each year, Delaware farms raise more than 240 million broiler chickens, the top agricultural commodity in the state with a $3.5 billion impact on the state's economy.
But a disease characterized by firm, yellowish breast muscle is estimated to affect...
Automated assessment of broiler chicken welfare poses particular problems due to the large numbers of birds involved and the variety of different welfare measures that have been proposed. Active (sustained, defect-free) walking is both a universally agreed measure of...
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...
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...
A Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) veterinary pathologist wants “to get the poop” on developing new biomarker-based diagnostic tests for broiler chickens by running laboratory tests with their feces.
Dr. Susantha Gomis (BVSc, PhD), professor and head of the...
