Institution: Purdue
Principal Investigator:
Darrin M. Karcher, PhD
Assistant Professor, Extension Poultry Scientist
Purdue University
3034 Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences
270 South Russell Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Research has shown...
In the hatchery itself there is never a direct reason to apply antibiotics, as the chicks do not stay here for any length of...
Source: Science Direct
SUMMARY
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), preferred depopulation methods (i.e., foam, containerized gassing, and mechanical methods) can be challenging when depopulating cage...
I recently received an alarming email from one of our customers, which read: “We had a very bad 18 days transfer yesterday and the...
Reprinted from:PoultryHealthToday.com
Chick quality is crucial in the laying-hen business, and for Ian Rubinoff, DVM, director of global technical services for Hy-Line International, the first...
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November 1, 2023 | by Sam Shafer
In a growing number of countries, policies have been enacted that regulate housing systems for laying hens, moving...
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The modern laying hen has a life cycle of about 100 weeks, and, in that time, they are expected to produce about 500 eggs...