Each fall most chickens go through an annual molt, during which a shiny new set of feathers replaces their previous plumage. During the molt,...
What, exactly, are free-range chickens? According to USDA, free-range chickens must be “allowed access to the outside.” That doesn’t mean they actually have to...
New York is not known for poultry production compared to states in the Midwest, but one Cortland County farm is upping its production to...
Revathi Shanmugasundaram is a research biologist at the Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit in Athens, GA. Her research on mycotoxins in poultry feed was...
When pests are not properly controlled, poultry diseases and pathogens, including Salmonella, can rapidly spread through a poultry house. Yet as producers and applicators...
It is my distinct pleasure to be addressing you today on the occasion of the Caribbean Poultry Association’s 7th International Technical Symposium and Exhibition...
How old can eggs get— if they aren’t deliberately preserved — is a question facing archeologist investigating a 1,700 year old egg discovered in...
Poultry red mites are a type of external parasite that infests chickens. They conceal themselves within the chicken coop surroundings and reproduce quickly. These...
While trying to avoid typing practice during a sixth-grade computer lab, I typed my name into Google to discover if there were any other...
Thirty years ago this summer I went to work as administrator of USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) after the landmark Jack in...