In many countries across Africa, poultry production is an important source of meat and eggs for many small, rural village households. Village chicken production systems are based on scavenging indigenous domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus), the predominant species in the...
This publication is designed to help poultry producers reduce or prevent predation by improving or extending care and management of their flocks.
Most poultry predation occurs in flocks of 100 to 200 birds that are owned by small operators, who...
Rose Acre Farms, the builders and owners of the Lone Cactus Egg Farm south of Bouse, have begun work on a second farm which the company says will be very similar in size and scope to the first one....
Cobb-Vantress announced seven new or updated management guides and supplements at the International Production & Processing Expo this week in Atlanta. The updates and new introductions help expand upon Cobb’s commitment to providing customers with the latest recommendations based...
Michigan’s largest egg producer is breaking ground in Pennsylvania.
The Saranac-based Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch plans construction this month on Blue Springs Egg Farm, a sustainable cage-free, egg-laying facility, in Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania, according to a press release.
The Blue Springs final...
The global poultry population is approximately 16.2 billion, of which 71.6 percent is found in developing countries. Chickens are the most popular poultry grown worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, rural chicken production makes up about 60 percent of poultry, with...
According to a recent Cypress Research Survey that primarily targeted broiler producers, a prevailing sense of optimism characterizes the outlook within the poultry processing industry for the upcoming year. A substantial 88 percent of respondents express confidence in the...
In accordance with the Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program, ammonia must be measured, at minimum once weekly starting at week four of grow-out and the measurements must be taken on each floor at bird level using...
Follow along with Jeff and Kendra, hosts of “The Coop With Meyer Hatchery” podcast, as they share each month what you need to know for keeping chickens. They discuss things to consider for housing, predators, feeding, and much more.
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Neogen Corporation ("Neogen") (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that on July 6, 2022 Garden SpinCo Corporation ("SpinCo"), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M Company ("3M"), priced an offering of $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% senior notes due 2030...