Ranging birds is a standard practice for many farms in the UK and around Europe. Although optimal for hen welfare and behaviour, outdoors comes with an increased risk of disease exposure. When faced with a threat of avian influenza...
The poultry industry is constantly evolving — from new insights on bird behavior and care to improved technology and flock management tools — all in the aim of advancing health, welfare and performance outcomes. Cobb-Vantress has an influential role...
Broiler Breeder Management How-to’s provided by Aviagen
Tip #16
Monitoring the effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection procedures will ensure that chicks are placed into a clean environment and remain healthy and productive through to depletion.
Considerable time and resources have been invested to develop watering management tools specifically for enclosed watering systems to help farmers produce healthy flocks and achieve successful performance outcomes.
We stress the importance of proper management of watering systems in terms...
Many people ask us: what exactly makes enriched hen housing, “enriched”? It is, in a sense, like seating on an airplane. If conventional housing is economy class then enriched housing is business class—more amenities, more space, more comfort. In...
Controlled atmosphere stunning has several welfare advantages. Handling stress is reduced because live chickens no longer have to be hung on the shackles. Another welfare advantage is that when a gas system runs correctly, 100% of the chickens will...
Situation update
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus has been detected in a flock of commercial turkeys in South Carolina. This is a reminder that wild birds can carry both HPAI and low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (LPAI) viruses that...
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Tip 8
Newly hatched chicks cannot regulate their body temperature very well.