Small Scale Egg Handling
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A guide to the production and sale of eggs for small-scale and free-range egg producers published as Small Scale Egg Handlingby...
Induced Molting as a Management Tool
Introduction
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Because of increasing economic pressure related to capital costs, egg prices, feed prices, and replacement pullet costs, the commercial egg industry must...
USDA Modernizes Egg Products Inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it is modernizing egg products inspection methods for the...
Prewarming Eggs
Please enjoy a series of Hatchery Tips provided By Aviagen:
Tip 14
Single-stage setters are very popular nowadays, but there are still a lot of multi-stage...
A Systematic Approach to Solving Hatchability and Chick Quality Problems1
Gary D. Butcher and Amir H. Nilipour2
A program involving routine analyses of incubating eggs and hatch residue provides a powerful monitoring and diagnostic tool...
Laying Hen FAQs: The Broody Hen, Soft-Shell Eggs and More
You’ve celebrated the arrival of your first farm fresh eggs and your hens are laying breakfast daily – or so you thought. Have eggs...
Selecting for Superior Brown Egg Quality
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From the early years, Hy-Line International has focused the genetic selection program on achieving the highest egg quality. The goal of...
How the Chicken Incubates Eggs Naturally
In nature, the female bird selects the nest site and lays a clutch of eggs (usually 8 to 13 eggs), one egg per day.
Once...
Iowa Ag Dept Extends Disposal Assistance Program To Help Pork And Egg Producers
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is continuing the Iowa Disposal Assistance Program...
Hatching Egg Care
The obvious purpose of a hatching egg is to produce a healthy broiler chick or poult. Unfortunately, many factors and variables influence the success...