We are excited to announce a collaborative research project between our team and Penn State University to address a critical issue in poultry production: airborne viral infections. This innovative study, led by Dr. Ruth Nissly and Dr. Mathias Martins,...
Like other businesses, poultry production faces challenges, including cash flow, inflation, economic downturns, and market volatility. Despite all those constant challenges and variations, poultry businesses remain profitable. However, it is always necessary to adopt methodologies to optimize productivity and...
Water is an essential nutrient for broilers (NRC, 1994; Coon, 2002) and plays a critical role in metabolic function and body temperature maintenance. A number of studies have reported broiler water consumption (WC) requirements for various ages of broiler....
Researchers in South Dakota State University's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory are racing to develop a vaccine for a new strain of a highly contagious disease that is currently wreaking havoc on the U.S. poultry industry.
Avian metapneumovirus, or...
There is a need for robust, non-invasive and simple methods to objectively assess the quality of routine animal cares of commercial poultry flocks as a component of sustainable and ethical animal production practices (Castro et al., 2023; Siegel, 1995)....
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers at North Carolina State University which not only showed that non-toxic segments of C. septicum alpha toxin possess a protective ability against experimental Clostridial...
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM
Wet litter (>25%) has been and will continue to be a challenging issue for the broiler industry (Dunlop et al., 2016). Wet litter has been attributed to poor bird performance and footpad health (Martland, 1985; Bilgili et...
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project by researchers at the University of Georgia that demonstrated that a safe and cost-effective mucosal immunization strategy, using adjuvanted DNA plasmids expressing known immunogenic Infectious laryngotracheitis...
Projected to burgeon to a staggering $429.11 billion by 2028 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 5.45% from 2022 , the global chicken market’s escalated growth has imposed an acute burden on the broiler industry. This...
A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular "slime" when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could lead to targeted therapies for E. coli infections...