New research has suggested that Salmonella levels in no-antibiotics-ever (NAE) poultry systems could be lower than those on conventional broiler farms.
Estefania Novoa Rama, a graduate research assistant at the University of Georgia, told Poultry Health Today that the difference...
Abstract
Do faster slaughter line speeds for young chickens increase risk of Salmonella contamination? We analyze data collected in 2018-2019 from 97 slaughter establishments processing young chickens to examine the extent to which differences in slaughter line speeds across establishments...
Data showed that vaccinated chicks did not immunologically respond to novel pseudotyped GA08-pVSV particles.
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Assn. (USPOULTRY) and the USPOULTRY Foundation announced the completion of a funded research project at the University of Georgia, in which...
A new commercial study with Hy-Line Brown hens at a large layer farm in Western Europe has shown that adding Orego-Stim, a source of 100% natural oregano essential oil (OEO), in layer diets results in more saleable eggs per...
TIBOT Technologies, the start-up specialised in poultry robotics based in France, was contacted by the Applied Innovation Team at Hubbard to conduct a study on the impact of its Spoutnic robot on poultry mating behaviour and fertility. Following more...
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio, in which researchers explored nutritional strategies to reduce the incidence and severity of wooden breast. The research was...
Basics of Avian Influenza
Many strains of avian influenza (AI) virus exist worldwide that are capable of causing varying degrees of clinical illness in poultry. Wild birds that tend to favor aquatic environments, especially waterfowl and shorebirds, appear to be...
The objective of this trial was to assess the efficacy of GUMBOHATCH® in broiler chickens after an experimental challenge with a high dose of a very virulent IBD virus (vvIBDV) strain.
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When it comes to egg production, sustainability is multi-faceted, covering everything from environmental impacts to animal welfare to food affordability. It can be daunting to explore the complexities of one of these areas, let alone all of them at...
Water belly in broiler flocks is a leading cause of mortality and whole carcass condemnations
Ascites in chickens, commonly referred to as water belly, represents a spectrum of physiological and metabolic changes leading to the excess accumulation of fluid in...