Abstract
In the United States, every year an average of 287.1 eggs are consumed per person, and over 14.1 billion eggs are set in hatchery...
Many factors can influence egg quality and appearance. These factors will vary depending upon the housing environment, genetics, drugs, feed ingredients, or chemicals used...
SUMMARY
Reducing the particle size (PS) of feed ingredients is necessary and requires substantial energy expenditure. A majority of research on ingredient PS has considered...
Metabolisable energy (ME) is the energy that comes from feed raw materials which is available for animal maintenance and growth. Non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) degrading...
Mycotoxin-contaminated feed is a constant challenge for poultry producers, made worse if environmental conditions favor the rapid growth of mycotoxin-producing fungi in the field...
Source: PoultryHealthToday.com
Extensive screening of more than 40 vaccine prototypes and a unique construction are responsible for the strong, early protection Poulvac® Procerta® HVT-IBD-ND provides against three...
Abstract
Background: The elevation of egg production and the inhibition of incubation behavior are the aims of modern poultry production. Prolactin (PRL) gene...
As the No. 1 poultry producing state in the U.S., Georgia’s poultry industry generates more than $3.8 billion annually. Part of sustaining this vibrant...
Institution: University of Arkansas
Principal Investigator: Casey M. Owens, Ph.D.
Novus International Professor of Poultry Science
University of Arkansas
Poultry Science O-209
1260 W. Maple St.
Fayetteville, AR 72701
The broiler...
Introduction
Figure 1. Changes in atmospheric concentrations of GHGs (IPCC, 2006).
The on-going debate on global warming has left some people convinced that human activity...