Abstract
To evaluate the utility of transect sampling for assessing animal welfare in large chicken flocks, we quantified relationships between environmental inputs, welfare problems detected...
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A "manureshed" encompasses the lands surrounding animal feeding operations onto which manure nutrients can be redistributed to meet environmental, production, and economic...
Monimax® is a new product that combines the strengths of the synthetic compound nicarbazin with the ionophore monensin, resulting in a unique new product...
Source: PoultryHealthToday.com
Research studying Salmonella across one turkey producer’s farms found Salmonella Infantis to be by far the dominant serotype — recorded in over a...
Coccidiosis, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria, is still one of the most widespread and difficult to manage poultry diseases, causing considerable economic...
Summary
The U.S. broiler industry is currently facing challenges in breeder production and hatchability. Hatchability rates have recently dropped below 82 %, the lowest since...
Cage-free henhouse and dust
Concerns over animal welfare have led to pledges of sourcing only cage-free eggs by many U.S. food retailers and restaurants such...
SUMMARY
Providing high-quality food for the increasing world population with limited natural resources is a challenge for animal agriculture. Over the past decades, poultry production...
By: Erika Machtinger, GREGORY P MARTIN, PH.D., PAS
Introduction
Bed bugs had all but disappeared in developing countries, but a recent resurgence is causing serious problems....
ABSTRACT
Methionine (Met) is the first limiting amino acid in corn and soybean meal-based diets (containing L-Met) in broiler chickens, which are often supplemented with...