The USDA says poultry production during June 2020 was up 7% from June 2019 at 4.323 billion pounds. The total included 3.815 billion pounds of chicken, also up 7%, and 500.704 million pounds of turkey, 5% above the previous...
Source: PoultryHealthToday.com
The rapid growth in reduced and “no antibiotics ever” production was the driving force behind development of a new vaccine to protect chickens against four costly diseases.
“Viruses alone can take a heavy toll on flocks, but they also...
Annually, Novus International, Inc. presents a top researcher educator with high honors during a banquet at the Poultry Science Association (PSA) Annual Meeting. With concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the PSA meeting has moved online this week and...
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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) today reported results for the fourth quarter (13weeks) and fiscal year ended May 30, 2020.
Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 were $453.3 million, a 61.6 percent increase compared...
Ventilation is a key management area to ensure happy healthy flocks that deliver great performance. Regardless of the weather outside, the goal is to maintain good exchange of air and consistent temperatures throughout the inside of the barn. To...
Company Offers Incentive to Workers Maintaining U.S. Food Supply
Sanderson Farms announced it will implement a temporary weekly attendance bonus for employees equivalent to $1.00 an hour for each hour worked. The incentive begins today, Monday, March 30, 2020, and...
If you raise poultry as a hobby, or on a small-scale, it’s typically not feasible to mix your own feed. Larger-scale commercial operations maintain the ability to purchase bulk amounts of the individual ingredients, plus have the equipment to...
The employees who work in the poultry plants on the Eastern Shore of Virginia are accustomed to long hours and some of the most grueling work in the country — work that has grown uniquely dangerous amid the ongoing...
Source: USDA news release
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The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for July 2020 analyzes economic impacts on animal product markets of month-to-month changes in USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Use Estimates report.
Newcastle disease (ND) throughout most of the US remains stable, but the industry needs to be on guard for changes in the virus that may require adaption of ND vaccines, Guillermo Zavala, DVM, PhD, president, Avian Health International, cautioned...
