Gary D. Butcher and Richard D. Miles2
Poultry encounter numerous stressors during their lives. These stressors cause hormone changes, declines in feed intake, altered nutrient metabolism and suppressed immune function. The adverse effects of the stressors are additive and every...
Randall Ennis, chief executive officer of the World Poultry Foundation, was recognized with the 2020 Poultry Science Association Distinguished Poultry Industry Career Award,
sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). The Distinguished Poultry Industry Career Award recognizes distinctive, outstanding...
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson
For the first time in their 81-year history, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) held their annual meetings virtually. MTGA and MTRPC leadership provided updates regarding...
The Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) saw the election of two new directors – Pete Klaphake of Sauk Centre and Ashley Klaphake of Melrose. Max Velo of Rothsay won re-election to the Council.
“We are excited to have...
The egg industry is currently going through its fair share of challenges. With production outstripping consumption and prices being squeezed, producers are looking for more ways to improve the efficiency of their businesses.
To try to achieve this, many are...
With a whopping 16+ hours of poultry content to be covered at the MPF Virtual Convention & Trade Show next month, MPF continues its longstanding tradition of providing excellence in education across the turkey, egg layer/pullet, broiler, and organic...
overnor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-145 which outlines workplace safety guidelines for meatpacking plants to keep employees safe.
“Meatpacking plants — where employees work in very close quarters — has proven to be a hotspot for COVID-19 infections in...
Source: PoultryHealthToday.com
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) has affected flocks before the virus was even identified. In the US, IBV strains are named for the state from which they were first isolated. There are strains named after Massachusetts, Connecticut and Arkansas,...
After 34 years at the National Chicken Council, most recently as senior director of meetings and member services, Maggie Ernst has announced her retirement from NCC.
Maggie on-boarded with the council in 1986, under the leadership of then-NCC President George...
Texas A & M University
Dr. Audrey P. McElroy
Texas A & M University
107 Kleberg Center
2472 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2472
Necrotic enteritis (NE) is a complex intestinal health issue with important economic impacts on poultry production. Losses due to NE are not...
