Each year at this time I like to reflect on what the big events were over the last twelve months. Here are the news articles and stories getting the most interest on the Janzen Ag Tech Blog in 2020.
Covid-19....
By Elle Chadwick, PhD
Consultant
Ag Health Consulting, LLC
LaGrange, Georgia
Without an approved treatment, histomoniasis remains a growing problem among turkeys. The only realistic option for controlling the disease right now is limiting its transmission once it enters a flock.
When we...
Managers of large hatcheries can not be responsible for all aspects of chick production and quality or the maintenance of incubators. Similarly, the manager can not rely solely on his own experience and intuitive observations to achieve good quality...
Health challenges associated with antibiotic-free production and the growing issue of wooden breast syndrome in broilers are two emerging trends to appear in the latest edition of Diseases of Poultry.
Referred to by the industry as “the bible of poultry...
Vermin are considered to be wild animals that are believed to be harmful to crops and livestock or carry disease. Therefore, the definition of vermin is not specific to certain species but rather the circumstances. In poultry production, rodents...
Research is increasingly linking false layer syndrome (FLS) to early exposure to infectious bronchitis virus (IBV).
FLS has been reported across the world over the past decade, but it has only relatively recently been discovered in North America.
The condition was...
Chicks that received acidified water for the first 2 weeks of life had a significantly reduced load of Salmonella Heidelberg, a challenge study demonstrates.
According to Manuel Da Costa, a research scientist at Zoetis and one of the study’s authors,...
The AL-2 family of variants is the predominant strain of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) circulating among US broiler flocks, according to a recent survey1 — a finding that should be considered when planning IBDV vaccination programs, Kalen Cookson,...
By: Robert King, Co-founder of PoultrySouth.com
One of the questions we get the most is “How much is the down payment?” That’s a valid question that we can’t give you a proof-positive answer to most of the time. It’s absolutely...
From time to time we all experience egg production issues that may or may not be explained. Often the breed takes the blame when it might well be a mechanical issue on the farm.
Even though primary breeders have continued...