By improving gut health, birds can withstand challenges from everyday farm processes.
Can gut health improve efficiency on poultry farms? John Cooper, Alltech poultry technical manager for the U.K., explains the science behind gut health and the benefits that come...
As fall approaches, the high temperatures from the summer begin to fall, reaching levels below the bird's thermoneutral zone. A baby chick's thermoneutral zone is fairly high – about 88-93°F during the first week. In fall and winter, maintaining high...
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) has a small-flock disease investigation program to help non-quota/non-commercial (NQ/NC) poultry owners and their veterinarians.
What is "Non-Quota/Non-Commercial" Poultry?
Non-quota/non-commercial (NQ/NC) flocks are those composed of less than quota-controlled numbers (as set in regulations under Alberta's...
As part of its nutribiotic approach to feed strategy, Axtra® PHY helps producers improve animal performance, reduce phosphorus waste and overall environmental footprint.
DuPont Animal Nutrition, a business unit of DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (DuPont), today announced the launch of...
Text file for accessibility: p1276_accessible.docx
The proper diagnosis of poultry diseases depends on three important factors:
Identification of vital organs and body structure.
Knowledge of disease symptoms and lesions.
A systematic plan for examining the bird’s...
Source: Alltech
Proper handling and storage is key to ensuring your birds get the most from low-inclusion premixes.
Vitamins are essential micronutrients required in all poultry diets, with each vitamin playing a critical role in the bird’s overall health and performance....
How Many Nutrient Units Do I Have?
Poultry Operations
If you own a poultry operation, Ontario Regulation 267/03 under the Nutrient Management Act, 2002 applies to you if your operation generates 300 or more nutrient units (NU) annually. It also applies...
Download the complete report
Background
As housing of commercial laying hens moves away from conventional cages, new protocols regarding laying hen welfare are being established to assess these changes in furnished cages and free-run systems. Three topics are investigated as opportunities...
Epithelial tissue, or skin, is an animal’s first line of defense against environmental challenges. It covers all exterior and interior surfaces of the body, like its cavities, tubes, organs and blood vessels, including the respiratory, reproductive, urogenital and gastrointestinal...
Source: Biomin
Poultry producers all aim to deliver their product, be it meat or eggs, in a way that is acceptable to consumers while being economically sustainable. The use of antibiotic growth promoters in poultry production systems has met increasing...