INTRODUCTION
We can define animal welfare by different parameters such as birds’ health, behavior or production. Due to new animal welfare regulations, alternative management systems or cage free environments has becoming a common practice in egg production. There are few...
Following a recent announcement by Hendrix Genetics about changes to its Executive Committee, we are pleased to welcome a new Managing Director to the turkey business, Alan Rickard.
Alan joins the turkey team, representing the Hybrid Turkeys brand, on February...
New North American Product Offers Improved Feed Conversion, Weight Gain
North American poultry producers working in the big bird debone market have a more efficient, easier-to-manage male coming online this summer: the Cobb Vantage™ male. Cobb-Vantress, Inc. introduced the new...
Cobb-Vantress appointed Dr. Mark Cooper as managing director of genetics to oversee the company’s global genetic program. Effective immediately, Dr. Cooper will continue work to achieve genetic gains and competitive advantage through alignment of Cobb’s breeding program with its...
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SUMMARY
A good vaccination program, along with proper flock management and biosecurity, plays a key role in the health and productivity of broiler breeders. The use of bacterins has been shown to lessen the effects of certain...
Cobb Europe recently completed an expansion of the company’s state-of-the-art hatchery in Norfolk, United Kingdom. This milestone allows the facility to increase production capacity and help deliver a superior product to customers using advanced technology.
To achieve these goals, a...
Canadian student Jeffrey Friend dedicates research to animal health and welfare
University of Alberta Ph.D. student Jeffrey Friend has become the second recipient of the Aviagen® Poultry Genetics Scholarship. He was chosen from a pool of strong candidates due to...
The rooster must be present for an egg to be fertilized.
Roosters are not necessary at egg farms where eggs are produced for human consumption and not incubation. Eggs for incubation are grown at special farms called breeder farms where...
Evergreen Colony, located in South Dakota, who recently accomplished some great flock results, a stand out in a summer of great flocks for this group.
Evergreen raises Hybrid Converter birds under a “no antibiotics ever” system. The flock was marketed...
Source: CAST news release
The genetic diversity of livestock and poultry is dwindling, leaving one-third of the world's protein supply at risk to events such as weather extremes and disease outbreaks.
A new paper from the Council for Agricultural Science...