Flock profiling is a management tool for monitoring the performance of a flock of chickens or turkeys. It involves weighing a sample of the flock at regular intervals and using the date to construct a growth diagram. Feed efficiency...
s part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, it is important to look for opportunities to save on resources, including energy. The energy required to power and ventilate barns is one part of agriculture’s carbon footprint. Investigating the use...
Raising turkeys can be a satisfying educational activity as well as a source of economical, high-quality meat for your family and friends.
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Turkey production is an enterprise that lends itself well to small-scale and part-time farming operations. A...
With warm weather around the corner, it is time to make sure your tunnel system is running properly. It is easy to forget about the little things and overlook the essential preparations that are needed for optimum tunnel ventilation...
So why do you need to be thinking about cooling those birds this spring? Because when June arrives, those full-grown turkeys will really need a cool breeze to stay in top condition.
February and March are the best time to...
USPOULTRY approved approximately $60,000 in funding for a new research grant to evaluate strategies to reduce Salmonella Reading colonization in turkeys through the Board Research Initiative program. The topic and request for proposal were selected by the USPOULTRY board...
Canadians looking to get behind the scenes and learn more about how their food is produced on family farms have three more opportunities available to them now at www.FarmFood360.ca. Three new Virtual Reality Tours filmed last summer on Ontario...
Source: Feed Energy Newsletter
In times of uncertainty talking to someone who has been through challenging times can be comforting. Who is better qualified than Pete Hermanson? Pete has 88 years of life experiences and the fourth generation of the...
Egg sanitation plays an important role in optimizing quality and overall hatchability. Watch this video to learn how to test sanitation levels in a machine, prepare eggs for sanitation, and more. This video uses a water-based machine with chlorine...
Canada’s 4,700 poultry and egg farmers welcome yesterday’s Speech from the Throne. In particular, the federal government’s reaffirmed commitment to launch programs and initiatives to mitigate the impact of recent trade agreements on our farmers. We are also pleased...