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Properly managed, a small laying flock requires little labor and assures a family of a supply of fresh eggs.
Many urban, city and county codes allow for small flock production. Check with local governing ordinances to see...
Pollo-M
The certified exhaust air washer for broiler houses
Pollo-M is a single-stage chemical exhaust air washer for use in broiler growing. The filter element is mounted horizontally in the exhaust air tower for a large contact surface. Sulphuric acid acidifies...
Many factors can influence egg quality and appearance. These factors will vary depending upon the housing environment, genetics, drugs, feed ingredients, or chemicals used in agriculture. As egg production methods become more varied—for example, changing from cage to free...
Dr. Ian Duncan continues to study male aggression in broiler breeders, a problem that appears to be on the increase. His lab initiated a study to look at the effects of genetic strain and feed restriction on male aggression....
Please enjoy a series of Hatchery Tips provided By Aviagen:
Tip 8
Newly hatched chicks cannot regulate their body temperature very well.
Canada’s egg farming industry is evolving. Over the next two decades, Canadian egg farms will phase out conventional housing and embrace a new future using alternative housing systems. It’s a big shift in our industry, so we want to...
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As towns and suburbs spread into agricultural areas, new homes, places of worship,schools and businesses may be built near livestock and poultry operations. Almost all agricultural operations generate some odor and dust. This may not be...
People:
• Restrict visitors, provide a questionnaire to ensure biosecurity compliance
• No outside bird contact for minimum of 3 days
• Provide shower or at minimum a change of clothes and footwear
• Visitor and employee vehicles park outside
Composting dry poultry excrement, broiler manure or separated pig slurry fully automatically is now possible: with the CompoLiner from Big Dutchman. After developing and testing the innovation for several years CompoLiner is now ready for serial production and released...
Since the end of 2019, there have been reports of avian influenza in several European countries, including Hungary, Poland, and Romania. The virus detected in these outbreaks is a highly pathogenic form of the H5 influenza virus. According to...