Introduction
Keeping birds comfortable during hot, humid weather is critical for optimizing weight gains, feed conversion and livability. Improved growth rates and the trend to heavier average mar-ket weights contribute to greater heatloads in modern broiler barns. While the poultry...
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...
Source: Poultryhealthtoday.com
Successful Salmonella control throughout live poultry production requires an integrated effort, attention to detail and careful follow-through to help processing plants meet more stringent USDA standards, said poultry health experts at a recent food-safety news conference.
“Everyone in live...
R. A. Bucklin, J. P. Jacob, R. A. Nordstedt, D. R. Sloan, R. S. Tervola, and F. B. Mather2
With the introduction of new environmental regulations, poultry producers are being challenged to develop environmentally friendly means of utilizing broiler litter....
Implementing any of these suggestions will reduce the risk of disease entry. Each additional step implemented will further reduce biosecurity risks.
Restrict entry to essential personnel and record entry.
Provide boots and coveralls for staff and visitors for each...
Egg production on a small scale is one of the oldest animal farming enterprises in recorded history. A small investment may yield several years of income.
In the United States, egg production followed these principles until early in the twentieth...
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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...
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The Recipe
The Compost Pile
On March 27, 2009, the Ontario government introduced Ontario Regulation 106/09, which applies to all producers who manage deadstock on-farm. The new regulation applies to poultry producers, which its predecessor did not,...
Last Modified: Feb 8, 2019
What is Biosecurity?
Biosecurity refers to everything that’s done to keep diseases and the pathogens that carry them – viruses, bacteria, funguses, parasites and other microorganisms – away from birds, property, and people. This includes:
Structural...
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Moisture is the key factor influencing litter quality in broiler houses. The higher the moisture level, the longer bacteria are able to survive in the litter. For example, in dry litter, bacteria may survive only a...