Institution: University of Georgia
Principal Investigator:
Michael Czarick
Poultry Science Department
110 Cedar Street University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
High litter moisture or "wet litter" has been associated with footpad lesion development, breast blisters, hock burns, increased ammonia production and higher microbial activity. Proper...
Institution: Mississippi State University
Principal Investigator: Pratima Adhikari, Ph. D.
Department of Poultry Science
Mississippi State University
325 Wise Center Drive
MS State, MS 39762
While the benefits of phytases in poultry nutrition are widely recognized, the use of proteases in commercial formulations still require...
Maintaining a healthy poultry gut and immune system is an essential but controllable factor which can directly influence efficient feed conversion. Several studies have demonstrated that a selected yeast postbiotic promotes a healthy gut thus maximizing birds performance.
The financial...
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the commercial broiler chicken is constantly exposed to a wide variety of potentially harmful factors. These factors can have serious effects on the GI tract condition and negatively affect health and performance of birds...
The Cobb technical team is equipping the industry with new guidelines to improve pullet ventilation and the process of selecting and installing light traps in rearing houses. The newest white paper by Andrew Bourne, world technical services specialist, is...
Bone quality in egg-laying hens benefits from a common feed supplement as well as from traits that help their skeletons store calcium, a study led by scientists from the Roslin Institute has shown.
The nutritional additive, betaine, could complement programmes...
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Australian poultry abattoirs need additional water to increase broiler production, however, margins are constrained by cost of power, water and waste disposal. End‐of‐pipe water recycling, while viable, is capital and energy intensive.
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Chickens are the most common birds on Earth and colibacillosis is among the most common diseases affecting them. This major threat to animal welfare and safe sustainable food production is difficult to combat because the etiological agent, avian pathogenic...
A fever is the body’s natural response to inflammatory stimuli, such as a virus or infection. Once the immune system recognizes the challenge — a bacterial or pathogenic infection — it triggers a change in body temperature to heal...
Institution: University of California, Davis
Principal Investigator: Michael J. Mienaltowski, DVM, PhD
Annie J. King, PhD
University of California, Davis
2251 Meyer Hall
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616
Broiler chickens have been genetically selected to grow quickly and efficiently. Although efficient growth is desirable for...