A new poultry research facility at Mississippi State University is addressing the growing consumer and corporate demands for cage-free eggs.

Learn why an industry professional says gut health in layers is more important than ever.

Egg quality declines naturally at the end of a laying cycle as egg size increases. Profitability of keeping hens longer requires nutritional support for egg quality. Diet formulation can influence the size and number of eggs laid. Calcium availability is key to shell strength but trace elements pay a key role in structural development.

Salmonella control on poultry farms is a combination of good management practices and accurate feeding, but new evidence supports that, even with the same genetics, some birds are super shedders and thus, contribute to most of the infections.

Hawaii’s Agribusiness Development Corp. has proposed using food wastes—particularly papaya—to grow algae that can be used as an ingredient for animal feed.

Under the current law, EU feed millers struggle to meet laying hen nutritional requirements, labeling legislation and the new nitrogen/phosphorus and greenhouse gas emission legislation.