November 2023

Poultry producers can optimize efficiency with nutrition

WATT Poultry USA November 2023
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Micro Organism Health
Diseases & Health
Assessing competitive inhibition of pathogenic Enterococcus cecorum by avirulent strains

A recent project evaluated the impact on broiler body weight, feed consumption and feed conversion when birds were provided six hours of darkness throughout the entire six-week flock while compared to a control that had 24 hours of light for the first seven days.
Broilers
Can chicks have a dark period in the first week?
The AMEn system was developed and then perfected based on this basis and assumption; that broilers will be fed on corn and soybean meal-based diets.
Poultry Nutrition & Formulation
Is net energy the right tool for the US broiler industry?
The AMEn system was developed and then perfected based on this basis and assumption; that broilers will be fed on corn and soybean meal-based diets.
Poultry Nutrition & Formulation
Is net energy the right tool for the US broiler industry?
Using cranberry pomace in poultry feed can help in raised without antibiotics systems.
Nutrition & Feed
Exploring cranberry byproducts for poultry feed
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Diseases & Health
Mitigating bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis in broilers
Understanding the cause of this lameness can improve control and inform nutritional strategies.
December 5, 2023
BCO, also known as kinky back, occurs when damage to the poultry gut results in bacteria traveling through the gut or respiratory barriers into the blood and settling in the leg bones of a chicken.
Egg Production
Kipster upcycles food waste to lower poultry feed emissions
Dutch egg company is producing meat birds and carbon-neutral eggs on its first farm in the U.S. through a combination of upcycling, solar panels and carbon credits.
December 5, 2023
Kipster's hens have access to indoor and outdoor areas, which both include enrichments to encourage natural behaviors. Outdoor areas are protected from predators.
Nutrition & Feed
Poultry producers can optimize efficiency with nutrition
There is a balance between feeding animals to reach their genetic potential and helping producers reach their internal goals.
December 5, 2023
As genetics have changed and moved forward, is the industry keeping up from a nutritional perspective?
Food Safety & Processing Perspective
Proposed EFSA regulations threaten EU broiler producers
If accepted as proposed, these new regulations would switch the EU from a net exporter to an importer of chicken meat.
December 5, 2023
Eu Stars
Poultry Tech Trends
Upcycling: Not just a buzzword for the poultry industry
There are several innovative ways producers and processors are working to reduce waste.
December 5, 2023
Food Waste Image
Diseases & Health
Light intensity linked to better broiler health, welfare
The USPOULTRY-funded project measured behavioral and physiological changes in the poultry.
September 12, 2023
Broilers Feeding Indoors
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