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How intestinal damage causes disease and how to avoid it

Damaged intestinal walls create food safety and animal health risks. Chemical and natural means exist to limit the mechanisms of damage and infection.

November 18, 2020

Austin Alonzo

Damage in the intestinal wall of chickens can play a role in the transmission of foodborne illnesses as well as avian diseases.

Chickens love insects

Feeding poultry with insects, whether alive or as a meal, is already a reality and also very sustainable

October 14, 2020

Benjamín Ruiz

One of the aspects of poultry welfare is whether birds can perform their natural behaviors -- like pecking the ground -- that although it gives us a check mark as thinking beings, I do not know if it helps the birds from a productive point of view.

Could split-feeding improve broiler breeder performance?

Feeding laying hens twice a day can lead to more efficient nutrient intake.

October 5, 2020

Elizabeth Doughman

Split-feeding – where hens are fed two different feeds per day – could help improve feed costs, breeder performance and overall sustainability.

How to clean and sanitize poultry water lines

Cleaning lines is an insurance policy against the diseases potentially living in, and transported by, water.

October 1, 2020

Austin Alonzo

Water is necessary for success on a poultry farm, yet it is often overlooked. Keeping a clean water system prevents disease, saves time and leads to greater flock performance.

Stacey Roberts named Versova director of nutrition

She will lead the company’s pullet and layer nutrition program across farms in Iowa and Ohio

September 29, 2020

Versova, the third largest egg-producing company in the United States, has expanded its executive hen nutrition team with a seasoned poultry nutrition expert.

Poultry production, welfare tips for enhancing meat quality

Insights and strategies on improving meat quality to increase poultry performance and production profits. Sponsored by Cobb-Vantress.

September 21, 2020

Insights and strategies on improving meat quality to increase poultry performance and production profits. Sponsored by Cobb-Vantress.

Feeding calcium and phosphorus to stop broiler leg issues

New research suggests feeding more of these minerals during early life and less during later life can maximize both broiler bone health and weight gain.

September 7, 2020

Austin Alonzo

Feeding broilers more calcium and phosphorous early in life may help alleviate leg and bone problems.

Could CO2 become sustainable protein for poultry feed?

While an industry and academia consortium in the UK won’t be conjuring poultry feed out of thin air, it will be fermenting it.

September 3, 2020

Mark Clements

Carbon dioxide (CO2), the greatest contributor to climate change, has a bad name in environmental circles but the chemical compound may be about to take on a whole new reputation – at least where poultry and fish nutrition are concerned.

Poultry feed supply security – resilience beats efficiency

To ensure continued production when supply chain issues occur, poultry producers need suppliers that can demonstrate the resilience of their networks.

August 28, 2020

Stefan Mack Ph.D

The fragility of some supply chains has been highlighted by COVID-19. Poultry producers need to ensure that their suppliers’ sourcing networks are resilient to shocks to prevent disruptions to their production.