Benjamín Ruiz: "Personally, a pigmented chicken broth is more appetizing for me than a white chicken broth (even knowing that there is no difference in nutritional value). But I don’t think anyone attributes extraordinary properties to pigmented products."

Fornazor International, the Hillsdale, New Jersey-based agricultural commodity trading company, has received halal certification from Islamic Services of America for its Super Pro Plus poultry feed.

60 percent say their use of phytogenic feed additives will increase in the next 12 months

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.