Resources and tools to write a good biosecurity plan
Poultry industries in the United States (U.S.) have been in a unique situation after the 2014-2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. Analysis and...
Bacteriological study of the eggs of laying hens housed in cage and floor
Eggs from 10
commercial brands were selected in different types of housing: cage and on the
floor (free of cage) obtained from 4 supermarket chains to...
Ovoset Pro: A gentle workhorse
Tony Norris and his wife Susan started Norris Farms, a broiler breeder egg farm, 12 years ago near Swansea, South Carolina. Norris Farms consists...
Full house for Platinum Brooding Program
Dr. Stewart Ritchie and his team recently presented the popular Platinum Brooding® Program in Cambridge, Ontario.
The extremely well received program is based on the...
Health and industry issues facing the US turkey industry
In preparation for this report to the USAHA Committee on Poultry & Other Avian Species, the subcommittee chairman, Dr. Clark, surveyed turkey industry professionals...
Multi-strain infection by infectious bronchitis variant viruses in broiler and breeder flocks in Latin...
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a highly contagious upper-respiratory tract disease in chickens and some strains are nephropathogenic. The virus can also cause significant...
Crop stress in Argentina
Lack of rain on the Pampas in Argentina this year lowered estimates for the Argentine harvest of corn and soybeans. With that notable exception,...
Delmarva’s chicken industry grows more slowly than rest of U.S.
Delmarva's chicken industry grew at slower pace in 2019 with respect to the chicken industry did elsewhere in the U.S., new data released by...
Broiler lameness in the United States
Lameness in broilers can result from both infectious and non-infectious sources. Some of the non-infectious sources maybe the result of genetic selection for fast growth and techniques such as reduced photoperiod can be effective in reducing the problem.
Susceptibility of antibiotics used in commercial farms in Peru
Antibiotics are used in treatment of respiratory diseases mainly caused by secondary bacterial infections such as Escherichia coli.
The widely use of antibiotics in...
The USA on their way to cage-free egg production
The Red River Valley Egg Farm in Bogata, Texas
The cage-free discussion in retrospect
The discussion about abandoning conventional cages in laying hen husbandry gained in...
Brazil welcomes 85 million Petersime Easter chicks
During the Easter week, the first eggs were set in the new Petersime hatchery of Lar Cooperativa Agroindustrial in Brazil. It marks the official...
Broiler production and export in Brazil
Territorial extension and weather conditions are factors that give Brazil competitive advantage on agriculture sector and animal production based on grain. The country accounts for 22% of agricultural land in the world, 12% reserve of water, abundance of grain available to feed the animals, emphasis on sanitary protection, sanitary system recognized by European Union and other markets, competitive internal market, population, production systems vertically integrated, low broiler production cost and world class companies and brands.
Dynamics and patterns of the egg industry in Latin America
In this paper, an overview will be given on the development of the laying hen inventories and of egg production between 2007 and 2017....
Eggs to fight malnutrition in Nepal, Honduras and Ethiopia
Cobb-Vantress and OneEgg – an organization attacking poverty and malnutrition through sustainable community development – recently launched new chapters in Nepal, Honduras and Ethiopia....
Modest growth, environmental progress emerge in annual chicken industry data
Delmarva's meat chicken industry processed 4.2 billion pounds of Delmarva-raised chickens in 2017, resulting in a wholesale value of $3.4 billion, according to new...
MEA Meeting in Brazil
MEA Meeting: “Order and progress,” the slogan displayed prominently on the Brazilian flag, was also befitting for the Ross® Middle East and Africa Association MEA. The...
EU-Brazil partnership for sustainable soy
The third meeting since the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding on a Brazil-EU partnership for sustainable soy took place on 21 November 2018...
Case report of E. meleagrimitis infection in turkeys
Intestinal health serves as a baseline for raising healthy turkeys. Any compromise to the intestinal health negatively impacts the growth and production of turkeys...
A New Era of Veterinary Oversight: An Update
In June of 2015 The Food and Drug Administration announced their final rule on Veterinary Feed Directives. This rule is intended to improve how...
House of Raeford’s affiliate Columbia Farms: leading the way in the USA
In the USA, House of Raeford’s affiliate Columbia Farms was first to adopt SmartCare™, with a Lifetime Services contract to support its state-of-the-art SmartPro™...
Mexico, gut health improving feed additive improves yellow skin pigmentation in broilers fed AGP-free...
A Trouw Nutrition research trial conducted in Mexico has shown that a gut health improving additive, (Presan®-FY), containing a synergistic blend of organic acids,...
Biotica innovation drive for Canadian market
New specialty market approval, scientific forum discussion and broadened adoption are all rapidly taking shape for the Nuscience elite level feed technology platform in...
Successful Hatchery-Breeder management is all in the details
“Successful hatchery and breeder management is all in the details,” remarked Chad Mason, broiler/hatchery manager at Columbia Farms, during USPOULTRY’s 2018 Hatchery-Breeder Clinic, held in...