The coronavirus lockdown in South Africa really brought the country to a halt. However, for South African chicken producer Mike Bosch business was brisk. He saw an increase in demand for mixed day-old chicks.
New outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in Siberia negatively affect the country’s poultry exports, Russian magazine Agroinvestor reported, citing market analysts.
Researchers are claiming that nano minerals in poultry feed can improve broiler growth as well as boosting feed consumption and digestibility.
2 methods – oocyst counting versus lesion scoring – are discussed for monitoring the effectiveness of anticoccidial medication programmes in broiler production.
Depending on region and climate conditions, the floor in the broiler house can differ, as can the availability of litter material.
Turkey production costs are set to be nearly 5% higher in the UK this year due to a more expensive feed and a jump in pluck and EV costs.
Researchers claim a significant commercial farm trial has shown that slower growing broilers are not only healthier but have a substantial higher welfare.
The Food Technology Institute from Brazil looked into the survival rates of 3 types of coronavirus on surfaces as like packages or food.
Covid-19 and the consequent lockdowns has pushed India’s poultry sector into losses of around US$?4 billion between February and April 2020.
Unfortunately, rodents in poultry facilities hang around and transmit pathogens. For these reasons, the presence of rodents creates a high risk of breaking the biosecurity rules.
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