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Catching broilers should be performed with the curtains in a closed position with catchers carrying one broiler each in an upright position.
Keeping moisture levels in the poultry house under control is a sure-fire way to minimise a wide range of potential health problems and improve performance. The University of Georgia’s Dr Brian Fairchild gave the Alltech ONE conference tips on getting it right.
In general, growers choose 1 of 2 accepted methods to feed broiler breeders during the production period.
Running an open air duck and chicken farm in picturesque surroundings in South Africa sounds idyllic, but there are challenges in the system which are unique to the country. Poultry World has a look.
A team of scientists in Colombia are working with the Welcome Trust to reduce the levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the country’s poultry and livestock.
In commercial hatcheries, chicks hatch over a wide hatching window, depriving them from feed and water for up to 72 hours. This may result in a sub-optimal development of the skeleton, the gastro-intestinal and central immune system and other vital organs, and thus lots of slow or no starters in the flock. In addition, young birds are highly susceptible to infections, resulting in leg problems and a high mortality rate.
Scientists and industry professionals from 32 countries attended the 5th International Poultry Meat Congress, organised by BESD-BIR, the Turkish Poultry Meat Producers and Breeders Association. With poultry being a global industry, Turkey has the same potentials and challenges as anywhere else, and some specific ones too.
Scientists have been looking to see if a dual-purpose chicken can in the future provide a viable alternative to conventional chicken breeds.
Over the past decades Russian poultry production suffered from a lack of domestic breeding material and had to rely on imports. Now the Russian government is considering banning imports of all breeding stock from the EU and US, prompting farmers in the country to switch to domestic crossbreeds. All hopes are riding on a new crossbreed known as Smena-8, informally called “Russian broiler superbreed”.
China’s animal livestock industry is hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently. However, at CAHE, one of the industry’s flagship tradeshows, there was a notable absence of the drama which is unfolding in farms across the country as African Swine Fever takes its toll.
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