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Cage free large eggs are being recalled by a US-based company due to a potential contamination of Salmonella.
Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is considered to be an autoimmune disease affecting pullets from 6 to 9 weeks of age and can easily be misdiagnosed as Marek’s disease (MDV).
Researchers are exploring how the integration of chickens into vegetable crop rotations may spark environmental and economic benefits for growers.
French-based multinational supermarket chain Carrefour has launched a 9-point programme designed to encourage healthier eating at affordable prices.
Animal welfare organisations received a boost to their “End the Cage Age” campaign after the European Commission agreed to formally register its initiative.
At the beginning of this year, the Belgian-Dutch hatchery group BHV launched its concept to hatch chicks inside the poultry house: NestBorn. Dutch broiler farmer Robèr van Zutven has been involved with this concept from the beginning and is very enthusiastic.
Weighing chickens and monitoring their development can be a time-consuming business and a single worker is only likely to complete a small sample by hand each week. And while remotely monitored scales can help, they suffer from blind spots in the poultry house.
Composing good quality feed is an art in itself, however making the best feed possible can only be done with knowledge of the bird itself. That is why Schothorst Feed Research focused on the interaction between nutritionists and veterinarians in its latest International Feeds & Nutrition Course.
High costs of production and lack of consumer support has prevented many major poultry companies from looking at the organic sector as a mainstream opportunity.
Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in developing a new vaccine to combat infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) in poultry.
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