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Biogas has the potential to turn muck to electricity, but using poultry manure has historically been a challenge. Poultry World explores a Northern Ireland site doing just that.
Scientists say there is clear correlation between cases of footpad dermatitis and worsening gait scores in broilers following a detailed 3 year study in the US.
Antibiotic free poultry is continuing to grow prompting investment in plants by major US processors.
Increasing customer and consumer demand for a greater variety of cooked egg products is prompting companies to invest in new facilities across north America.
Moves this week by Canadian-based pig and poultry processor Maple Leaf Foods to invest in north America’s largest insects for human consumption business highlight the growing interest in alternative protein sources.
French researchers have been exploring the potential of algae for boosting the immune systems of animals and reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming.
Poultry farmers in Bangladesh are to benefit from a slice of a $110m Sustainable Energy Project provided by the World Bank.
Antibiotic usage in the layer industry is relatively low, compared to other poultry sectors. However, that doesn’t mean that moving towards antibiotic free production is easy. Especially taking into account the challenges posed by moving to cage free systems, the puzzle only gets more complicated.
Postdoctoral researcher Tom Berghof discovered that it’s possible to breed selectively on the amount of ‘natural antibodies’ (NAbs) in laying hens. And perhaps more importantly, NAbs are predictive in terms of disease resistance.
Biogas has the potential to turn muck to electricity, but using poultry manure has historically been a challenge. Poultry World explores a Northern Ireland site doing just that.
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