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Warning for US egg producers: Beware of free-range hens John Campbell, chairman of Glenrath Farms, counsels that U.S. egg producers should work to keep the U.S. egg market from going to free-range.
09/12/2016
Overheating in incubation and its impact on broiler performance This looks to be a good quality chick, but could we have affected its performance on the farm because we have not achieved the optimum incubation conditions?
09/12/2016
The 5 largest poultry, egg producers in Europe Europe’s biggest chicken producers all slaughter in excess of 300 million broilers per year, while the biggest egg producers have layer flocks in excess of 3.5
09/12/2016
Understanding daily calcium cycle in layer hens Examining the daily intake and output of calcium in layer hens can aid us in designing a better feeding program that will prolong the egg production cycle while
23/12/2016
6 pullet feeding tips to increase egg production Managing body weight for age is the key for maximizing lifetime performance in egg-layer pullets. A robust pullet will sustain peak productivity for longer
23/12/2016
Deciding on calcium level, source, form in layer feeds Calcium is a sensitive nutrient in layer feeds requiring careful design during formulation and ingredient selection.
14/01/2017
15 details needed in poultry veterinary feed directive As VFD rules are about to take effect, poultry producers need to have certain criteria met in order for VFDs to be valid.
14/01/2017
Guest commentary: Cage-free egg prices will decline as production increases The world is changing, people have a different idea about animals compared to 60 years ago, or even 20 years ago; as it is shown in a recent study
24/01/2017
Parasite control can reduce hen mortality A recent PhD study has investigated animal welfare in organic egg production and found an association between hen mortality and the level of parasite infection
03/11/2017
Sunflower meal may offer low-cost soybean replacing feed ingredient for laying hens Sunflower meal supports egg production and may offer producers an alternative to soybean meal use in feed, say researchers.
13/01/2018