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Selecting Breeds For Small Flocks
There are many breeds of chickens, all developed for various purposes. The reason a person wishes to have chickens will determine the breed and/or type of chicken to select. Chickens predominantly used for the ...
Author: COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, West Virginia University, Center for Extension and Continuing E...
Publication date: 07/15/2009    Rating:    Views: 263

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED AND CLONED ANIMALS
Biomedicine is the application of the principles of the natural sciences, especially biochemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology, to human and veterinary clinical medicine. The field of biomedicine offers...
Author: Bill Pohlmeier and Alison Van Eenennaamp, Department of Animal Science, University of Californ...
Publication date: 07/01/2009    Rating:    Views: 794

How Much Moisture Do Brooders Add to Poultry Houses?
The vast majority of poultry growers use unvented heating units, i.e. brooders or space furnaces, to heat their poultry houses, using propane or natural gas as fuel sources. Record high propane/natural gas pric...
Author: Y. Liang1 and G.T. Tabler - University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Division of ...
Publication date: 05/19/2009    Rating:    Views: 641

Management to Minimize Reduction in Fertility and Hatchability Late in Lay
In all avian species, as well as in other animals in the animal kingdom, increasing age has an adverse effect on reproductive success. The age related decrease in reproduction in the commercial fowl is due, in ...
Author: R. Keith Bramwell, Extension Specialist - Center of Excellence for Poultry Science - Universit...
Publication date: 05/05/2009    Rating:    Views: 501

The benefits of extra centimetres
During incubation, the content of an egg is transformed into a living, day old chick. This miracle of life is the result of a very delicate process, that requires a high level of understanding and control for o...
Author: Ron Meijerhof - HatchTech Incubation Technology (The Netherlands)
Publication date: 03/09/2009    Rating:    Views: 567

Achieving and Maintaining Fertility in Broiler Breeders
Infertility: Male or Female Problem? It could be both. However, if an egg is laid, the "potential" fertility is always there. Males, may be or may become "impotent". Causes of Infertility: In fema...
Author: Dr. Suresh F. Nipane, Technical Manager, Suman Hatchery Ltd., Raipur (C.G.) INDIA
Publication date: 03/02/2009    Rating:    Views: 773

Balancing the eggs
The development of the embryo is determined by the temperature inside the shell, the embryo temperature. This temperature will dictate the development, but with that also the hatchability and the quality of the...
Author: Dr. Ron Meijerhof - HatchTech Incubation Technology (The Netherlands)
Publication date: 02/23/2009    Rating:    Views: 647

Hatchability Problems in Muscovy Duck Eggs and Artificial Insemination Process
When a problem occurs in hatchability, usually it can be categorized as a hatchery, egg handling, or breeder flock problem. If the problem has originated within the breeder flock, it is probable that it happen...
Author: Ibrahim Ahmed
Publication date: 02/12/2009    Rating:    Views: 1163

Predicting Chick Quality: Which Is Best - Chick Length Or Hatch Day Body Weight?
Measuring chick quality has been a difficult issue since the beginning of the poultry industry. There have been many attempts over the decades to evaluate chick quality in the hatchery to predict future perform...
Author: Joseph M. Mauldin, Sarah Masoero, Javier Santos, and Brian D. Fairchild - University of Georgi...
Publication date: 09/25/2008    Rating:    Views: 1254

Brooding Chicks and Poults: Environmental Critical Control Points
Farm management during the early brooding stage in the life of the chick or poult will determine whether they will reach their full potential. Every hour that a chick’s or poult’s environment is less than optim...
Author: G. Tom Tabler - AVIAN Advice (Volume 5, Number 1), University of Arkansas Cooperative Extensio...
Publication date: 09/01/2008    Rating:    Views: 1624