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Article published the March 1, 2023
When placing chicks it is crucial to their future performance and health to make sure the litter they are placed upon has been thoroughly warmed. Though the air in a house can be heated relatively quickly, insuring the litter throughout a brooding area is heated to between 85°F and 95°F can take from 12 and 36 hours depending on the type of heating system, level of air movement, house tigh ...
Video published on February 27, 2023
Brian Fairchild (University of Georgia) talks about common misconceptions regarding this system, possible overuse and its impact on litter conditions and poultry welfare, in this interview during IPPE 2023 in Atlanta, USA.
News published on February 13, 2023
APRIL 4 @ 8:00 AM - APRIL 6 @ 11:00 AM EDT
$450.00 – $550.00
This intensive training program has been specifically designed for those who want to learn more about poultry house environmental management during hot weather. The workshop consists of lectures as well as hands on group exercises designed to help attendees gain a firm understanding of the principles behind hot weather poultry ...
Article published the February 7, 2023
When it comes to controlling both the environment within a poultry house and heating costs during cold weather, house tightness is of utmost importance. This is because only the air that exhaust fans draw in through a house’s air inlet system will be heated and dried by the warm air collecting near the ceiling before moving down to floor level. Cold air that enters through cracks will tend t ...
This member gave a presentation on January 23, 2023
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IPPE - International Production & Processing Expo 2023
This member gave a presentation on January 23, 2023
At the following event:
IPPE - International Production & Processing Expo 2023
Article published the October 5, 2022
The house has been preheated for 36 hours to 92°F. The chicks will be arriving in a few hours and the controller’s six temperature sensors (positioned one foot above the floor) indicate the air temperature is between 91 and 92°F (Figure 2). A thermal image indicates the floor temperature is between 87 and 102°F (Figure 1) There is no measurable ammonia due to the fact that litter ...
Article published the October 3, 2022
Recently a study was conducted on commercial broiler farms examining broiler water usage over the first seven days of a growout. High-accuracy, ultrasonic water meters were installed in twenty-two broiler houses (18, 40' X 500' houses, four 54' X 500' houses) on nine farms. The water meters were capable of accurately measuring water flow rates as low as 0.005 gals/min, which is 50 ...
Article published the October 3, 2022
Getting chicks off to a good start is very important to overall flock performance. At no time does a bird grow faster than during the first week of its life. Over the last week of a 42-day-old flock, a bird’s weight will increase by approximately a third. In contrast, a chick’s weight will typically increase approximately four fold, possibly more, by the time it reaches seven days of a ...