Poultry Industry Technical Articles
Article published the September 25, 2020:
In general, composting poultry can be described as an all-natural, environmentally friendly method of mortality management, which minimizes water and air pollution by retaining nutrients, pathogens, a...
Article published the September 24, 2020:
1. Introduction
The population of the world is growing at exponential rates and, according to United Nation’s Revision of World Population Prospects https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/), it is projected to...
Article published the September 8, 2020:
INTRODUCTION
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a major threat for public health worldwide (WHO, 2014). One of the main factors contributing to the emergence of resistant bacteria has been the massive u...
Article published the September 7, 2020:
1. Introduction
Poland has the third-largest number of laying hens in the European Union, with over 48.5 million of the birds in 2018 and 649 thousand tonnes of eggs (sixth place) produced in 2019 [1]. Such in...
Article published the August 26, 2020:
1. Introduction
The scope of this review is limited to agricultural concrete and metallic structures exposed to a corrosive environment. The content of the review paper includes the following topics and subtop...
Article published the August 25, 2020:
A guide to choosing the right ventilation concept for your farm
In this guide, you’ll read about the different ventilation concepts used in poultry and pig housing around the world. A ventilation conce...
Article published the July 20, 2020:
Article published the July 20, 2020:
High ammonia affects broilers in many ways. Research has shown that ammonia concentrations as low as 25 ppm can reduce bird weights at 28 days of age by two to seven percent while 50 ppm ammonia has been show...
Article published the July 20, 2020:
Getting chicks on to feed and water as quickly as possible after arrival on a farm has long been recognized as the key to maximizing overall performance. If provided the ideal environmental conditions and ple...
Article published the July 20, 2020:
The feeding program for poultry has a major influence on profitability as feed cost accounts for up to 75% of production cost. Conventionally, it is assumed that requirements are either listed in tables or bree...