Poultry Industry Technical Articles
Article published the October 20, 2020:
1. Introduction
Heat stress (HS) has undesired effects on the growth performance [1,2] and meat quality [3] of broiler chickens. During HS, chickens seek to dissipate unwanted and excess body heat by increasin...
Article published the October 9, 2020:
Introduction
With an average of 314.2 kg/capita consumed per year worldwide, poultry meat is the most widely eaten type of meat in the world (OECD, 2019). Poultry production and consumption have increased subs...
Article published the October 6, 2020:
1. Introduction
Transportation coops have been shown to be a vector for cross-contamination during the 3–12 h transportation and holding period that occurs before birds are processed [1]. These coops con...
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 7, 2020:
Introduction
Campylobacter infection is one of the most frequently reported causes of food-borne enteritis in Australia and worldwide (Kaakoush et al., 2015). Australia began a National Notifiable Disease...
Article published the August 26, 2020:
1. Introduction
In hot climates, the growth of broilers is usually slow, as high temperature adversely affects feed intake, and high-protein diets, used to sustain animal growth, may impair broiler tolerance t...
Article published the August 20, 2020:
Article published the July 20, 2020:
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global human and animal health concern, which is influenced by the use of antimicrobial agents in human and veterinary medicine, and the plant sector as recognised at the hig...
Article published the July 20, 2020:
Dietary antibiotics have been used in the food animal industry for more than 60 years, not only to control infectious diseases, but also to increase feed efficiency and improve growth performance. In chickens, ...
Article published the June 23, 2020:
INTRODUCTION
Poultry population in Nigeria is put at 140 million and it is a major contributor to the economy (FMAWR, 2008). There is also a consistent rise in intensification of production and a growth rate o...