Poultry Industry Technical Articles
Article published the November 25, 2019:
Over the past decades, genetic improvements have stimulated broiler production resulting in birds weighing ± 3kg in 42 d. To reach this genetic potential, the absorption and digestion of nutrients and ac...
Article published the November 25, 2019:
Introduction
Quail farming is very important for providing jobs and producing high quality protein at a low cost. Nutrition during the growing phase of the birds can influence their performance during the prod...
Article published the November 12, 2019:
Mycotoxin has acute or chronic toxicity to humans and animals, causing damages to liver, kidney, never tissues, hematopoietic tissues and skin tissues of the organism. Experiment shows that the mycotoxin has ...
Article published the November 11, 2019:
Introduction
In the past decades, the improvement of production efficiency has resulted in the tremendous success in the poultry industry. Feed Conversion Ratio has decreased from 2.8 in the 1950s to less than...
Article published the November 7, 2019:
INTRODUCTION
Endotoxins are toxic compounds from bacterial origin. The most well-known endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides (LPS), which are part of the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria (e.g. E. coli). In pro...
Article published the November 5, 2019:
Over the past decades, genetic improvements have stimulated broiler production resulting in birds weighing ± 3kg in 42 d. To reach this genetic potential, the absorption and digestion of nutrients and ac...
Article published the November 1, 2019:
1. Characteristics of the incidence of laying hens in autumn
In autumn, the temperature difference is very large. When temperature is low, the air temperature is beyond the optimal temperature range of the chi...
Article published the October 23, 2019:
Introduction
Local chickens constitute a majority of the estimated 170 million poultry birds found in Nigeria and contribute substantially to annual egg and meat production (> 90%) for family cons...
Article published the October 15, 2019:
Influenced by temperature and ultraviolet radiation, the activity of virus is limited in summer, but the higher temperature leads to the decrease of feed intake of chickens. When the feed intake decreases, the ...
Article published the October 15, 2019:
Outbreaks of avian and swine influenza, as well as African swine fever in Asia, are forcing scientists to reevaluate and redirect their research towards a stronger strengthening of the immune system through nut...