Poultry Industry Technical Articles
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:
INTRODUCTION
Consumer demand for eggs in North America has been steadily increasing, with retail growth of 6% in 2018 in Canada, up from the 4.1% growth seen in 2017 (Egg Farmers of Canada, 2017, 2018). In the...
Article published the August 25, 2020:
DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM
Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) is a rapid analysis method that enables a multipurpose analyzer to be calibrated to predict nutritional component values after analyzing th...
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 August 24, 2020:
Article published the August 24, 2020:
INTRODUCTION
Poultry production has increased at a faster rate than any other livestock animal globally. Among others, the nutritionally balanced-feeding program along with antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) in...
Article published the August 24, 2020:
1. Introduction
The use of insects in animal nutrition is a promising alternative in order to obtain a sustainable protein source to feed the world. Considering the current challenges of overpopulation and fee...
Article published the August 24, 2020:
Occurrence
IB has been reported as a disease only in chickens. All ages of chickens are susceptible to infection, however, clinical disease severity varies. IB is considered to be worldwide in distribution. Th...
Article published the August 24, 2020:
INTRODUCTION
The ceca of the modern poultry bird have important implications on gut health and zootechnical performance.[1] It is estimated that cecal microbial density reaches nearly 1011–1012 cells/g.[...
Article published the August 20, 2020:
1. Introduction
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacterium that typically inhabits the intestine of vertebrates and is considered a usual member of the digestive flora in animals. However, under favorable c...