Poultry welfare Technical Articles
Article published the January 31, 2023:
During July 18th - 22nd our Research & Development team participated in the 6th Viruses of Microbes conference, which took place in Guimarães, Portugal. Our colleague Agnieszka Ciesiel...
Article published the January 9, 2023:
Allowing poultry access to vegetated, woody spaces will benefit poultry welfare. One system that incorporates the production of vegetation and livestock, including poultry, is called a silvopasture system. Wood...
Article published the January 6, 2023:
1. IntroductionThe occurrence of ‘wet litter’ in meat chicken sheds is associated with concerns regarding animal welfare, flock health, food safety, environmental impacts and reductions in productio...
Article published the January 6, 2023:
Laying hens are female chickens raised for egg production. The egg production system in the US is currently undergoing a transition from conventional cages to cage-free housing systems. The number of cage-free ...
Article published the January 5, 2023:
A highly pathogenic strain of Avian Influenza (sometimes called bird flu) is currently spreading across the United States. The virus has been detected in six States since January 2022 (see Figure 1).Avian influ...
Article published the January 3, 2023:
HypothesisGuanidinoacetic acid (GAA) is synthesized in the liver and kidneys from arginine (Arg) and glycine (Gly) and subsequently methylated by S-adenosylmethione to creatine (2). Heat-stressed birds respond ...
Article published the December 26, 2022:
For many years reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in biological systems has been considered to be detrimental. However, a pleasant face of ROS has received recently tremendous attention. Indeed, it has be...
Article published the December 7, 2022:
Article published the December 7, 2022:
Article published the December 7, 2022:
Background & ObjectivesTransportation is induced immediate stress in poultry and the reaction of poultry to stress depends on transport duration, physiological status and environment. Additionally, transpor...