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Poultry management usually refers to the husbandry practices or production techniques that help to maximize the efficiency of production. Sound management practices are very essential to optimize production. Scientific poultry management aims at maximizing returns with minimum investment. A carefully controlled environment that avoids crowding, chilling, overheating, or frightening is almost universal in poultry farming. Cannibalism, which expresses itself as toe picking, feather picking, and tail picking, is controlled by debeaking at one day of age and by other management practices. The feeding, watering, egg gathering, and cleaning operations are highly mechanized. Birds are usually housed in wire cages with two or three animals per cage, depending on the species and breed, and three or four tiers of cages superposed to save space. Cages for egg-laying birds have been found to increase production, lower mortality, reduce cannibalism, lower feeding requirements, reduce diseases and parasites, improve culling, and reduce both space and labour requirements.
Kenneth Tom, Director of Sales for Latin America, discusses Chore-Time's presence in Colombia, the challenges of technology adoption, and its relationship with PIS Miami. ...
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We encourage poultry scientists, educators, extension professionals, and students to share their original research, case studies, and fieldwork. Both oral and poster presentations are welcome, but abstracts must be submitted online and comply with PSA's submission guidelines.
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Lilong Chai (University of Georgia) discusses advantages and issues of cage-free poultry houses regarding pecking behavior, egg production, and dust bathing, among other aspects, in this Engormix interview. ...
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1. Introduction Factors such as investments in breeding facilities and the adoption of advanced technologies have been decisive in consolidating Brazil’s global leadership in broiler chicken exports [1]. Among the available structural typologies, the “dark house” stands out as an intensive production system, equipped with automated systems that control variables such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and light intensity. The precise control of these...
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1. Introduction The preservation of indigenous poultry breeds is not only for cultural and emotional reasons, but also for economic ones. This is particularly true when there is a demand for delicate products of special quality, in terms of their origin, production and processing [1]; Kohlschutter et al. [2] argued similarly. The exceptional quality, excellent variety of flavors, and dietary effects, based on the emotionally valued gastronomic tradition, are the prerequisite for the...
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What is the pre-slaughter phase? The preslaughter phase is the last phase of the broiler chicken’s life before slaughter. This phase includes multiple steps: withdrawal of feed and water, catching, loading into transportation crates, and transportation by road, In some cases, chickens may be placed in lairage (waiting area)...
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Speculation over the Provisional Ruling on Anti-dumping Duties of Lysine by the EU Against China
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What is live haul? Turkeys are typically raised for 10 to 20 weeks, depending on bird sex, size, and product criteria for markets. Once the market weight is achieved, turkeys are herded, loaded, and transported to slaughter plants for stunning and processing. ...
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The egg industry in the United States maintains approximately 300 million hens each year (United Egg Producers, 2025). For every laying hen that is hatched, approximately one male...
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Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 Allowed Maintaining of Performance and Accelerated Microbiota Maturation of Broilers Fed Alternative Ingredients
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Michèle Tixier-Boichard, President of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA), explains how the association works and shares their plans for 2025, in this Engormix interview during an AMEVEA Congress in Colombia. ...
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Thomas Dixon (Hy-Line) discusses the cost and price increase that comes with this change, and how to adapt to it, during the Avicolas and Porcinos event in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
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Guoming Li (University of Georgia) explains how broiler activities such as locomotion and movement can be quantified as an activity index, which is automatically computed by determining changes in pixels, during this Engormix interview. ...
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The definition of disease in the broad context is any deviation from the normal state of health. Diseases can be divided into two broad categories: Infectious and noninfectious. Infectious diseases include those caused mainly by bacteria, viruses, mycoplasmas, fungi, and parasites. Non-infectious diseases can be further divided into three categories: management-related diseases, toxicities, and nutritional diseases (nutritional deficiencies/imbalance). Toxicities and nutritional diseases are...
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We are excited to announce dates for APSS 2026: 9th -11th February, 2026.
Next year's conference will be centered around this overarching theme: "Poultry Production Through a Futuristic Lens".
The APSS Organising Committee is pleased to confirm that the 2026 symposium will once again be...
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1. Introduction Among agricultural industries, the poultry industry is prominent in many countries, since it supplies the majority of human protein[1]. Providing humans with energy, protein, and essential micronutrients, poultry contributes substantially to food security and nutrition globally. In addition to having short production cycles, poultry can convert a wide variety of agricultural byproducts and wastes into meat and eggs that are edible to humans [2]. Increasing...
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1. Introduction 1.1. Background Chickens struggle to recognize other individuals after visible changes are applied to the comb or plumage [1]. Much like chickens are able to use visual cues to differentiate each other, artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of utilizing image or video inputs for reidentification (re-ID) purposes. Animal re-ID, the task of identifying individual animals within one (or sometimes several) species, finds applications in various fields,...
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Mr. Ricky Thaper, a key opinion leader with 30 years of experience in India's poultry sector, reflects on the industry's impressive growth. He discusses the challenges of maintaining high-quality soybean meal in poultry feed, highlighting the detrimental effects of cost-cutting measures and emphasizing the need for improved standards and the efforts of poultry associations to ensure soybean meal retains its nutritional value and protein quality for optimal poultry health and growth....
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Dr. Mário Penz (Cargill) discusses the consequences of not managing water properly and the different factors to consider regarding its quality, during this Engormix interview....
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Integration in Poultry Farming – A brief overview 1. Poultry farming is one of the fastest-growing models of the agriculture sector. Poultry farming is the process of raising different types of domestic birds commercially for eggs, meat, and feathers. 2. In poultry farming, integration involves coordinating all stages of production, from breeding to processing. 3. Primary aim of Integration is to reduce costs and stabilize prices by balancing supply and demand. 4. Vertical...
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Broiler Contract Farming: Can Integration Evolve for Mutual Success? -A.Ashraf Contract Broiler Farming Contract broiler farming is well-established in many countries, particularly in the U.S., Brazil, India, and China. United States Nearly 90% of broilers are grown under contract farming with integrators like Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Perdue Farms. Integrators provide chicks, feed, veterinary support, and technical guidance, while...
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INTRODUCTION The ability to maintain an affordable, safe, and sustainable food supply is a global challenge. Meat consumption trends are changing, with increasing preferences for cheaper and processed white meat and a decline in cereals share of the total food (Sefeedpari et al., 2013; Faridi et al., 2011). The consequent increases in poultry meat production by a factor of seven (3206%) and eggs by a factor of three have overburdened sustainable production (Sousa et al., 2005)....
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