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Early feed intake paves way to good overall performance

Escalating commodity prices are squeezing profit margins and driving producers to seek ways of optimising their performance. Growers need to take a hard look at their management to find ways to fine tune their performance and gain the extra couple of cents per kg advantage. This includes feeder choice and management.
By Andrew Bourne , broiler specialist, world technical support, Cobb-Vantress, USA The importance of feed intake during the first seven days cannot be emphasised enough, as this is the... read more »

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Turning the buttons in time for effective processing

A poultry processing plant is an industrial facility. All the stages in the entire process, together determine the effectiveness of slaughtering and the quality of the end product. By critically monitoring and controlling 12 key aspects, quality, safety and yield of the processed birds can be improved significantly. read more >

In ovo vaccination for everyone

In ovo vaccination has so far been limited for use in professional large size hatcheries. But Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry has now introduced a smaller size version of their Embrex Inovoject device for small and medium size hatcheries: the “Inovoject m”. Pfizer doesn’t compromise on their technology, however. The “m” has just a few options less. And it’s a manually operated, yet flexible device. read more >

Sustainability is what counts!

The global poultry industry is facing the challenge of meeting an increasing demand for healthy proteins of animal origin and to produce it in an animal friendly and sustainable manner at an affordable price. Researchers at the European Symposium on the Quality of Egg and Meat Products showed that progress is being made. read more >

Achieving optimal water pressure in the poultry house

One of the most important and misunderstood jobs a producer must perform in the poultry house is to maintain the correct pressure in the watering lines. This article reviews tips that will help producers achieve the optimal water pressure for systems and flocks. read more >

Litter management – Part 2: Litter condition strongly depends on good management

Good flock performance for birds that are kept on floor systems, starts with selecting good litter. Once the birds are in the house, the litter should be kept in excellent condition in order to keep them in good shape. Under certain conditions, reuse of litter is even possible. read more >
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