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Upcoming WPSA president Edir Nepomuceno Silva: “Focus on improving poultry production in Africa”

True to tradition the presidency of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) changes every fours years. For this reason, current president Bob Pym from Australia will hand over command to Edir Nepomuceno Silva from Brazil during the upcoming world congress in Brazil. Silva has a clear goal in mind for his tenure as the new president: assisting poultry production in Africa to a higher level.

By Ad Bal The World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) has a long history. It was founded exactly 100 years ago and has over the years made a significant contribution to the... read more »

Japanese robot helps transfer and stack eggs

Automation has been an issue in egg collection, transfer, and packing for many years. Egg belts and farm packers have proven their value many times. Machines can even stack eggs on trays, but transferring a stack of trays to pallets is usually still done manually. However there is a robot now that is prepared to take on this delicate task. read more >

Coliform infections are responsible for heavy losses (1)

Escherichia coli infection is responsible for significant losses in the world's poultry industry. Although the organism is a normal inhabitant of the intestinal tract of commercial poultry, and is ubiquitous in the environment, toxigenic strains are responsible for both localized and systemic reactions. They result in elevated mortality in flocks, lower egg production in commercial laying and breeder flocks, degraded broiler growth rate, and a marked reduction in carcass quality and elevated condemnation at processing. read more >

Japanese robot helps transfer and stack eggs

How to make eggs free from pathogenic micro-organisms

Eggs are often blamed for being the cause of food poisoning. Although the origin of the contamination is not always understood, the industry must find solutions to eliminate the micro-organisms. What can be done apart from minimising the infection at farm level? read more >

Thermal influences on poultry

Temperature can be an important factor in poultry production, especially when it is high. The mechanisms by which heat stress influences productivity are discussed here, with suggestions for reducing the negative effects. read more >

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