Primary breeding companies continuously have to anticipate changing customer needs. Breeding and selection has a major impact on turkey production in terms of what kind of improvements can be expected for what kind of traits. Improvements in one trait (e.g. breast meat yield) have often gone together with negatively correlated responses in others (e.g. meat quality). Different genetics often require different conditions (bio-security, nutrition and management) in order to make it possible f...

Most people will agree that the single most important piece of information about a breeder flock is the average body weight or the flock's reaction to feeding levels.

The effect Ascaridia dissimilis has on turkeys is often underestimated. To measure the effect and control of this work a trial was conducted by the university of Arkansas. Results indicated that deworming dramatically improves performance.

A recent press release from the US Animal Agriculture Alliance, a pro-industry group, reported on the Animals and Society Institute "Strength of Many" Conference which encompassed organizations opposed to intensive animal agriculture.  By Simon Shane

A prototype furnace that uses poultry litter for fuel was presented to industry representatives by staff at the University of Arkansas (US).