It started as a provider of fans and control boxes for pig and poultry houses. Today, Fancom is a market leader in climate control technology in those sectors. This year at VIV it will make a major move by changing from box seller to solution pr...

Economic losses due to disease can mean the difference between success and failure. All members of a production team should clearly understand both their own role – and that of others – in growing and maintaining healthy birds. This two-part art...

Feathers play an important role in poultry production. Proper growth depends on nutrition and management. Poor feathering subsequently influences the birds' production performance.

Once you have experienced a major recall of your products you know how important tracing is. A traceability system helps reduce recall headaches and costs, supports the efficiency of your logistics and assists in marketing your products.

Making sure birds receive the right amount of feed is a must. Daily monitoring of feed intake makes it possible to respond at an early stage if feed intake is too low or high. Feed weighers can precisely weigh the amount of feed the birds need.

Remember the days that a farm worker had to walk through the poultry house a few times per day to adjust feeders, drinkers and fans? And what about the days that essential data had to be filled in on forms, which could show later changes in perf...

Neil Taylor is a broiler farm manager in South Africa and has spent a considerable number of years researching culling techniques. As a result, he developed a culling and catching tool for poultry that not only saves times, but also culls humane...

Due to the increased chance of violations and shutdowns by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a company can prevent problems by controlling the dust caused by conveying mate...

Hatchery sanitation starts before the egg is laid. The health status of the breeder farm as well as the handling, transport and storage conditions are of even bigger importance than the hatchery sanitation programme.