World Poultry Science Association Abstracts

WPSA

World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA)
 
In this section you will find abstracts of articles printed in the World's Poultry Science Association's Journal.
 
 
 
About the WPSA
The enormous growth in poultry meat production would not have been possible without worldwide efforts of specialists in this field. This has taken the form of research programmes at many universities, institutes and commercial companies as well as in applied research within the many branches of the processing and supply industry in many fields of poultry production. For all these experts who work worldwide for the world’s most important and fast-increasing food sources there is an interesting umbrella organisation, WPSA.
 
Objectives of the WPSA
  • To gather knowledge in all aspects of poultry science and the poultry industry and to bring this knowledge to the poultry industry, poultry scientists or other people with an interest in poultry.
  • To assist all levels in bringing together, worldwide, those with interests in all aspects of poultry science, poultry production and the many diverse ancillary enterprises that are associated with the industry.
  • To dedicate itself to the spread of knowledge so that education and training are ranked high amongst the interests of WPSA members.
  • To promote poultry husbandry.

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Latest article

Indigenous chicken production in Kenya: II. Prospects for research and development

Poultry production and in particular indigenous chicken (IC) production has been recognised as an avenue to improve livelihoods of the rural households. Previous attempts to improve their productivity have had little success due to, among others, lack of a holistic approach in solving the constraints and dissemination of inappropriate technologies given the production circumstances and market dynamics.
Marketing as a constraint is often blamed for the failure of interventions to improve livelihoods, despite lack of saturation for IC products at local and national levels and the increasing... read more »

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Indigenous chicken production in Kenya: I. Current status

The majority of the Kenyan population resides in the rural areas and is characterised by low income and food insecurity leading to high levels of poverty. Poultry production and in particular indigenous chicken (IC) production play a significant role in the economic and social life of these resource-poor households, contributing to cheap source of animal proteins and cash income. read more >

Use of citric acid in broiler diets

Organic acids and their salts have been approved by European legislation as an alternate source of antibiotic growth promoter in diets, because antibiotics are associated with problems due to potential residual effects via food animals developing resistant strains of pathogens. read more >

The use of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) in poultry feed

There is growing interest in developing natural alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters in order to maintain both birds’ performance and health. In the last decade, Turmeric has been extensively used in poultry diets. Turmeric is a natural herb of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Wide range medicinal properties of this plant have been advocated. read more >

Nitric oxide (NO) in bird embryogenesis: physiological role and possibilities of practical use

Nitric oxide (NO) is generated in human and animal tissues from L-arginine. Its known effects include mediation of the parasympathetic nervous system (effects of aсеtуlchоline), smooth muscle tonus, apoptosis, and tissue differentiation. The physiological effects of NO attract significant theoretical and practical interest in medicine and agriculture due to its possible regulation of physiological functions. read more >

Concepts and methods for understanding bone metabolism in laying hens

Laying hens have a unique bone turnover due to the daily egg laying cycle. Laying hens have three distinctive kinds of bones related to egg formation: cortical, cancellous, and medullary bones. read more >
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