Expert Chat – Managing heat stress, and a research postcard from...
Birds cannot sweat and must rely on panting to cool down. That’s an inefficient method when you consider their feathers also serve as insulation....
Preparing poultry for heatwaves
To help birds survive heatwaves, they should not only be kept under the best possible living conditions, but their water-electrolyte metabolism should also be...
Reducing impact of heat stress to improve broilers’ performance and welfare
To protect the birds against the impact of heat stress, poultry producers outfit houses with proper equipment (e.g. sprinklers or foggers), implement appropriate feeding...
More eggs per hen with natural oregano essential oil
According to a recent study conducted by Anpario with a European free range producer; hens offered drinking water supplemented with Orego-Stim Liquid, Anpario’s natural...
METEX NOOVISTAGO offers nutritional strategies to improve sustainability
At the 14th Poultry Research Days, METEX NØØVISTAGO presented two research papers, pointing out crude protein reduction in broiler diets, and its beneficial...
Cal-Maine Foods budgets $82m for cage-free production
Cal-Maine Foods, one of the largest egg producers in the US, announced $82 million for capital projects to expand cage-free production capabilities.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc....
Maple Leaf Foods announces future incremental optimization of its poultry network
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced that it will be pursuing further optimization opportunities in its poultry network upon completion of its new value-added poultry...
CP Foods to achieve 20 million cage-free eggs production
CP Foods has announced that it plans to expand the production capacity of cage-free eggs to 20 million in 2022.
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company...
CCPA holds first scientific forum on Scutellaria baïcalensis and Curcuma in...
France-based CCPA Group held a scientific forum in which more than 120 poultry specialists from over 30 countries participated. The event addressed the effect...
The importance of feed particle size (granulometry) in laying hens
Feed particle size has a large impact on the chickens' feed intake, dusty feed particles will reduce feed intake greatly. We advise to increase...
