35 News & Press Releases found
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association News
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Spanish Technical Seminar for Maximizing the Efficiency of the Poultry Industry Offered at 2015 IPPE
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association is hosting the “Seminario Técnico para Maximizar la Eficiencia de la Industria Avícola” (Technical Seminar for Maximizing the Efficiency of the Poultry Industry), which will be presented ...
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USPOULTRY’s Live Production and Welfare Seminar Highlighted Animal Welfare Practices and New Equipment Technology
“Whenever birds are handled for any reason, including vaccinations, treatments and movement to new facilities or to processing, handling should be accomplished in such a manner as to avoid injuries. Abuse of the animals is not tolerated under ...
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USPOULTRY Releases New Video Series Highlighting Poultry and Egg Farm Environmental Stewardship
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is releasing a new video series highlighting environmental stewardship on poultry and egg farms. The first video in the series features one of USPOULTRY’s 2014 Family Farm Environmental Excellence ...
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Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar to Focus on Maintenance and Safety Best Practices in Rendering
Rendered poultry products serve many valuable purposes and continue to play an increasingly important role in today’s poultry industry. This year’s Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar will provide technical tools, management best practices ...
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USPOULTRY’s Live Production and Welfare Seminar to Examine Poultry Management Techniques and Animal Welfare Best Practices
USPOULTRY’s 2014 Live Production and Welfare Seminar will address the latest management techniques, husbandry and technology to enhance the health and welfare of birds. Sponsored by U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the seminar will be held ...
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Successful Breeder Management is All in the Details
"How do we optimize egg production? We all know that a lot of things have to fall into place…programs such as housing and nutrition, but the biggest factor is understanding the reproductive system in both male and female breeders,” ...
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Biosecurity Important to Poultry Operations Worldwide
“If you have a set of biosecurity rules and procedures so exhaustive that the document would do serious damage if dropped on your foot, you don’t have a plan, you have a problem. Biosecurity rules are intended to reduce risk, but if they ...
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USPOULTRY Releases Video Series on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in the Poultry Industry
To help provide answers as to why Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are an important part of the poultry industry, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) has created a series of six short videos. The series is called ...
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Researchers Evaluate Best Practices for Shell Egg Sanitization
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, that evaluated best practices for shell egg sanitization. The project is part of the ...
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USPOULTRY Accepting Research Pre-Proposals Investigating the Influence of Transportation Conditions on Poultry
The USPOULTRY Board Research Initiative is requesting pre-proposals regarding research investigating the influence of transportation conditions on poultry. The objective of the research is to address two main issues, measuring the thermal well-being ...
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Research Investigates Cyanosis in Male Broiler Chickens
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at Mississippi State University in Pearl, Miss., investigating the cause of cyanosis in male breeder broilers. The project is part of the ...
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Conference on Outlook for Doubling Global Egg Production by 2050 Scheduled for 2014 IPPE
Sponsored by the United Egg Producers and USPOULTRY, the Meeting the World Challenge: Outlook for Doubling Global Egg Production program will be held from 1 – 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, during the International Production & ...
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore Receives $1,000 USPOULTRY Foundation Grant
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore received a $1,000 student recruiting grant from the USPOULTRY Foundation. The check was presented by Lester Gray, Senior Vice President of Operations for Perdue Farms and USPOULTRY board member, and Michael ...
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Meat and Poultry Research Showcase Scheduled for 2014 IPPE
As part of the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) education schedule, the Meat and Poultry Research Showcase will provide cutting-edge scientific presentations in practical applied ways, exploring the latest research in the ...
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Researchers Develop Machine for Determining the Gender of Chicken Embryos
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., regarding a new method to determine the gender of chicken embryos. The project is part of the ...