broiler production News
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2 days till VIV Europe! Come & see the SMART BROILER CHAIN OPTIMIZER™
The Porphyrio team is ready and looking forward to show you how we can optimize your broiler production and planning. Below you can find a link to download an information sheet on our newest development Smart Broiler Chain Optimizer ™. We will be pleased to explain this to you personally in the coming days at VIV Europe in Utrecht, hall 11, booth 11.A060. See you in ...
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Jones-Hamilton Announces PAACO Sponsorship
Jones-Hamilton Agricultural Division has become a training level sponsor of the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) for 2022 – 2023. Support of the PAACO Poultry Welfare Auditor Training program is another way Jones-Hamilton demonstrates a commitment to animal welfare and sustainability in poultry production. “Not only ...
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Factors of Lighting in Broiler Production
Factors of Lighting in Broiler Production Light greatly impacts all aspects of broilers, including body temperature, feed intake, metabolism, digestion, etc. In addition, light controls the intensity of different hormones, affecting broilers' growth, reproduction, and maturation. High-quality light can promote the broilers' healthy growth, contributing to a more reasonable growth cycle. ...
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Tenth Annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit Returning to 2018 IPPE
Reflecting the continuing importance of sustainability to the future of animal agriculture, the 10th Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is returning to the 2018 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. The summit, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), will focus on current sustainability topics relevant to the animal agriculture industry. ...
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Broiler Bird Weights Keep Lid on Production
Broiler hatchery data, released weekly by USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), reflects optimism, running 3 percent above a year ago in the number of eggs set for the last several weeks. Chicks placed are also above a year ago, and year-to-date are up 1.5 percent. Figure 1 shows 2017 compared to 2016 in the number of eggs set and chicks placed. Poultry slaughter has not ...
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2020 IPPE Has Strong Show
ATLANTA, Ga. –Feb. 27, 2020–The 2020International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had 31,504animal food, meat and poultryindustry leaders from all over the world in attendance,withan 8% increase in the number of buyers from last year. A total of 1,377exhibitors showcased theirlatest technologyand solutions,withmore than 573,000 square feet of exhibit space. IPPEis the world's ...
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14 Management Tips to Improve Poultry Performance
The ever growing demand for poultry products has led to increase in number of people getting attracted towards poultry farming. It is a profitable business prospect. Do you know the combined value of production from eggs, broilers, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens was $42.7 billion in 2017? Also as per Statista, total egg production in the United States was at its peak in 2017 during ...
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Follow 5 Factors to Choose the Best Poultry House Lighting Systems
An increasing number of farmers are aware of the significant role of sufficient poultry lighting, especially in the condition that they want higher quantity and quality products. Nowadays, more evidence has shown that sufficient poultry lighting can leave a strong and positive impact on the layering hens and the breeding broilers by maximizing egg production, stimulating mating cycles, and ...
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State fairs won`t press broiler industry`s bird flu luck
The South is the heart of U.S. broiler chicken production and escaped the deadly bird flu virus that devastated flocks in the Midwest this spring. Autumn, however, brings the possibility that migrating wild birds will carry the virus to the lower half of the U.S. To try to keep bird flu at arm's length, a number of states are barring or limiting poultry shows and public sales, including those at ...
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2019 Animal Feed and Food Industry Projections
2018 was a banner year for the animal agriculture industry. It was determined that overall demand in the market had produced a 2% growth rate, reaching an astounding 102.4 billion pounds of meat produced. But where will 2019 take us? Can we expect that same level of growth or will the industry taper off? What will happen with prices for stock and how will that impact the money farmers have ...
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USDA: Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys
Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it also protects turkeys, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing on Wednesday. If it does, the agency plans to quickly license it for widespread production and is seeking funding from the Office ...
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6 Major Benefits of Poultry LED Lighting
Light plays an important role in poultry production as it can affect poultry's immune function, growth rate, and reproductive hormones. As a result, market demand for stable and high-quality poultry lighting is rising. A study in the Journal of Applied Poultry Research claims that poultry raised with LED lighting systems can produce more eggs and mature faster. In addition, the poultry ...
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EPA Approval of IoMax for feedwater expands Biolargo`s robust solutions for poultry industry
BioLargo, through its commercial partner Clarion Water, obtained EPA registration for the use of aqueous iodine in poultry applications. This registration for poultry marks a key milestone in the commercialization of a full suite of biosecurity solutions aimed at mitigating the risk of avian flu and other common pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella across all phases of the US food supply ...
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