News tagged with chicken farmers

Researchers study value of chicken litter in cotton production

Chicken litter is much more valuable as a fertilizer than previously thought, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study showing its newfound advantages over conventional fertilizers.

Biology / Other

created Jun 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Barn personnel experience higher-than-average rates of respiratory symptoms

The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire study undertaken earlier this year ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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It's in the genes: Research pinpoints how plants know when to flower

Scientists believe they've pinpointed the last crucial piece of the 80-year-old puzzle of how plants "know" when to flower.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Bird vocalization research could improve poultry production, lower costs

Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization – the technical term for clucking and squawking – ...

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA wants limits on antibiotics given to animals

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration called on drug companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals, a decades-old practice that scientists say has contributed to a surge in dangerous, ...

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created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Court orders FDA action on antibiotic use on farms

(AP) -- A federal court judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to take action on its own 35-year-old rule that would stop farmers from mixing popular antibiotics into animal feed, a practice which is widely believed ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Reproductive problems, death in animals exposed to fracking

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report has found dozens of cases of illness, death and reproductive issues in cows, horses, goats, llamas, chickens, dogs, cats, fish and other wildlife, and humans. It says these conditions could be ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Verandas and eggshell examination could improve hen welfare

The report by academics at the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences, funded by the Morrisons Farming Programme, examined health challenges facing the modern free-range laying hen and identified ...

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created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered farmers to limit the use of a type of antibiotics they give livestock because it could make people more resistant to a key antibiotic that can save lives, encouraging ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Evidence supports ban on growth promotion use of antibiotics in farming

In a review study, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine zero in on the controversial, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in food animals and fish farming as a cause of antibiotic resistance. They report that ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new breed: Highly productive chickens help raise Ugandans from poverty

In the fight to improve global health, alleviate hunger, raise living standards and empower women in the developing world, chickens have an important role to play.

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bird flu outbreak hits Dutch chicken farm

Dutch authorities were slaughtering thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in central Netherlands after an outbreak of a bird flu variety there, an agriculture ministry spokesman said.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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