Biological researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are a step closer to finding a new cost-effective vaccine for the intestinal disease, coccidiosis, which can have devastating effects on poultry production.
Plants & Animals
Jul 28, 2014
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'Superdosing' poultry diets with the enzyme phytase could result in huge savings to the poultry industry, new research has revealed.
Other
Mar 17, 2014
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A number of poultry industry groups are using a less costly method to collect avian influenza virus samples, thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
Other
Mar 4, 2014
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IFR researchers have characterised the coat of a potential poultry probiotic, giving the first clues of how it may be used to exclude pathogenic bacteria from chickens.
Biochemistry
Nov 18, 2013
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A new program that will identify genes crucial for breeding chickens that can tolerate hot climates and resist infectious diseases—specifically the devastating Newcastle disease—has been launched under the leadership ...
Other
Oct 31, 2013
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Strict requirements on the use of animal manures in fresh produce production imposed by the new federal food-safety law threatened to adversely impact the mushroom industry, which relies on horse and poultry manure for a ...
Other
Sep 20, 2013
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The health benefits of consuming omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids such as EPA and DHA are well established. The primary sources of these fatty acids in the human diet are through fish and seafood. Researchers ...
Other
Aug 14, 2013
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Queensland recently changed its regulation of free range eggs, lifting the number of hens allowed per hectare from 1,500 to 10,000. This is more than a six-fold increase.
Other
Aug 6, 2013
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Dr. Craig Coufal hopes his egg-sanitizing machine may revolutionize the poultry industry.
Other
Jul 8, 2013
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Hen pecking is a serious animal welfare concern and can cause great economic losses for the farmer and the egg-production industry as a whole. A new website has been launched to help make sure laying hens are well-feathered ...
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Jul 2, 2013
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