Farmed chickens taste better than free-range, say scientists
It will undoubtedly ruffle a few feathers among campaigning celebrity chefs. Scientists claim that organic chickens do not taste as good as battery-farmed birds. Their study, involving a blind taste-test, found that the battery birds had a superior flavour and texture and were more juicy. The results will upset the organic farming industry, which...
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Use of Dry Distillers' Grains with Solubles by Poultry by Todd Applegate and Layi Adeola
Use of Dry Distillers' Grains with Solubles by Poultry by Todd Applegate and Layi Adeola - Purdue University Extension Department of Animal Sciences, BioEnergy newsletter
The rapid emergence of ethanol plants in Indiana will result in a large quantity of corn co-products that could be used to feed poultry. The primary co-product available is fed as dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS); however, the quantity that may be fed may be limited because there are numerous issues affecting use of DDGS in poultry rations. Issues to Be Addressed: Whether large amounts of DDGS can be fed on poultry farms depends upon how well the ethanol industry can overcome the main obstacles in feeding DDGS to poultry. There are a number of issues that should be...
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The rapid emergence of ethanol plants in Indiana will result in a large quantity of corn co-products that could be used to feed poultry. The primary co-product available is fed as dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS); however, the quantity that may be fed may be limited because there are numerous issues affecting use of DDGS in poultry rations. Issues to Be Addressed: Whether large amounts of DDGS can be fed on poultry farms depends upon how well the ethanol industry can overcome the main obstacles in feeding DDGS to poultry. There are a number of issues that should be...
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Broiler Management: The First 24 Hours by G. D. Butcher and Amir H. Nilipour
Broiler Management: The First 24 Hours by G. D. Butcher and Amir H. Nilipour
More than 30 billion broiler chicks are produced worldwide on an annual basis. Fifteen billion of these are produced in the Americas. Due to the poultry industry's tendency towards more intensive production practices and increased automation, the tender loving care once afforded to chickens in grow-out has been replaced with a mass production mentality. As a result, newly hatched chicks are often subjected to numerous stressors in the first 24 hours after hatching. These adverse effects during the critical early hours following hatch can result in an increased percentage of early mortality...
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More than 30 billion broiler chicks are produced worldwide on an annual basis. Fifteen billion of these are produced in the Americas. Due to the poultry industry's tendency towards more intensive production practices and increased automation, the tender loving care once afforded to chickens in grow-out has been replaced with a mass production mentality. As a result, newly hatched chicks are often subjected to numerous stressors in the first 24 hours after hatching. These adverse effects during the critical early hours following hatch can result in an increased percentage of early mortality...
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Runting-Stunting Syndrome in Broilers
Runting-Stunting Syndrome in Broilers
The microbial agents causing a number of intestinal diseases in young broilers have not yet been identified and such conditions are often called "viral enteritis" (Anonymous, 2008). However, agents causing similar signs in young birds have been reported around the world and have been called runting stunting syndrome (RSS), malabsorption syndrome...
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The microbial agents causing a number of intestinal diseases in young broilers have not yet been identified and such conditions are often called "viral enteritis" (Anonymous, 2008). However, agents causing similar signs in young birds have been reported around the world and have been called runting stunting syndrome (RSS), malabsorption syndrome...
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Scientists Find Bird and Human E. coli in Wild Fish
Scientists Find Bird and Human E. coli in Wild Fish
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have found that some of the potentially harmful bacteria in the Duluth-Superior Harbor come from an unlikely source: the fishes. It's not the fishes' fault, though. They are just carrying around bacteria that are already in their environment...
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Scientists at the University of Minnesota have found that some of the potentially harmful bacteria in the Duluth-Superior Harbor come from an unlikely source: the fishes. It's not the fishes' fault, though. They are just carrying around bacteria that are already in their environment...
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Can Midnight Feeding Improve Shell Quality in Layers?
Can Midnight Feeding Improve Shell Quality in Layers?
Broken and cracked eggs represent a major economic loss on commercial farms. Approximately 6.5% of all eggs produced are unusable because of shell quality problems. Because most eggs are laid in the morning, and because it takes about 20 hours for the hen to form an egg shell, the hen has a large demand for calcium through the night during...
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Broken and cracked eggs represent a major economic loss on commercial farms. Approximately 6.5% of all eggs produced are unusable because of shell quality problems. Because most eggs are laid in the morning, and because it takes about 20 hours for the hen to form an egg shell, the hen has a large demand for calcium through the night during...
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The Concept of Ideal Protein in Formulation of Aquaculture Feeds by Richard D. Miles and Frank A. Chapman
The Concept of Ideal Protein in Formulation of Aquaculture Feeds by Richard D. Miles and Frank A. Chapman
Aquaculture feeds characteristically contain a higher percent of protein than feeds used in agriculture for poultry, swine, and beef. A typical commercial production diet formulated for tilapia or catfish contains approximately 32-40% protein, while one formulated for trout or salmon contains as much as 44-50% protein, on a dry weight basis. A commercial grower diet formulated for most terrestrial animals rarely exceeds 20% in total protein, and even for carnivorous species such as cats, the total protein rarely exceeds 38%. The use of higher protein levels in fish feeds is...
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Aquaculture feeds characteristically contain a higher percent of protein than feeds used in agriculture for poultry, swine, and beef. A typical commercial production diet formulated for tilapia or catfish contains approximately 32-40% protein, while one formulated for trout or salmon contains as much as 44-50% protein, on a dry weight basis. A commercial grower diet formulated for most terrestrial animals rarely exceeds 20% in total protein, and even for carnivorous species such as cats, the total protein rarely exceeds 38%. The use of higher protein levels in fish feeds is...
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Egg Shell Mottling and Hatchability
Egg Shell Mottling and Hatchability
Hatchability Problems: Hatching egg quality parameters have become increasingly important as commercial broiler breeder producers attempt to maximize hatchability. The egg pack can be easily monitored and growers held responsible for sending too many poor quality eggs to the hatchery. However, even good quality eggs can be mishandled. When...
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Hatchability Problems: Hatching egg quality parameters have become increasingly important as commercial broiler breeder producers attempt to maximize hatchability. The egg pack can be easily monitored and growers held responsible for sending too many poor quality eggs to the hatchery. However, even good quality eggs can be mishandled. When...
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The Only Good Broiler Breeder Egg is a Fertilized Egg
The Only Good Broiler Breeder Egg is a Fertilized Egg
The main goal of broiler breeder management is producing eggs. However, the only good broiler breeder egg is a fertilized egg. Fertility, the percentage of eggs laid that are fertilized, is very important in poultry production. If an egg is not fertilized, then, of course, it will not contain an embryo and will not hatch. Simply put...
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The main goal of broiler breeder management is producing eggs. However, the only good broiler breeder egg is a fertilized egg. Fertility, the percentage of eggs laid that are fertilized, is very important in poultry production. If an egg is not fertilized, then, of course, it will not contain an embryo and will not hatch. Simply put...
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Sanitation, Cleaning, and Disinfecting Poultry Facilities by Tom W. Smith
Sanitation, Cleaning, and Disinfecting Poultry Facilities by Tom W. Smith, Ph.D., Extension Poultry Specialist - Mississippi State University Extension Service Information Sheet
Diseases and infections have always been a major concern to the poultry industry. Fortunately, microbial contamination can be prevented and controlled using proper management practices and modern health products. Microorganisms are everywhere! Some are relatively harmless, while others can cause disease. Some pose a lethal threat to one species of animal while remaining harmless to another species. Some organisms are easily destroyed, while others are...
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Diseases and infections have always been a major concern to the poultry industry. Fortunately, microbial contamination can be prevented and controlled using proper management practices and modern health products. Microorganisms are everywhere! Some are relatively harmless, while others can cause disease. Some pose a lethal threat to one species of animal while remaining harmless to another species. Some organisms are easily destroyed, while others are...
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