... Study highlights risk of high Salmonella exposure, more persistent serotypes
Sep 10, 2022Jennifer Grullon
Feed conversion takes a bigger hit in birds with higher Salmonella exposure, while Salmonella Reading outlasts other serotypes through the grow-out period, suggests new work from the University of...
... Coccidiosis vaccination impedes nutrient digestibility
Aug 30, 2019Jennifer Grullon
Poultry veterinarians and production managers are all too familiar with coccidiosis and its impact on gut health, nutrient absorption, feed conversion and growth rate.
... Correlating lesion scores to microscores creates statistical model for efficacy, feed conversion in poultry
Jan 30, 2015Jennifer Grullon
Georgia researcher Lorraine Fuller and graduate student Miguel Barrios, at University of Georgia, build new statistical model that saves poultry producers time and money by correlating lesion scores...
... Poultry welfare – expectations and reality
Nov 06, 2014Jennifer Grullon
Welfare of poultry, especially laying hens, has become a major issue for commercial poultry producers in the last 15 to 20 years. What is happening to the commercial egg business is also setting the...
