... Researchers address producer FAQs around cage-free egg production
Dec 19, 2022Jennifer Grullon
The US egg industry is in the process of transitioning to cage-free egg production, but many questions remain about the best practices and facilities for these types of production systems.
... Distinctive condition affects layers as well as turkeys, broilers
Dec 15, 2022Jennifer Grullon
A disease commonly seen in turkey and broiler flocks can also affect layers, meaning that producers should look out for its distinctive signs.
... Managing layer health challenges as cage-free demand increases
Oct 07, 2022Jennifer Grullon
In a special video from Poultry Health Today, experts from across the industry discuss the challenges facing producers who make the change from conventional systems to cage-free.
... Avian flu likely to re-emerge and threaten US poultry flocks this fall
Sep 15, 2022Jennifer Grullon
US egg and turkey supplies took a hit from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) this spring as the wild-bird migration exposed domestic flocks to the virus.
... First seven days are crucial in ensuring layer chick quality
Mar 23, 2022Jennifer Grullon
Chick quality is crucial in the laying-hen business, and for Ian Rubinoff, DVM, director of global technical services for Hy-Line International, the first 7 days “have an outsized importance.”
... IBD control in egg layers has unique challenges
Sep 20, 2021Jennifer Grullon
By Daral J. Jackwood, PhD, Professor, The Ohio State University
... Vaccination helping to reduce mortality rates from E. coli in France’s layer flocks
Apr 04, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Four out of five health problems in layer flocks in France are related to Escherichia coli, according to Jocelyn Marguerie, DVM.
... Backyard flocks biggest risk for spreading vvIBDV in US
Oct 17, 2016Jennifer Grullon
By
Daral J. Jackwood, PhD
Professor, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Food Animal Health Research Program
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
The Ohio State University
... Hens in enriched colony system appear more stressed, flighty
Aug 05, 2016Jennifer Grullon
Hens in an enriched colony system were more stressed and flighty than conventionally caged birds in a study from Mississippi State and Texas A&M Universities.
... S. enteritidis shedding more frequent among hens in conventional cages
Jul 24, 2016Jennifer Grullon
Fecal shedding of Salmonella enteritidis was significantly more frequent among experimentally infected laying hens in conventional cages compared to hens housed in enriched colony cages, indicates a...
... Cage-free layers: Are ‘happier’ birds also healthier?
May 05, 2016Jennifer Grullon
Leading egg producers in the US are pledging to go cage-free, but are happier layers necessarily healthier? John Brown, DVM, a veterinarian who specializes in layer health, shares his thoughts on the...
... ‘Vets on Call’ video series visits major US egg producer
Jan 20, 2016Jennifer Grullon
The health and welfare of laying hens at Rose Acre Farms —the second largest egg producer in the US — is the subject of a two-part video of the popular “Vets on Call” YouTube series.
... Poultry vet urges poultry producers to guard against E. coli
May 21, 2015Jennifer Grullon
Long regarded as a secondary infection to respiratory disease, E. coli is now rated as a primary infection in many layer and broiler-breeder flocks, according to Jose Linares, DVM and technical...
... Feed management for layers in enriched colonies
Oct 20, 2014Jennifer Grullon
Enriched colonies are gaining ground in countries outside the EU, where they have been enforced by law, but how to best feed hens in this new housing system remains a matter of discovery.
... Layers 2013 Part 1: Reference of health and management practices on table-egg farms in the United States, 2013
Sep 29, 2014Jennifer Grullon
An overview of egg flock management in the US, based on a detailed survey of 328 farms with at least 3,000 birds across 19 states by the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The...
