... Successful ABF production: Mastered technique or corporate culture?
Sep 29, 2017PHT Editor
Indiana's Miller Poultry's owner and president Galen Miller and production manager Stephen Shepard discuss their experiences, priorities, management style and business philosophy that led to 30%...
... Hofacre: There’s always room for improvement with Salmonella
Sep 21, 2017PHT Editor
Most US poultry companies are doing an “outstanding job” controlling Salmonella, but there's always room for improvement.
... Striking a balance with ABF poultry production
Jun 24, 2017PHT Editor
Back in 2013, less than 5% of the chicken produced in the US was raised without antibiotics. That number could
reach 25% to 30% within 5 years. How is the poultry industry adjusting?
... 5 ABF health tips from Miller Poultry
Mar 08, 2017PHT Editor
Miller Poultry — an Indiana-based producer with more than 15 years' experience raising broilers without antibiotics — offers tips for ensuring a strong, healthy and efficient bird.
... New lasalocid MRLs relieve export restrictions for broilers
Feb 15, 2017PHT Editor
Broiler producers who want more diversity in their anticoccidial-rotation plan can now consider the ionophore lasalocid without worrying about it putting a damper on exports, says Jon Schaeffer, DVM,...
... Latest edition of Poultry Health Today features in-depth report on antibiotic-free production trend
Jan 26, 2017PHT Editor
The new issue of Poultry Health Today looks at the evolution of antibiotic-free production, its rapid growth over the past three years and where the industry is heading with what’s become a...
... Memorable quotes and figures from the world of poultry health
Jan 25, 2017PHT Editor
... Interpreting the language of the new VFD rule
Jan 25, 2017PHT Editor
In a candid 90-minute interview, William Flynn, DVM, MS, deputy director for science and policy for FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, clarified some hazy points of the new veterinary feed...
... Exploring the cause of condemnations can reduce losses
Jan 25, 2017PHT Editor
When carcasses are rejected at processing, all the time and money that went into production is lost. Couple that with even slight increases in the condemnation rate, and the losses really mount.
... Research: Highly pathogenic AI does not persist in wild birds
Jan 25, 2017PHT Editor
While the H5 avian influenza A virus that devastated some Midwestern poultry farms in 2014 to 2015 was initially spread by migratory waterfowl, evidence now suggests that highly pathogenic flu...
... Early SE infection likely to stay with broilers until market age
Jan 25, 2017PHT Editor
Broilers with lung exposure to Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) on the day of hatch are very likely to be positive for the pathogen at market age, say investigators.
... E. coli infection: Two types in broilers
Jan 25, 2017PHT Editor
While infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) remains a serious threat to broiler health, it often opens the door to costlier secondary E. coli infection.
... Fast growth seen for ABF poultry production, but for how long?
Jan 24, 2017PHT Editor
To see how the antibiotic-free (ABF) production trend is playing out with producers’ plans, Poultry Health Today turned to Greg Rennier, PhD, a poultry-market research specialist who tracks product...
... View from Europe on ABF
Jan 24, 2017PHT Editor
Striving for responsible antibiotic use may be a better strategy than going 100% antibiotic-free, according to a gut-disease specialist.
