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Educational sessions to kick off Del. Ag Week
HARRINGTON, Del. — Educational sessions on poultry farming will help kick off Delaware Agriculture Week, Jan. 13-17 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds.The poultry session begins Monday Jan. 13 at 1 p.m. in the fairground’s Exhibit Hall Building with...
read morePerdue vet seeking answers on pathogens
SALISBURY, Md. — Taking a closer look at why incidence of salmonella and campylobacter varied widely on farms in the same production system helped to demonstrate the importance of management and communication with growers, Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM,...
read moreTabler touts water as industry’s most vital nutrient
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Water is “the most important nutrient (in poultry production) but it’s the most neglected nutrient as well,” Dr. Tom Tabler, Extension professor in the Mississippi State University poultry science department told attendees at the...
read moreProfessor: Third-party farm audits benefit all
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Addressing an audience of poultry growers and flock supervisors at the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production on Oct. 9, University of Maryland assistant professor Dr. Shawna Weimer said on-farm audits of...
read moreIndustry facing ‘distrust’ farmers didn’t create
OCEAN CITY, Md. — The poultry industry is facing “a season of distrust that you didn’t create, but you do have to navigate,” public relations expert Andy Hallmark, senior partner of Potomac Communications Group, told attendees at the National Meeting...
read moreHow the chicken crossed the globe (Poultry Diagnostics)
(Editor’s note: Daniel Bautista is the director of Lasher Laboratory at the University of Delaware.)Chicken is the ubiquitous food of our era, crossing multiple cultural boundaries with ease. With its mild taste and uniform texture, chicken presents...
read moreVeterinarians’ panel discusses antibiotics issues
OCEAN CITY, Md. — A panel of veterinarians discussed the impacts of No Antibiotics Ever on chicken production, consumer acceptance and poultry health at the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production at the Clarion Resort...
read moreProject to monitor air quality behind schedule
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Delmarva Poultry Inc.’s project to monitor ambient air quality near chicken farms is off to a slow start, Holly Porter, DPI’s executive director, said on Oct. 9. She addressed the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and...
read moreDonahue discusses broiler economics at DPI meeting
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Mike Donahue, of Agri Stats Inc., reviewed the economics of the broiler industry over the last 30 years to kick off a full day of presentations at the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing, and Live Production sponsored by...
read moreEnvironmental enrichments for broilers (Poultry Specialist)
(Editor’s note: Jennifer Timmons is an assistant professor with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.)Animal welfare continues to be an important issue for animal agriculture. Environmental enrichments for production can be used as part of a...
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