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Passwaters reflects on VEB post with DCA
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Jim Passwaters never raised a flock of chickens but his mark on the industry is evident on poultry farms throughout Delmarva. Passwaters is retiring at the end of the year as Delmarva Chicken Association’s vegetative environmental...
Penn State judging team wins national championship
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Penn State Collegiate Poultry Judging Team earned first place at the 55th National Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest held at the University of Arkansas.The annual event consists of 15 classes over a two-day period. The contest...
Industry reps gather for two-day national meeting in Ocean City
OCEAN CITY, Md. — A two-day scientific conference for the U.S. chicken industry, the 56th National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production, wrapped up on Sept. 29 with 31 speakers delivering presentations on research, animal health,...
Details make difference in ILT vaccination success
PARSIPANNY, N.J. — Attention to detail is key to successfully vaccinating broiler flocks against infectious laryngotracheitis, according to a poultry health expert.Tim Cummings, DVM, who is the senior technical services veterinarian, Zoetis, said...
Researchers improving Salmonella surveillance
ATHENS, Ga. — High-profile Salmonella outbreaks in turkey flocks in recent years have demonstrated the need for improved surveillance in the U.S. turkey industry, according to a poultry health expert.Nikki Shariat, assistant professor in the Department...
Humane handling lawsuit allowed to move forward
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A federal judge ruled on Oct. 13 that the USDA’s denial of a humane poultry handing rule is subject to Administrative Procedures Act review. The USDA previously blocked a rule that would potentially allow the Food Safety and...
Can we print our food? (Poultry Specialist)
(Editor’s note: Jennifer Timmons is an assistant professor and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.) Advances in technology continue to provide benefits to our daily lives. One of these technology advancements is 3D printing. 3D printing...
Donohue: ‘Pricing relates to general economy’
OCEAN CITY, Md. — “Our industry has changed a great deal” because of COVID-19, Michael Donohue, vice president of Agri Stats Inc., told about 330 attendees at the National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production on Sept. 28.He...
Blessing makes sure he’s counted
MILLFORD, Del. — Bruce Blessing was only 22 years old in December 1985 when he and his “magnificent seed-cleaning machine” were featured on the front page of The Delmarva Farmer. The article by Sharon Morgan described how the young man had created a...
Is my chicken sick? (Poultry Welfare)
(Editor’s note: Dr. Shawna L. Weimer is an assistant professor with the University of Maryland. Ashlyn Snyder, a University of Maryland graduate student is a co-author of this column.) Sickness behavior is the way animals recover from disease. Sick...
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