Health

Photo: Cargill

10-01-2024 | Article

Heat stress: Implications of hyperthermia and physiology of layer hens

During transport, it is likely that birds experience a motivation to drink, and the lack of facilities may affect them. Photo: Canva

09-01-2024 | News

Journeys of over 6 hours without water likely to affect poultry welfare

The EU wants every sector to be more sustainable, but sustainability comes at a price for both producers and consumers. Photo: Koos Groenewold

02-01-2024 | Article

As the world heats up, poultry farmers face an uncertain future

Lead author Dr Steven Fiddaman at the University of Oxford: “Our findings not only unravel the evolutionary history of Marek’s Disease Virus but also provide a foundation for enhancing our current understanding of pathogen virulence.". Photo: Canva

28-12-2023 | News

The evolution of Marek’s Disease – the virus has become more deadly

Avian Pathogenic E. coli, or simply APEC, is an extra-intestinal subgroup of pathogenic Escherichia coli that can cause disease in susceptible poultry, most commonly leading to clinical colibacillosis.

20-12-2023 | Article

Understanding avian pathogenic Escherichia coli

Cal-Maine Foods, primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing, marketing and sale of fresh shell eggs, has reported that its facilities in Kansas have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Photo: Canva

18-12-2023 | News

Avian influenza hits largest egg producer in the USA

Photo: Supplied

14-12-2023 | News

Poultry producer loses more than 78,000 chickens to heat

Layers

Fairness in the UK’s egg supply chain

Austrian poultry farmers push for local eggs on supermarket shelves

White-egg layers gain ground as UK experience grows

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