Health/Nutrition

Entomologist and study lead, Amy Murillo: “We didn’t expect to find skin lesions associated with chicken body lice, but we did. This has not, to my knowledge, been documented before.” Photo: Peter Roek

05-08-2024 | News

Lice significantly impact cage-free birds

The new study highlights the expansion of intensive farming and the resulting environmental degradation as factors which can raise risks. Photo: Canva

31-07-2024 | News

Intensive farming and the risk of new pandemics

Seminar on optimising poultry performance at VIV Africa

30-07-2024 | News

Seminar on optimising poultry performance at VIV Africa

Cases of avian influenza declining in Europe

26-07-2024 | News

Cases of avian influenza declining in Europe

The daily probability of infection from a single poultry farm via aerosolisation of contaminated faeces from wild waterfowl is extremely low, according to the researchers. Photo: Canva

25-07-2024 | News

Wild waterfowl faeces play limited role in airborne transmission of bird flu virus

Feed rejection due to less palatable feed can lead to starve outs in young chicks. Photo: Koos Groenewold

25-07-2024 | Article

Improving feed and water palatability for poultry

Dietary crude protein levels significantly affected body weight gain. Photo: Canva

24-07-2024 | News

Affects of dietary crude protein and lysine levels in slow-growing birds

Francisco Lopes, Deputy Director of the Department of Animal Health and Defence (DDA) of Rio Grande do Sul, stressed that teams are investigating poultry properties in the region, as well as to guide on biosecurity measures and raise awareness among the population for reporting suspicions. Photo: RBS

24-07-2024 | News

Brazil suspends poultry exports due to Newcastle Disease outbreak

Antibiotic Reduction - special focus

Photo: Shutterstock

10-01-2022 | Expert opinion

One step at a time

Antibiotic resistance in food animals have direct and indirect effects on human health. Photo: Max Pixel

10-01-2022 | Article

Mitigating antibiotics use in the livestock industry

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