Top results at a broiler farm in Poultry World 9
The latest edition of Poultry World is available online. This edition explores a holistic approach to gut health in livestock with insights from Dr Aldo Rossi on improving feed safety, combating pathogens, and managing mycotoxin contamination. It features a farm visit to a broiler operation in Parchim, Germany, highlighting their climate management practices, and covers advances like using machine learning to assess egg freshness. This and much more.
Interview: A holistic approach to gut health in livestock
A healthy gut is the foundation of animal health and performance, according to Dr Aldo Rossi, director of Veterinary Services at Amlan International. In this article he discusses the road to a healthy gut in livestock with a holistic approach, from improving feed safety and combating pathogens to tackling mycotoxin contamination in the right way.
Farm visit: “Every day demands a different climate”
A large broiler operation in Parchim, Germany, is achieving top results. The owners thoroughly inspect all 16 houses every Tuesday, mainly to anticipate changing climate settings.
Cracking egg freshness with machine learning
Eggs are more than just a breakfast staple, they’re a global nutritional powerhouse packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. But when it comes to safety and quality, freshness is everything.
The bigger picture
Since animal welfare organisations in the Netherlands have filed legal proceedings to end the traditional method of catching chickens by their legs, poultry producers are under pressure…
Twice-a-day feeding yields promising results
It is standard practice to feed broiler breeders, and especially pullets, once a day in the morning. However, analogous to the situation in nature, twice-daily feeding appears to be a promising approach. Wageningen Livestock Research has conducted several studies to explore the benefits of twice-a-day feeding.
Sustainable protein is a challenge for the livestock industry
For a few years, it seemed that the livestock industry would face serious competition from alternative protein products. Some of those developments, however, appear to have been hypes. That much became clear at a conference in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate 25 years of Huvepharma.
China slowly adopts genetically modified crops
The Chinese government aims to enhance food security and reduce its dependence on imports. One step in that direction is the wider adoption of genetically modified varieties of soybeans and maize. These not only promise to cut the costs for local feed mills but also alter global trade flows.
Sevenfold rise in Ukrainian poultry meat production
Poultry meat production in Ukraine has increased sevenfold in the past 2 decades, according to a report from the Ukrainian KSE Agrocentre. In 2023, the Netherlands was the primary destination market.
Column: Starting an experiment
In this column, Rick van Emous, researcher at Wageningen UR livestock research, focuses on a broiler breeder chick experiment designed to explore how diluted diets impact growth, behavior, and physiology.
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