The small details of barn management have proved to be key to maintaining healthy birds, especially when not raised with antibiotics. Dr. Brian Fairchild of the University of Georgia says […] Read more
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Minimizing bird stress all about barn management
Humidity levels must be measured and temperatures properly managed for optimum bird health
Barn cleaning more complex than thought
Study shows necrotic enteritis precursor not being managed by sanitation protocols
Recent research findings show that bacteria that can cause the potentially damaging necrotic enteritis is more likely to be present on a barn floor that has been cleaned and sanitized, […] Read more
Monitoring wild bird threats to domestic poultry
Clusters of dead birds are an alarm bell and should be sent for testing
An outbreak of Newcastle disease among cormorants, as was seen in the summer of 2018, can generate significant public interest when it occurs in an area also high in population […] Read more
Poultry co-ops Exceldor, Granny’s to merge
Quebec poultry co-operative Exceldor is expanding its westward reach through a merger deal with Manitoba-based Granny’s Poultry Co-operative. The two co-ops announced the combination Wednesday, noting it’s already been approved […] Read more
Ontario technology to track poultry production systems in Alberta
The goal of Be Seen Be Safe technology is to minimize disease spread
With the threat of African swine fever hanging over the pork industry and a devastating new tomato virus just discovered in Ontario for the first time, the need for biosecurity […] Read more
Researcher looks at turkey management and bird health
Changed management practices should aid in turkey welfare
Emily Leishman, a PhD candidate with the University of Guelph hopes to understand housing and management practices on turkey farms as part of her doctoral research. She is investigating the […] Read more
New poultry trade show announced
The Canadian Poultry Xpo is scheduled in Stratford in November 2020
Ontario’s agriculture trade show schedule is getting more crowded with the launch of a new poultry show. ROI Event Management, which runs the Canadian Dairy Xpo (CDX), announced a new […] Read more
China eyes U.S. poultry, pork imports in trade talks
Reuters — China would likely lift a ban on U.S. poultry as part of a trade deal and may buy more pork to meet a growing supply deficit, but it […] Read more
Mexican farmers urge ‘mirror’ tariffs on Trump’s rural base
Mexico City | Reuters — Leaders of Mexico’s agricultural sector are urging “mirror measures” on U.S. farm imports in politically sensitive products such as yellow corn and poultry, in an […] Read more
Maple Leaf to consolidate Ontario poultry processing
A new $660 million plant at London, Ont. will house Maple Leaf Foods’ Ontario fresh poultry processing operations by mid-2021 as the food processing firm prepares to shut three older […] Read more