Healthy chickens for a healthy economy
In Georgia, poultry farming isn't just an industry.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2018
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News tagged with poultry industry
Some China cities close poultry markets amid bird flu fears
Several Chinese cities have shut down their poultry markets in the wake of a bird flu outbreak that has killed at least two dozen people this year across China.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2017
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Birds get the green (and red) light
Japanese quail grow and breed best under green and red lighting. An important bird in the poultry industry, quail thrive better under these conditions than in white and blue light, according to recent research carried out ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2016
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How adding amendments to poultry litter lowers ammonia, greenhouse gas emissions
The University of Delaware's Hong Li is part of a research team looking at how adding alum as an amendment to poultry litter reduces ammonia and greenhouse gas concentrations and emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in ...
Environment
Jan 12, 2016
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Poultry feed study highlights economic potential
'Superdosing' poultry diets with the enzyme phytase could result in huge savings to the poultry industry, new research has revealed.
Other
Mar 17, 2014
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Egg-sanitizer machine could save millions of chicks annually
Dr. Craig Coufal hopes his egg-sanitizing machine may revolutionize the poultry industry.
Other
Jul 8, 2013
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New website will help farmers ensure hens maintain good feather cover
Hen pecking is a serious animal welfare concern and can cause great economic losses for the farmer and the egg-production industry as a whole. A new website has been launched to help make sure laying hens are well-feathered ...
Other
Jul 2, 2013
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Veterinary vaccines found to combine into new viruses, prompting regulatory response
Research from the University of Melbourne has shown that two different vaccine viruses- used simultaneously to control the same condition in chickens- have combined to produce new infectious viruses, prompting early response ...
Other
Jul 12, 2012
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Triple threat: One bacterium, three plasmids
Researchers from Australia found something completely new while conducting a genetic study of the pathogenesis of an enteric disease in birds. They report what is believed to be the first bacterial strain to carry three closely ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 14, 2011
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Migratory birds, domestic poultry and avian influenza
The persistence and recurrence of H5N1 avian influenza in endemic regions can largely be blamed on movement and infection by migratory birds. Trade in poultry, poultry products and caged birds, and movement of wild birds ...
Mathematics
Apr 5, 2011
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