Rethinking Poultry Farm Biosecurity In Response to HPAI
Eric Gonder – February 26, 2023 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is present almost worldwide and is becoming endemic in wild birds. The commercial poultry industry needs a long-term approach to a continuing disease situation – similar to those in primary...
Feed Conversion & Water Consumption
Water and feed consumption in poultry are very strongly linked. In its short lifetime, a broiler will drink approximately 2 litres of water for every kilogram of feed it consumes. This ratio is so strong that feed consumption can be closely...
The Facts & Figures Of Poultry Economics
In every business, the owners must determine first how much it costs to get into that business – the investment – and then determine how much profit can be expected from selling the product or service provided by the asset. Poultry...
Brooding Know-How: The Key To Healthy Poultry (1 to 14 Days)
The first week of a chicken’s life is by far the most important time to ‘get it right’ as a farmer. During these first days in its new surroundings, a chick must follow its instincts to scratch and peck at anything...
