There are several aspects behind the maintaining of eggshell quality which is determined by the implementation of best practices of layer management and egg processing during and after collection
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Philippines puts temporary ban on poultry imports from Germany
Outbreak of two separate strings of avian influenza has forced the Philippines Department of Agriculture to put a temporary ban on poultry imports from Germany
Take the heat out of poultry house and off your flock
Birds do not possess sweat glands but instead lose water by evaporation from facial appendages and through panting. (Image source: Stephen Luke/Flickr)
Whether layers or broilers, chickens perform best within a temperature range of 11 to 26°C, and the behavioural and physiological changes which occur when house temperature progressively exceeds the top end of this range are well known and documented
Irish poultry firm to invest in equipment for offal extraction
Irelands Carton Brothers has announced that it will make a €3mn (US$4.7 million) investment in an equipment that will remove more offal from its chickens for export to foreign markets, especially China
US increases funding to FAO to combat avian influenza
The funding will support the US-FAO partnership against H5N1 pathogenic avian influenza. (Image source: FAO)
FAOs commitment to fight emerging disease threats in hotspot regions worldwide is getting a boost with new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), FAO said in a statement
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