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

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

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

Broiler meat production in South Korea is expected to reach 740,000 tonnes in 2013. (Image source: USDA)

Broiler meat production in South Korea is expected to reach 740,000 tonnes in 2013, up 2 per cent from 2012, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)