Rodents carry diseases which can contaminate a poultry flock; however, preventing rodents on a farm can be difficult due to plentiful food sources and nesting sites. Farm design, ensuring the house exterior is free from vegetation and debris, properly storing feed and litter… Read more
Minimum ventilation brings fresh air into the house and exhausts stale in-house air, while maintaining in-house air temperature. This poster gives best practice management recommendations for effective minimum ventilation of broilers in environmentally controlled housing. Read more
Ensuring that chicks have the correct environmental conditions during brooding is key to a good chick start. Temperature must be modified in relation to RH% to ensure chick comfort. One of the best ways to evaluate whether or not the correct temperature is being achieved is … Read more
Transitional ventilation is a temperature driven process during which fans stop running on a cycle timer (minimum ventilation) and start running continuously for temperature control. This poster gives best practice, step by step recommendations for managing transitional vent… Read more
Tunnel ventilation should only be used when transitional ventilation in no longer capable of keeping the birds comfortable. This poster gives best practice techniques for effective management of tunnel ventilation systems, in environmentally controlled broiler houses. Read more
Biosecurity creates hygienic conditions within the poultry house to minimize the adverse effects of disease, optimize bird performance and welfare, and provide assurance on food safety issues. Poor bird health has a negative impact on all aspects of flock management and prod… Read more
Biosecurity creates hygienic conditions within the poultry house to minimize the adverse effects of disease, optimize bird performance and welfare, and provide assurance on food safety issues. Poor bird health has a negative impact on all aspects of flock management and prod… Read more
This Aviagen Brief outlines essential management strategies for maintaining consistent egg production and hatchability from 40 to 60 weeks of age, focusing on optimizing rearing conditions, managing environmental factors, synchronizing sexual maturity, controlling body and e… Read more
Rearing modern female breeding stock can present several challenging scenarios for farm managers. As such, it is crucial for them to be forward thinkers who are able to prepare for possible challenges before they arise; detectives who are willing to search for the root cause… Read more