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  • Aviagen Brief: Deep Pectoral Myopathy - Reducing the Incidence in Broiler Flocks

    Deep Pectoral Myopathy (DPM), or Green Muscle Disease, is a degenerative disease of the minor pectoral muscles (i.e., the tenders) characterized by atrophy and necrosis. The condition arises when the muscle fibers become deficient in oxygen and is associated with sudden and … Read more

  • Aviagen Best Practice in the Broiler House: Biosecurity

    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

  • Aviagen Best Practice on the Farm: Rodent Control

    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

  • Aviagen Brief: Water Utilization in Broilers

    Ensuring broilers optimize their water intake not only promotes the sustainability of broiler production through its influence on energy (ventilation) and water use, but also maximizes broiler health, welfare, and production. The routine on-farm recording of water intake is … Read more

  • Aviagen Brief: Water Quality

  • Poster: First 24 Hours

    This informative poster details key preparations for the first 24 hours. Read more

  • Poster: Minimum Ventilation For Broilers

    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

  • Poster: Evaluating Brooding Temperature

    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

  • Poster: Tunnel Ventilation For Broilers

    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

  • Ross Best Practice on the Farm: Rodent Control

    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

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