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• Broiler Housing and Equipment Spreadsheet - Metric

  The broiler house equipment and ventilation spreadsheet is designed to allow the user to enter their current house bird number and equipment set up in clearly highlighted cells. From the information entered, the spreadsheet calculates and compares actual stocking densities a… Read more

  11 Oct 2017

• Breeder Housing and Equipment Spreadsheet - Metric

  The breeder house equipment and ventilation spreadsheet is designed to allow the user to enter their current house bird number and equipment set up in clearly highlighted cells and can be used for either rearing or production housing. From the information entered, the spread… Read more

  11 Oct 2017

• Aviagen Brief: Alternative Feed Ingredients

  This is an update of an article originally written in 2015 which discusses the benefits and disadvantages of alternative feed ingredients. During periods of limited supply or volatile ingredient markets, the use of alternative feed ingredients in broiler and breeder diets co… Read more

  22 Jun 2017

• Ross Tech Notes: Alternative Feed Ingredients

  This is an update of an article originally written in 2015 which discusses the benefits and disadvantages of alternative feed ingredients. During periods of limited supply or volatile ingredient markets, the use of alternative feed ingredients in broiler and breeder diets co… Read more

  22 Jun 2017

• Marek's Disease Virus

  Marek’s disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease of chickens induced by a herpesvirus, Marek’s disease virus (MDV). MD is a major threat for the poultry industry because of the economic consequences in the absence of proper methods of control. MD has been successfully c… Read more

  25 Apr 2017

• Aviagen Brief: Male Replacement Programs to Improve Persistency of Fertility

  If managed effectively, male replacement programs can help to improve persistency in fertility. Introducing a number of new, generally younger males into a flock causes a change in the flock’s social pattern, stimulating the mating activity within the flock and increasing ov… Read more

  20 Apr 2017

• Poster: Transitional Ventilation For Broilers

  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

  23 Nov 2016

• 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

  23 Nov 2016

• Aviagen Brief: Addressing Carcass Quality Issues at the Processing Plant

  This document emphasizes the importance of correctly addressing carcass quality issues within the processing plant. After the producer has worked hard to get the correct number of birds for processing, reducing issues at the processing plant helps guarantee the most profitab… Read more

  17 Oct 2016

• Feathering in Broiler Breeder Females

  Maintaining feather cover in broiler breeder hens is important for economic production and animal welfare. This booklet presents our current knowledge about feathering in broiler breeder hens from a scientific point of view. Read more

  29 Aug 2016