Maximizing performance of poultry is one of the key activities of veterinarians. Many scientific and practical insights on how to enhance productivity and meat quality of poultry have evolved over the past years. This page provides quality and performance mangement related articles for poultry.
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Phytochemicals improve semen quality and fertility
Plants can produce phytochemicals with sex-enhancing powers able to stimulate the reproductive performance of birds. This results in increased fertility, improved hatchability, and a higher number of day-old chicks. The ultimate objective of poultry breeder management is the production of fertilised eggs.
Fertility (the number of fertile eggs produced or chick hatched per parent bird) has great economical importance in poultry breeder operations as it determines the... read more »
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Key role for Selenomethionine and Vitamin E to boost fertility
Organic selenium in poultry diets outperforms inorganic selenium in terms of improving fertility for both sexes, according to research. read more >
Feeding embryos to reduce mortality and stimulate health
Giving the day-old chick a better start may have a tremendous effect on early mortality as well as health and feed efficiency during the whole growing period. That was the aim of an Israeli and an American researcher when looking for opportunities to provide nutrients to unhatched chicks. read more >
Strong sun can mean pale shells
It seems that UV light has an effect on eggshell colour when diets high in vitamin D3 are fed. Producers may therefore need to be more careful with vitamin D3 levels in feed to avoid eggshell trouble. read more >
Secrets of feather development
Feathers play an important role in poultry production. Proper growth depends on nutrition and management. Poor feathering subsequently influences the birds’ production performance. Adequate feather cover and the importance of providing the nutrients required for feather synthesis are factors often overlooked in the poultry industry. read more >
Growth patterns of commercial brown barn egg layers
Managing barn egg flocks differs from flocks kept in cages. The nutritional requirements vary and more attention must be paid to bird weight. Otherwise the result may be decreased production and increased mortality. read more >
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