Health
On April 24, 2013, the Central Epidemic Command Center confirmed the first imported case of H7N9 avian influenza who traveled from China to Taiwan. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Several studies at the Experimental Biology 2013 conference have looked at whole egg consumption, and its benefits to adolescents and even high-risk groups. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new research group in England working to improve the health of the world's huge population of broiler chickens has created a new website to share their work. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Interest in poultry is alive and well among students at the University of Guelph, whose Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Poultry Clubs have both worked with the Poultry Industry Council (PIC) on projects since 2009. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The February 2011 issue of the CPRC update introduced a new avian influenza (AI) research program, initiated as part of the Poultry Science Cluster.* Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A strain of probiotic bacteria that can fight harmful bacterial infections in poultry has the ability to change the bacteria's coat. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Rellidep(TM'a active ingredients are derived from eggs, which has implications to improve the production and marketing of eggs in Ontario. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new vaccine has proven highly effective against the avian influenza virus when tested in both mice and ferrets. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Ontario Medical Association is advising the federal and provincial governments to crack down on antibiotic use in farming. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Poultry producers understand that the success of their industry depends on the health and wellbeing of their flocks. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers with the University of Illinois have been examining how dietary components affect gut health and disease resistance in chickens. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Global Green Inc. has announced that Salmogenics, their Salmonella vaccine for poultry, may reduce the use of antibiotics. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
USDA researchers have discovered that bacterial cross-contamination can be reduced by treating the cages with air heated to 112 F (50 C). Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An international group of scientists have announced the end of the year-long moratorium on the controversial avian flu transmission research. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Canadian Bio-Systems has introduced a new feed additive, Maxi-Gen Plus, for use by poultry and pork producers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Last fall, the Canadian Poultry Research Council hosted six workshops across Canada in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
After a worldwide debate about the risks and rewards of pursuing research on H5N1 and a moratorium og almost a year, some research may resume. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
PIC and PAACO focused on husbandry, management and how to audit. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Many problems in poultry barns can be boiled down to one significant cause - poor ventilation - and the levels of different factors that are affected by it. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new study from the Poultry Science Association says that improving bone geometry and mineralization is key to reducing turkey femur fractures. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!