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Piglets fed a soy-based starter diet with minimal ANFs are less vulnerable to gastrointestinal upsets and are able to absorb more of the nutrients essential to healthy growth. Photo: Hamlet Protein
21-10-2020 | Article

Can soy be the sustainable protein of choice?

At the lower density, the slowest growing breed was found to have slightly better welfare, with lower mortality. Photo: Bert Jansen
30-09-2020 | News

Slower growing broilers are healthier

Infestation of hen houses with poultry red mites is a major animal welfare and economic problem for the egg-producing industry internationally. Photo: Marcel van Hoorn
23-09-2020 | News

Chicken red mites go under the microscope

In the research, the fastest growing strains spent more time sitting, and less time standing and walking than slower strains, even at the same stages. Photo: Frank Uijlenbroek
18-09-2020 | Article

Fast growth and high breast yield linked to poor welfare

Using forced ventilation and water spraying can prevent heat stress in broilers and have a positive effect on meat quality. Photo: Hans Prinsen
17-09-2020 | Article

Pre-slaughter measures impact further processing

Chicken Biobank to cut numbers of birds for research
08-09-2020 | News

Chicken Biobank to cut numbers of birds for research

Standard cargo bay used to transport broilers in this study. Photo: Research journal, PLOS ONE
01-09-2020 | News

Effect of transport distance and climate on broilers

Small scale farmers selling of birds in times of disease may increase the likelihood of widespread disease transmission. Photo: Henk Riswick
31-08-2020 | News

Backyard producers selling affects bird flu transmission

Stress is energetically costly in chickens. In broilers, for example, exposure to stress suppresses weight gain and heart development, increases oxidative damage and shifts investment from musculoskeletal growth and into fat deposition and antioxidant production. Photo: Jason Leung
17-08-2020 | News

Distress calls and performance of chicks analysed

The results for the study suggest that STE could potentially be applied as a growth-promoting and antioxidant feed additive in broiler chickens. Photo: Howtogym
16-07-2020 | News

Effects of sweeteners on broiler performance