This edition of Poultry World explores how AI-based solutions will assist and impact the poultry sector. In Denmark, a broiler farmer sees no immediate need to switch from fast to slower-growing broilers, while in Nigeria, poultry producers are up against tough conditions. This and more in the latest edition of Poultry World.
Analysts believe the future of the poultry industry will be empowered by artificial intelligence technologies. There are many reasons to believe the poultry sector will also profit from digitalisation, which can dramatically change how a farm is managed.
Poultry World speaks to Schothorst Feed Research’s new director, Jan Kamphof, who aims to improve profitability and increase the number of international customers. He also discussed emission reduction, social acceptance and animal welfare, as well as new technologies.
Despite the recent increase in demand for poultry products, Nigeria’s poultry industry finds itself in a precarious position, confronted with an array of challenges, ranging from soaring feed costs and inadequate veterinary services to policy dilemmas and infrastructure deficiencies.
A broiler farmer in Denmark sees no immediate need to switch from fast to slower-growing broilers – there is no current demand to cater for, he says.
Enhancing breeder reproduction performance often encompasses practices favouring mating behaviour and which support the biological reproductive processes of birds. However, maintaining the survival of breeders until the end of their reproductive life is as crucial.
There remains unanswered questions concerning histomoniasis and, here, field studies play an important role in understanding this disease.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza remains a concern to the global poultry sector. A testing platform enables in-the-field testing that is said to be as accurate as PCR, with results in less than an hour.
In recent years, the amount of information about mycotoxins has grown exponentially, and so in 2023, the comprehensive Mycopedia was published. This voluminous publication contains everything there is to know about mycotoxins. Its first chapter, which is explored in this article, discusses the bare basics.
Challenges posed by vaccination for avian influenza and concerns about lack of consultation over farm assurance schemes dominated this year’s British Free Range Egg Producers conference.
Poultry behaviour plays an essential role in chicken meat and egg production. It is therefore necessary to have an understanding of the relationship between behaviour and husbandry so that this knowledge can be applied when determining suitable production and management practices.
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