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Reusing poultry litter can reduce antibiotic-resistant salmonella

ATHENS, Ga. — When many of us hear about bacteria, we associate it with illness. But certain bacteria can be helpful in preventing disease,...

Perdue Farms shares animal care initiatives during annual summit

SALISBURY, Md. — Perdue Farms recently hosted its seventh annual Animal Care Summit near its Maryland headquarters, after two years of hosting the annual...

Poultry house emission reporting back on the agenda

TUCKER, Ga. — Exactly one year ago, I submitted an article to this publication titled, “Finally Closing a Chapter on Air Emissions from Poultry...

How avian influenza affects the poultry industry

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Avian influenza was dubbed the “fowl plaque’ in the 1800s when the disease was first discovered. According to Cobank, infections have been...

Arkansas researcher in search of a more water-efficient chicken

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In a world with shrinking freshwater resources for a growing human population, where do you find enough moisture to grow food?...

Several factors, including AI, are affecting U.S. egg production for 2022

WASHINGTON — Production of eggs in the U.S. during March reached 9.39 billion. This included 8.03 billion table eggs, and 1.37 billion hatching eggs,...

UGA to host second annual Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference May 3

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences will host the second annual Georgia Precision Poultry Farming Conference via...

Why are eggs different colors?

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Have you ever been curious about why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown,...

Chiktopia rules the roost at UGA student entrepreneur competition

ATHENS, Ga. — The winner of the University of Georgia’s 2022 FABricate Entrepreneurial Initiative competition is a novel automated system designed to help pasture-raised...

Cal-Maine announces $82M investment to its cage-free egg production

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has approved new capital projects to further expand the company’s cage-free...

Georgia Tech student researchers tackle poultry industry challenges

ATLANTA — The Georgia Tech Research Institute’s (GTRI) Agricultural Technology Research Program (ATRP) has selected Lance Barrett and Ryan Giometti as the 2022 R....

ADM releases 2022 ‘Alternative Protein Outlook’

CHICAGO — ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) has released its “Alternative Protein Outlook” for 2022. The protein outlook is a deeper dive into one of the...

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