In a recent study from China, investigated the effects of stevia residue on the production performance, immune response, gut microbiota and gut morphology of laying hens. The study was published in ...

Huge differences in attitudes towards bird welfare can be seen across northern Europe, but UK producers and farm assurance ...

The broiler industry is using natural additives to improve the growth performance and health of birds as well as to optimise the quality of broiler meat. Of interest are plant extracts such as ...

Post-vaccination surveillance is crucial for promptly detecting outbreaks of avian influenza and proving disease freedom, ...

Histomoniasis, also known as blackhead, was identified as a parasitic disease of gallinaceous birds over 130 years ago when it was first reported in a turkey flock in Rhode Island, USA. Unfortunately, ...

Highly-pathogenic avian influenza seems here to stay for the foreseeable future and although the disease has caused enormous bird suffering and exhausted the economic and labour resources of both ...