Canola Products in Broiler Diets: Balancing Cost and Performance Deepak Subedi, The University of Sydney Soybean meal (SBM) is the primary protein source in poultry diets, but its cost and availability in some regions have driven interest in alternatives. Canola meal (CM) and canola...
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Interpretive Summary: More active broilers may have improved FCR, decreased mortality Does providing welfare enrichments, which stimulate bird activity, affect feed conversion ratio (FCR) in broiler chickens? Since activity stimulates birds to eat more and feed is the largest single...
2202026 PSA Interpretive Summary bird activity FCR.docx.pdf
By Tanmaie Kalapala, University of Arkansas Researchers from University of Connecticut in U.S. conducted this research study to investigate the efficacy of Trans-Cinnamaldehyde Nano Emulsion (TCNE) as a natural antimicrobial for controlling biofilms formed by Salmonella Enteritidis on...
Interpretive summary_Tanmaie-PMishra.pdf
This study was conducted by researchers from the Department of Animal Science at the University of Connecticut. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the effects of probiotic supplementation, both in ovo (directly into the egg before hatching) and in feed, on the growth and...
In ovo and in-feed probiotic supplementation improves layer embryo and pullet growth.docx
Tanja E. Wolf* † , Kathrin Toppel ‡ , Lea Jacobsen ‡ , Robby Andersson ‡ , Chadi Touma* ⁎ Department of Behavioural Biology, Osnabrück University, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany † Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa ‡ Department of...
PSA stress markers Sept 2024.docx
Eggshell quality plays a key role in hatchability. The flotation method has been favored to detect eggshell quality due to its low cost and practicality. However, this method comes short of detecting some abnormalities such as hairline cracks and translucent spots. A newer method of measuring...
Eggshell translucency linked to hatchability unrelated to other egg traits.pdf
PSA Hatchery Selection by María José Valdez (University of Autonomous of Barcelona); Edited by Jo Ann Chew (University of Alberta) The primary objective of this study was to compare the microbiota composition between chicks that had early contact with adult hens and those that did not, aiming...
Contact with adult hens affects the composition of skin and respiratory tract microbiota in newly hatched chicks..pdf
With little investigations into the quality of guinea fowl meat, researchers in Poland conducted a study to evaluate the fatty acid profile and quality parameters of meat from these birds. The study yields details into the nutrition of guinea fowl meat as well as opportunities for further...
Guinea fowl meat quality quantified suggests niche market potential.pdf
This Student Hatchery Interpretive Summary selection (written by Ragini Reddyvari, University of Connecticut) comes from Poultry Science®. The study focuses on utilizing probiotics to enhance gut health. This research highlights how probiotics can improve overall health in chickens. ...
Enhancing Gut Health Using Probiotics in Locally Sourced Ethiopian Chickens.pdf
Olive oil has been widely used for human consumption and pharmaceutical uses and is associated with multiple health benefits. Certain olive oil byproducts, such as olive mill wastewater, also contain significant bioactive compounds with a wide range of physiological activities. This article from...
Feeding olive co-products supports broiler performance.pdf