The purpose of this Handbook is to help Aviagen customers optimize performance from their parent stock. It is not intended to provide definitive information on every aspect of parent stock management, but to draw attention to important issues, which if overlooked or inadequa… Read more
Appropriate management practices, such as grading, extended lighting programs, and provision of an enhanced nutrient strategy when implemented during the rearing period can help alleviate the presence of male leg health issues in late rear and production. Read more
Reducing the concentration of diets by including low-energy raw materials as diluents is a nutritional strategy to increase feed volume, improve uniformity, avoid abnormal behaviors and promote efficient digestion. These factors are essential to obtain successful biological … Read more
This new How To series describes key ventilation management procedures, to ensure the house environment is maintained at optimum levels. Achieving good practice in ventilation management will aid in maintaining the birds comfort and health and subsequent breeder and broiler … Read more
This new How To series describes key ventilation management procedures, to ensure the house environment is maintained at optimum levels. Achieving good practice in ventilation management will aid in maintaining the birds comfort and health and subsequent breeder and broiler … Read more
Unlike mammalian species, chicks hatch with an internal resource of moisture and nutrients in the form of residual yolk. At the time of lay, the yolk of a broiler line egg will be 30-33% of the total egg weight (e.g., 20 g [0.7 oz] of yolk in a 62 g [2.2 oz] egg). Because of… Read more
Unlike mammalian species, chicks hatch with an internal resource of moisture and nutrients in the form of residual yolk. At the time of lay, the yolk of a broiler line egg will be 30-33% of the total egg weight (e.g., 20 g [0.7 oz] of yolk in a 62 g [2.2 oz] egg). Because of… Read more
A practical ‘on-farm’ tool for Parent Stock Farm managers and based on the recently published Parent Stock Management Handbook, this new How To series is designed to provide clear step by step instructions on how to complete key management practices for Parent Stock. The ser… Read more
A practical ‘on-farm’ tool for Parent Stock Farm managers and based on the recently published Parent Stock Management Handbook, this new How To series is designed to provide clear step by step instructions on how to complete key management practices for Parent Stock. The ser… Read more
Many infectious diseases can be prevented with good biosecurity practices and, when available, vaccination. Metabolic diseases can be prevented by understanding the factors that predispose flocks to these conditions and how to avoid them. As the most prevalent infectious dis… Read more