When temperatures fall below 60°F, chickens begin to experience cold stress, which can be severe and lead to death in extreme cases, writes Marisa Erasmus, PhD. She shares various factors that affect chickens’ susceptibility to cold stress. The article is relevant for poultry operations of all sizes, including the chickens in backyard poultry coops. Source: Modern Poultry, … [Read more...]
Increased risk of histomoniasis outbreaks in turkeys when chickens are close
A study published in The Journal of Applied Poultry Research and led by scientists at North Carolina State University suggests that having a broiler-breeder chicken farm within one mile of a turkey farm increases histomoniasis risk significantly. The protozoan Histomonas meleagridis, causes histomoniasis which is also known as blackhead disease. The risk of disease … [Read more...]