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Salting the birds before slaughtering

Heat stress is known to lead to poor performance and mortality. However, the reasons for that are varied and not so clear-cut. Acid-base imbalance may play a significant role here. Taking care of it can thus help us to deal with the problem, besides being important on its own.
By Dr Rogério G. T. da Cunha, Sao Paulo, Brazil Keeping birds in a thermal comfort state is now widely known to have a significant impact on performance. Less acknowledged, though,... read more »

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Pre-slaughter preparation of broilers - Gaining every gramme of meat

Margins on broilers are often very small, so it is not without reason that everything must be done to get the birds from the grower to the slaughtering line with minimal losses. After all, every gramme of meat counts. Proper management practices are essential, from the shed to the shackle. read more >

Gas stunning reduces rejects in spent hen processing

The commercial egg industry should consider making use of controlled atmosphere stunning for spent hens. This will not only decrease the number of rejects, but will also improve hen welfare. Averting the next pandemic Avian influenza keeps the poultry industry - particularly poultry health researchers - very busy. Media attention, as well as an ongoing increase in the number of outbreaks, demands that more action is focused on stopping the scare for the next pandemic. US researchers are trying through cooperative efforts to halt the disease. read more >

Bulgarian Gradus exports more broilers

Gradus, a leader on the Bulgarian broiler market, officially opened its new slaughterhouse on 15 October, 2006, in the presence of many official personalities, including the prime minister. Ivan Angelov, one of the owners of Gradus, believes that this investment will boost the export activities of the company. read more >

Broiler meat production costs differ per country

In 2010, the production costs of broiler meat will be similar in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Despite the fact that Poland will have the largest increase in production, they will still have the lowest production costs in the European Union. However, production costs in Brazil and the US will be more than one third less than those in the EU. read more >

Preventing pre-stun shocks

Waterbath stunning is commonly used in poultry slaughterhouses. This is not always as effective as it should be, sometimes resulting in pre-stun shocks, or no stunning at all. There are steps you can take to prevent unnecessary pain and stress for birds, while also decreasing carcass downgrades. read more >
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