Mar 31, 2016 | Farm Management
We’ve all heard the old adage: “you are what you eat.” The same goes for the millions of cage layers in Dutchland’s service area. Stress combined with insufficient dietary calcium can lead to several issues, including Cage Layer Fatigue (CLF). CLF is a syndrome...
Mar 31, 2016 | Farm Management
Feed conversion, the ratio of feed consumed to a meat bird’s market weight, is an important measure of efficiency for any poultry producer. Anything a producer can do to improve feed efficiency will improve the profitability of the entire flock. Use the equations...
Mar 31, 2016 | Farm Management, Poultry Diseases
Newcastle is a disease that we vaccinate for and rarely see clinically in the field in the Northeast. We vaccinate for Newcastle with a live aerosol spray at 14 days, 32 days, and again at 9 weeks. We also use a killed vaccine that has Newcastle in it that is injected...