True to tradition, hatching is a process to usually take place in a regular hatchery. An alternative however, is hatching in a prewarmed house, thus allowing newly born chicks immediate access to feed and water. With the NestBorn® system, the eggs are put on a bed of woodchips on the floor. Once they...

Innovative climate system cools and heats poultry houses and reduces fine dust by 80% People and animals were struggling with the heat records that Europe has been facing last weeks , but the laying hens of the Verbeek family in Lunteren, the Netherlands, were doing well. While the outside temperature...

AUBURN, Ala.— A gift to Auburn University’s College of Agriculture from the world’s leading provider of innovative poultry processing systems will significantly advance teaching, research and outreach capabilities at the new Charles C. Miller Jr. Poultry Research and Education Center, located on...

In this blog:Difference between antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic resistanceCurrent situation of AMRWhat is causing antibiotic resistance?Should we stop using antibiotics? What can you do?What does Kepro do to prevent AMR?Antimicrobial resistance is a very important topic in the field of veterinary...

It is an unusual view, dairy cows on a floating platform on the water. It is no fiction, but reality instead.  Located in the harbor of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, it produces dairy products very nearby the consumer. The aim is to also produce in a sustainable and circular way, using solar energy...

Natural, crop based sources for animal feeds around the world, are becoming exhausted in the long term.  A promising alternative however, are larvae. These turn food waste from human consumption, into a protein rich ingredient for livestock nutrition. Or into fertilizer for plant production. Black...

By Gerd de Lange, Senior Poultry Specialist, Pas Reform Academy It is important to pay attention to the orientation of the eggs when placing them on setter trays as this has quite an impact on hatch results, both in terms of hatchability and chick quality. Air cell up is the way to go! The embryo...