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Gene editing breakthrough to end male day-old chick culling


Antibiotic use in UK poultry continues to fall


Factors affecting water intake and its utilisation by chickens


Showcasing the regionalisation of food production


Russia’s focus on grain and poultry export


The role of gut health in cage-free egg production


10 COVER STORY


Conclusions of Poultry Outlook 2022, published by agricultural banker Rabobank


6 MITIGATION


Preventing avian influenza outbreaks starts with good situational awareness. That is why Utrecht University is plotting all the risk indicators together in a risk model. After completing a digital risk map for the Netherlands, they are now working on a European version.


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EARLY ACCESS


Hatching systems that enable access to feed immediately after hatching come in two forms. One provides feed and water in the hatcher, while in the other eggs hatch in the barn on farm and the chicks have direct access to feed and water there.


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