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Moving into the summer months is often accompanied by periods of extreme heat and high humidity. Such environmental conditions can be detrimental to flock health and performance, with increases in mortality and decreased egg production and/or quality often evident....
There are a number of things that could go wrong in your broiler house which could negatively influence the performance of your birds. Luckily there are also easy solutions to these problems. Here we look at some problems and their solutions. Problem: My broilers are...
Here we look at how a broiler house should be cleaned and maintained in the seven days following the sale of the last bird.
Here we will look at warning signs in sick broilers, what preventative measures should be in place and who you should contact.
Chickens are highly susceptible to picking up diseases, which makes it vital for broiler farmers to implement biosecurity measures on their farms.
Poultry vaccinations are important for the prevention of specific diseases and maintaining your chickens’ optimal health and safety.
So you’re interested in learning more about the inside of an egg? Find out how nutrition affects the growth of the eggs that your chickens are producing.
In this article we look at some of the foods that should not be provided to your free range chicken flock, as well as the reasons why.
Poultry farming, and especially farming with chickens, can be broken into specific industries such as layers, broilers and broiler breeders. Here
‘s what you should know.
A poultry house has a number of functions, including protecting your birds from the environment and unfavourable conditions. Here’s what you should know.
Chick scoring is important for any hatchery, commercial or otherwise, to evaluate the conformity and vitality of their newly hatched chicks to ensure their health and risk of mortality. In many cases the Pasgar score is the perfect means to objectively examine your...
The candling of eggs entails holding an egg up to a light source in order to inspect the contents. For the most part, candling takes place to detect whether eggs have been fertilised or not.
We’ve set out to explain the terminology synonymous with the poultry world, that may not be part of common knowledge. So, let’s get scientific!
Contrary to popular opinion, the colour of an egg’s yolk does not indicate how nutritional the egg is. The golden colour of the yolk is actually determined by the diet the chicken is fed! The yolk colour can vary from very pale, almost white in colour, to a deep...
ABOUT EPOL LAYERS Epol has specialised ranges of feed for the different needs of layer farmers. We know that requirements vary according to levels of production and climatic conditions of each area - which is why we focus on formulating feed for maximising on-farm...
At Epol we offer a wide selection of broiler feeds to suit the specific needs of different broiler farmers. Let’s unpack our Econo, Optigro, Higro and Freerange options: ECONO OPTIGRO HIGRO FREERANGE #ThatEpolLife #EpicEpol #EpolPoultry...
In Broiler Rearing Part 1 we covered key feeding points, housing conditions, feeding equipment needed, recommended heating equipment and chick placement. It is now time to check and measure the chicks! Let’s go… CHICK CHECK 1 The first chick check should be done 4 to...
Proper management is key to ensuring a strong broiler house. The correct nutrition and housing of day-old chicks makes all the difference when it comes to rearing healthy and productive birds. Let's get started: GET THE REARING HOUSE READY It is very important that...
The popularity of eggs has soared worldwide in the last few years — and with good reason! Eggs are a healthy and nutritionally complete food and there are very few religious restrictions on the consumption of eggs. Closer to home, eggs are adding to the nutrition of...
Brett Roosendaal Technical Executive Animal Feed RCL FOODS, Animal Feed March 2015 Brett.Roosendaal@rclfoods.com Introduction Soyabean meal is the most important source of dietary protein for poultry in South Africa and much of the world. The increased use of...
