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Cargill says its patent-pending non-invasive NIR technology enables fast scanning of laying hen body condition.

NutraMaize, an ag company based in West Lafayette, has received a three-year, $460,455 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The grant will study how a

Previous studies demonstrated ability to reduce incidence of foot pad dermatitis in broiler chickens, enhance yolk pigmentation in hens.

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Reading, UK-based Ocean Harvest Technology (OHT) recently issued a positive trading update for the six months ending June 30, 2023, saying investment in sales and marketing delivered a 65% year-on year increase in product revenue to about €1.6m (US$2.05m).

Fertilised chick eggs can be sexed by the “sniffing” of chemicals that they exude through their shells, a new study has found. The technique could lead to a better, more humane treatment of chicks, the researchers say.

Insect-fed hens lay more eggs and live for longer, research from Cambridge-based agritech startup, Better Origin, has revealed.

As progress is made towards extending the production cycle of the modern laying hen beyond 60 weeks of age, it is vital to develop effective nutritional strategies to sustain egg production and maintain eggshell quality, finds a new paper.

A new study sees that extruded flaxseed at inclusion levels of up to 9% is efficient in terms of improving the productive performance of laying hens in a commercial setting. Among other benefits, the Iranian and Australian research team found that dietary extruded flaxseed improved the fatty acids profile, blood factors, and antioxidant capacity of hens compared to birds fed other types of rations. The study ​ The research team, writing in Animal Feed Science and...