Broilers

A UMES Extension 4-H STEM summer project helped a group of youth experience what raising chickens, a major economic driver on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and the Delmarva Peninsula, is all about.

Sessions set for Eastern Shore, Western Maryland to hear ideas from the community on permit renewal to be issued next year

Behavior Responses to Heat Stress in Chickens and How it Effects Broiler Productivity

In This Issue: 2024 Poultry Grower Expo - April 3, 2024, 9a-2p, Princess Anne, MD Nutrient Management Updates and Reminders Annual Implementation Reports Due March 1, 2024 Maryland Climate-Smart Agriculture Project: Have Your Say! For Biosecurity, Keep Doors Closed Can Music Improve Bird Performance? 2024 Calendar of Events

In humans, research suggest that music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain, improve memory and sleep quality as well as enhance athletic performance. This raises the question if music could also be beneficial to animals.

Leaving end doors open between flocks only invites curious wildlife, and whatever pathogens that may be carrying with them into the house, poultry specialists say. “It’s become less common but we’re still seeing it a lot,” said Jon Moyle, Extension poultry specialist for the University of Maryland.

Topics In Commercial Poultry News - Oct 2023: 'To Vaccinate or Not? The Potential for Using Bird-flu Vaccines in U.S. Poultry Production' 'Ten Flock Supervisors Honored at Chicken Community Conference in Ocean City 'Court Ruling Affirms Maryland Chicken Farm Permits are Legal and Effective' 'Innovation Needs to be with Right Questions' 2023 Grower Lunch Breaks and More Events

This article offers a deeper biosecurity overview, risk factors of HPAI in Commercial Broiler Flocks, general biosecurity measures against HPAI, addresses the risk of HPAI in free-range poultry flock, and important biosecurity links.