[Dan]

💡💡💡Happy Tuesday Community Pod Members! We are back with another weekly discussion topic!

Many of you participated in the live Q&A earlier this week with Dr. Noel Lumbo on the topic of Feeds and Feeding of Laying Chickens. This week’s discussion topic is really just a follow up to this Q&A.

What were some of your most important takeaways from the session with Dr. Lumbo? Did you have any questions remaining that you hoped would get answered? Feel free to chime in on the comment thread, and we can get your answers for you from the expert!

If you did not have the chance to participate, no problem! The recorded session will be online in a few days. Stay tuned!

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[Dan]

Hello SEC Poultry Pod Members! We are back again with your weekly pod discussion topic!

As we have the upcoming live Expert Q&A with Dr. Noel Lumbo on the topic of feeds and feeding of laying chickens, this week’s question revolves around this topic.

What have been the most significant challenges you have faced with feeding your birds? Have you encountered surprising circumstances that you overcame in unexpected ways? How did you do it? Let us know in the comments!

[Dan]

Hello SEC Poultry Pod Members! We are back again with your weekly pod discussion topic!

As we have the upcoming live Expert Q&A with Dr. Noel Lumbo on the topic of feeds and feeding of laying chickens, this week’s question revolves around this topic.

What have been the most significant challenges you have faced with feeding your birds? Have you encountered surprising circumstances that you overcame in unexpected ways? How did you do it? Let us know in the comments!

[Dan]

Hello SEC Poultry Pod Members! We are back again with your weekly pod discussion topic!

As we have the upcoming live Expert Q&A with Dr. Noel Lumbo on the topic of feeds and feeding of laying chickens, this week’s question revolves around this topic.

What have been the most significant challenges you have faced with feeding your birds? Have you encountered surprising circumstances that you overcame in unexpected ways? How did you do it? Let us know in the comments!

[Dan]

Happy Monday, Tomorrow Solvers! We are back again with your weekly discussion topic related to the soybean value chain.

This week, we are talking about the impact of low crude protein in poultry diets. Here is a thoughtful article from the Poultry Site which offers the pros and cons: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/low-crude-protein-diets-in-poultry-what-are-the-consequences

Are you out there incorporating low crude protein into the diet for your birds? What has been your experience? Let us know in the comments!

[Dan]

Happy Monday, Tomorrow Solvers! We are back again with your weekly discussion topic related to poultry feeding and nutrition.

This week, we are talking about preparing for seasonal change. Here in the U.S., we are in the midst of a turnover into autumn. Since we have users in this forum around the globe, many of you will be in a different season.

Regardless, here is a useful article from the Poultry Site giving tips on how to prepare for seasonal change: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/dealing-with-seasonal-changes-in-the-hatchery.

Have you tried some of the tactics offered in the advice section? Or do you see some best practices that are missing? Let us know in the comments!

[Dan]

Happy Monday, Tomorrow Solvers! We are back again with your weekly discussion topic related to poultry disease and management.

This week, we are focusing on the topic of “leaky gut” in poultry. This trend and its impact is featured in this article from The Poultry Site. https://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/how-does-leaky-gut-impact-poultry.

According to Dr. Kimberle Agle, Immunology Research Manager with Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production, ““Leaky gut is the common name for when the intestinal lining or the intestinal epithelium loses its cell-cell contacts and begins to leak,” said Agle. “What happens is the noxious contents of the gastrointestinal tract can then mix with the inside of the animal’s body, causing a snowball effect and activation of the immune system that takes away from animal performance and impacts animal health.”

Are these symptoms you’ve come across in your work in poultry production? How have you resolved them? Or, do you find some of the analysis and best practices in the article useful and implementable? Let us know in the discussion comments!

[Zaid Abubakar Yamusa]

Thank you so much @CommunityManager for this wonderful and comprehensive reply. I will definitely do as stated and come back to give feedback. Thank you.

[Dan]

Hi Zaid! Just following up here. Have you been able to implement any of the above recommended practices?

[Dan]

Excellent! Good luck! Look forward to hearing more :)

[Dan]

Hi @zabuabdullahgmail-com and @proola34gmail-com . We consulted with a few experts on the topic of coccidiosis and CRD, and here is some advisory from them:

“Coccidiosis can occur in high density flocks and in birds that are in direct contact with feces. It is caused by a protozoan parasite which enters the gut of the bird through ingestion of feces. Generally, birds raised in cages with no contact with fecal material do not develop the disease. Respiratory diseases are caused by viral, bacterial, fungal and mycoplasma infections. Crowding can cause dust in the bird house, can also lead to accumulated ammonia which can in turn trigger off a respiratory infection.

To improve the situation,

For Coccidiosis: review coccidiostat program. Use Monensin+Narasin in pre starter & starter, chemical coccidiostat like robenidine in finisher (rotate with different combinations every 3 months). In case of clinical outbreak: use Tortazuril or ESB 3 in water for 3 days. Use probiotics in water as well as in feed

For CRD: for mycoplasma control : use Tylosine 10% in feed 1 kg per ton of feed in all feeds.

If E.coli present: use Amoxicillin or Erythromycin in water for 5 days. (In case of outbreak)
For prevention; Tylosine in feed and Levofloxacin in water for first 5 days and day 21 onwards for 5 days. Don’t use LaSota strain instead use Clone ND live vaccine”

Feel free to implement on your own, and let us know if this is helpful or if you have further questions.

[Zaid Abubakar Yamusa]

Hi,

My name is Zaid from Nigeria.

In my farm, I experience a lot of CRD and Salmonellosis. We do experience Coccidiosis and new castle but not as often as the former.

As for CRD we make our buildings high and use ceiling, we also cover our reservoir tanks where we pump water to the pen tank.

While for salmonellosis we usually use filtration system before the pumped water gets to the pen tank and we also apply some percentage of cholrine to the reservoir tanks.

[Zaid Abubakar Yamusa]

Hi Dan, thank you for creating this discussion.

In my case some of the key factors I do consider are:

1. Nutrition: in terms of well-being of the birds and high conversion ratio.

2. Affordability

3. End result.

[Dan]

Thanks, Zaid! What are the big challenges for you in terms of achieving all 3 of these aims in an optimum way?

[Dan]

Thanks for replying, Saviour. This sounds like good advisory. Perhaps you could share a link to a source of information where we could read more to educate ourselves?