Research

Closing the Gap
With the disappearance of production-oriented courses at the University of Guelph over the year, a gap has developed between qualified personnel and industry need.

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Farm Leaders Wary of Bleak Forecast
Leaders of Canada’s poultry industry are wary of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) forecast for a dramatic drop in farm income for poultry and egg farmers this year.

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Novel Fractionation for DDGS
It’s well known that distiller’s dried grain with solubles (DDGS), the main co-product of ethanol manufacture, is used as animal feed. DDGS has higher, more concentrated, levels of most nutrients in comparison to the native grain used to produce the ethanol. For example, the protein content in wheat DDGS is about three times that found in wheat grain, or about 38 to 40 per cent of dry weight.

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CPRC Update: June 2010
More than 20 million turkeys are produced annually in Canada. As with other types of animal production, it is sometimes necessary to follow culling or depopulation protocols that are designed to reduce animal suffering. The

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PIC Update: The Biosecurity Cost-Share Program
Currently, the poultry industry is the only livestock sector that has a national biosecurity standard – the National Avian On-Farm Biosecurity Standard.

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Duck gene helps detect bird flu: researchers find
April 1, 2010 – Researchers have discovered a gene in ducks that helps detect influenza and potentially can prevent the spread of the virus in chickens and perhaps to humans. The Montreal Gazette reports.

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CPRC Update: April 2010
The Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) is preparing for a national poultry research workshop May 12 and 13.

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PIC Update: Interventions for Reducing Salmonella
In western countries, the most frequent cause of human salmonellosis is inadequately processed, handled or cooked poultry products.

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