When it comes to perches, do turkeys prefer plastic or wooden platforms? A team of scientists decided to study this question, and the results yielded a preference among the poultry. Read the summary to see which of the materials is preferred and also resulted in easier transitions for older...
Turkeys lurching New study shows plastic platforms make for a more stable—and popular—elevated turkey structure.pdf
In a recent study, poultry scientists investigated the best way for manually catching chickens in a production setting. The two main ways for manually catching a chicken are the one-legged catch and the two-legged catch. The researchers examined chickens after catching to see how the two methods...
Scientists share updated advice for keeping chickens calm during catching and handling.pdf
Did you know that hens see light differently than humans? Their eyes are sensitive to bright UVA and UVB light. In a new study, poultry scientists show that this sensitivity has made hens pretty picky about where they spend their time. #InterpretiveSummary #PoultryScienceJournal #Laying ...
Raising hens Bring on the cloudy days.pdf