Husbandry

Flies in poultry houses are more than a mere nuisance. They can also spread food poisoning bacteria like Salmonella enteritidis to chickens and their eggs.
Agricultural Research Service scientists have found that the common housefly, Musca domestica, readily picks up bacteria from its surroundings. When the chickens eat the flies, the bacteria get inside the birds.
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Dairy producers need to be cautious about how they respond to current feed costs challenges, according to University of Illinois Extension dairy specialist Mike Hutjens.
Decisions that appear on the surface to make sense may make things worse, such as removing feed additives because they add to feed costs; dropping expensive fuzzy cottonseed; adding five pounds [...]