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Interpretive Summary: Projection of Industry Paradigms into the Future Leading poultry scientists, major industry suppliers, and a top global market research firm teamed up to project "paradigms" of the poultry industry into the future. The study team focused on key patterns of poultry industry development likely to shape the next two decades or more. The paradigms included genetics, precision farming technology, feed ingredients and formulation, and poultry meat processing. Study Read This Summary

Industrial production of black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) already offers a sustainable alternative to marine fish meal in diets for aquaculture species, particularly salmonids. BSFL meal and oil also may be attractive substitutes for vegetable proteins and fats in poultry. Recent research from China finds BSFL oil can replace 50% of soybean oil in broiler diets, yield comparable bird performance, and potentially improve gut health and immune function. Caveats include knowledge of the BSFL growth substrate Read This Summary

Avian coccidiosis, one of the most prevalent infections chickens globally, remains a main obstacle to the development of poultry industries in developing agricultural nations. The two main approaches to managing Eimeria protozoa infections in commercial chicken production are anticoccidial drug administration and immunization with coccidial vaccines. Additionally, nutritional additives such as prebiotics and probiotics have been developed to help maintain a healthy intestinal tract as Read This Summary

This study was conducted by researchers from the Department of Animal Science at the University of Connecticut. The primary goal of this study was to investigate the effects of probiotic supplementation, both in ovo (directly into the egg before hatching) and in feed, on the growth and development of layer embryos and pullets. The researchers aimed to determine whether early probiotic intervention could improve growth, health, and productivity in laying hens, aligning with industry demands for natural Read This Summary

Many studies show that ambient temperatures outside the normal range can negatively affect the health and performance of chickens, but there is little comparable research in turkey poults. Moreover, most chicken studies focus on extreme heat stress -- for example, 7-10°C (about 13-18°F) above an upper limit of 30-32°C (about 86-90°F). But what about the effects of mild or moderate heat stress on turkey poults, especially negative effects that are not immediately apparent to the producer? Read This Summary

Tanja E. Wolf* † , Kathrin Toppel ‡ , Lea Jacobsen ‡ , Robby Andersson ‡ , Chadi Touma* ⁎ Department of Behavioural Biology, Osnabrück University, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany † Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, 0002 Pretoria, South Africa ‡ Department of Applied Poultry Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, 49090 Osnabrück, Germany https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104162 ABSTRACT The poultry industry is an important Read This Summary