Open Directory - Science: Agriculture: Animals: Birds: Poultry
See also: - Review journal for poultry and avian biological research, formerly named "Poultry Science Reviews". - Before restocking a building, a thorough cleaning and disinfection program should be carried out to reduce the number of pathogens in the environment. This article outlines the procedures to be followed. - Breed encyclopedia, articles, and discussion list focusing on raising chickens, waterfowl, and other domesticated barnyard poultry. - Information on the courses provided at the University of Arkansas where there is a comprehensive program in research, teaching and extension. - Provides answers to a number of common questions about the care of geese. - A network of leading practitioners in the European poultry sector seeking to exchange experience and knowledge. Provides details of objectives, membership, news, activities and events. - Informational site on domestic poultry, including photos, video and information about chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl, peafowl, pigeons, turkeys and wildfowl. - Offers free technical assistance by email on poultry or feed problems. - Information on guinea fowl, raising guinea keets, incubation, housing, and a guinea fowl message board. - Information about geese, breeds and breeding, housing, disease problems, handling and using geese, egg production, brooding, rearing goslings, feeding, processing and marketing. - Method of correcting foot and leg problems in chicks, developed for peafowl but apply to poultry as well. - Information about pheasants, breeds and breeding, disease problems, housing, egg production, brooding, handling, feeding, processing and cooking them. - Photographs of chicken breeds and eggs. - Research information on many topic areas in poultry husbandry by Mississippi State University. - Australian resource centre for poultry events, announcements, news releases, job postings, research and training opportunities. - Articles on many poultry breed and management topics and links to many poultry interest areas. - Provides the characteristics, history and details of many breeds of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. - Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science provides information on various breeds of poultry, articles on production and management and FAQ. - Organization with the objective of advancing the poultry industry. Includes publications, membership information, meeting details, and related links. - Provides information for the inexperienced poultryman in the form of questions and answers. Includes a section on problems encountered while incubating eggs. - Article from the Texas Cooperative Extension providing information on the commercial farming of guinea fowl. [PDF] - Creating user friendly software for breeders and farmers to help them manage their poultry and game birds. - Provides a large number of factsheets on poultry products, poultry production and management, and avian flu. - Forum providing information on a variety of topics regarding the management and care of poultry. - This article explains the purposes of ventilation and how to ensure that there is adequate air exchange in the poultry house. [PDF] - Division of USDA focusing on disease prevention in the poultry flock. Testing and import/export regulations listed by state and links include state labs. [PDF] - Discussion forum for all topics related to poultry care. - Forum providing advice and support to poultry keepers. - Global news and information concerning raising poultry and those involved in the industry. - Publications, leaflets, symposium proceedings, and special publications on poultry management, care, breeding, flock selection, veterinary care, and many topics. - Organization of breeders to conserve pure bred utility poultry by monitoring production and breeding for same. Genetic, recording, and breed information, poultry history, and forum. Scotland. - Emphasis on vocational training and education in poultry husbandry and poultry science in addition to objectives of parent Association, the WPSA. - Discussion list for graziers who operate pastured poultry enterprises for meat or egg production. Unmoderated, public archives. - Software for poultry, chicken, turkey and other backyard poultry breeders allowing pedigree management and the complete registration of all data. - Provides news concerning all the different sectors of the poultry industry: genetics, incubation, management, nutrition, veterinary, processing and marketing.
