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A further way of minimising odour conflict is to modify the concentration or type of odours released so they are not detectable at nearby residences or are considered to be inoffensive. Various means of encouraging biological or chemical interactions or increasing dispersion have the potential to mask or dilute the concentration of odorous . . . → Read More: Other Options for Reducing Odour Imacts on Chicken Farms. MINIMISING ODOUR AT THE SOURCE. Good design and management practices are the keys to minimising odour from meat chicken sheds and for improving production (McGahan et al. 2002). Therefore, assessing current practices and shed features should be the first step in an odourreduction program. The critical factors influencing odour generation are temperature, humidity, ventilation . . . → Read More: Options for Minimising Odour for Meat Chicken Farms. POULTRY CONFLICT Existing meat chicken farms were traditionally located in urban fringe areas due to the proximity of processing plants and markets (McGahan et al. 2002). Over the last decade the combined effects of urban and rural residential expansion, increased environmental awareness, significant growth in meat chicken consumption, the need for individual farms to . . . → Read More: Odour Management for Meat Chicken Farms. New blue leghorn trio. I first started breeding large Black Leghorns in 1993 when I was able to secure a batch of chickens from renowned breeder Arthur Smith from Ipswich, Queeensland. Arthur was a friend of my late father and showed Anconas and Black Leghorns with him in the . . . → Read More: My Experience Breeding Blue Leghorns. During autumn, many household poultry keepers, particularly people keeping poultry for the first time, are puzzled because egg production markedly declines or ceases despite their laying birds appearing healthy. This seasonal decline in egg production occurs when birds go into a condition known as the ‘moult’. Moulting is the process of shedding and renewing . . . → Read More: Moulting - How, When and Why Chickens Moult. Australorp chicks. The Australian meat chicken was developed from available heavy breeds, the main ones being new Hampshire, black Australorp, white rock, light Sussex and Indian game. The white leghorn, although a smaller bird, was used to introduce the dominant white feathering gene, which is the preferred colour. Since the development of enhanced . . . → Read More: Common breeds of poultry used to produce commercial crossbreeds. |
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