Poultry Sciences
The Florida poultry industry centers on chickens, raised both for meat and eggs. The state has 78.5 million broilers and 11.3 million layers. The Central Florida Extension Office offers the following information and programs on Poultry Sciences:
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Backyard Flocks
UF/IFAS Publications
- Factors Affecting Egg Production in Backyard Chicken Flocks
- The Home Broiler Chicken Flock
- Intestinal Parasites in Backyard Chicken Flocks
- Poultry Diets for Small Flocks
- Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks
- Procedures for Killing and Dressing Homegrown Fowl
- Small Poultry Flock Nutrition
- Vaccination of Small Poultry Flock
Other Sites & Publications
Business Management
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- The Current Status of Florida’s Game Bird Industry
- Economic Impact of Tyson Foods’ Plant Closure in Northeast Florida, 2002
- Florida’s Commercial Broiler Industry
- Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Poultry
- Numbers for Successful Poultry Production
- Poultry Management Specifications
Eggs & Reproduction
UF/IFAS Publications
- Broiler Performance from Cull Eggs
- Capons
- Chicken Embryo Malpositions and Deformities
- Designer and Specialty Eggs
- Factors Causing Poor Pigmentation of Brown-shelled Eggs
- Hatchability Problem Analysis
- Hatching Egg Sanitation
- Management of Hatching Eggs and Broiler Performance
- Poultry Reproduction and Genetics
- Sex Reversal in Chickens
Facilities & Equipment
UF/IFAS Publications
- Basic Concepts for Composting Poultry Mortalities
- Excavated Pond Construction in Florida
- Farm Ponds in Florida Irrigation Systems
- Minimizing Microbial Contamination in Feed Mills Producing Poultry Feed
- Poultry Waste Management
- Sanitary Design and Construction of Food Equipment
- Selecting a Method for Sealing Ponds in Florida
Other Sites & Publications
Health
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans
- Chicken Anemia Agent (CAA)
- Common Continuous External Parasites of Poultry
- Common Intermittent External Parasites of Poultry
- Disease Prevention in Commercial Poultry
- E. coli and Salmonella on Animal Farms: Sources, Survival and Management
- External Parasites Around Animal Facilities
- Florida Insect Management Guide: Poultry Pests
- Infectious Bronchitis and its Effect on Egg Production and Quality
- Lesser Mealworm, Litter Beetle
- Northern Fowl Mite
- Pesticide Safety Around Animals
- Pet & Livestock Pests
- Toxicity to Poultry of Common Weed Seeds
Nutrition
UF/IFAS Publications
- Egg Eating by Chickens
- Feed Flavoring for Poultry
- Feeding the Commercial Egg-type Replacement Pullet
- Fishmeal in Poultry Diets: Understanding the Production of This Valuable Feed Ingredient
- Interrelationship of Nutrition and Immunity
- Using Meat and Bone Meal in Poultry Diets
- Water for Poultry
Welfare
Other Sites & Publications
