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fromIndependent
1 week ago

Darragh McCullough: Life on high alert - the daily anxiety of poultry farmers amid bird-flu threats

Imagine the fear and dread that comes with opening that internal door into the poultry house each morning God help any poultry farmer right now. We have 100 hens, but that's ridiculously small compared to most commercial poultry units, where even the minimum-size shed holds 5,000 birds. The largest units house well over 100,000. So just imagine getting up every morning and heading down to your poultry shed.
Agriculture
Agriculture
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Japanese Farmers Send Out Automated Laser Drones to Defend Chickens

NTT developed a drone-mounted laser system to deter wild animals from chicken coops, aiming to reduce bird flu transmission and poultry losses.
fromFast Company
5 months ago

How AI is reshaping the fields of African farmers

I couldn't get across to my EA. So I asked AI, 'Why are my birds walking funny?' The AI assistant told her it could be a kind of Newcastle disease, a highly contagious viral infection that can cause paralysis and death in infected poultry.
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fromwww.nytimes.com
7 months ago

Opinion | We Can Have More Humane Chicken Eggs

The practice of culling male chicks highlights a dark side of poultry farming, revealing the need for humane alternatives.
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