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Podcast: Poultry Health Today
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Shift to cage-free egg production prompts need to revise health and management plans
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:09:07
Publish Date: 2020-09-08 14:00:00
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Vaccinations and other preventative health measures are more critical than ever as the US egg industry shifts toward cage-free and no-antibiotics-ever production, according to an industry expert.

Ian Rubinoff, DVM, director of global technical services at Hy-Line International, said the decision by major retailers to switch to cage-free production systems by 2025 has increased health and management challenges for producers.

Coupled with growing pressure to use fewer antibiotics — and in some cases none at all — means producers need to be more proactive than ever in handling bird health and welfare, he said.
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