The broiler production is looking strong for the new year. Chick hatching for placements in October was up 6 percent year-over-year. That’s the largest increase since May, when year-over-year comparisons reflected the height of the COVID disruptions in 2020. It takes about seven weeks for those chicks to reach slaughter.
Weekly egg sets have averaged about 4 percent above 2020 levels since April; egg sets are about a 10 week lead time to slaughter, but as we reported on 12 October, there has been a fertility problem in the broiler industry. The hatchability of egg sets has been running below last year. Simply, hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. ...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
