Extension Resources - Organic Poultry Production

• NEW!! Poultry Farms That Go Organic Have Significantly Fewer Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Science Daily)
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• Avian Influenza in Free-Range and Organic Poultry Production (ATTRA)
• Avian Influenza, Biosecurity and Organic Poultry Production
• FAO issues report calling for new thinking on avian flu poultry risks - Big confinement operations may not be safer (Rodale)
• Farm Assessment Checklist – Laying Hens
• Guide to on-farm stunning and euthanasia of speciality poultry and barnyard fowl (MAPAQ)
• How to motivate laying hens to use the hen run?
• Index of Poultry Diseases (Organic-Vet)

• On-farm poultry composting guide
• Organic Animal Production in British Columbia (BC)
• Organic Livestock Production: A Bibliography (USDA)
• Organic Poultry Production - Tri-state Organic Video Series (Purdue)
• Organic Poultry Production: Providing Adequate Methionine (ATTRA)
• Organic Poultry Production: A Good Fit for Your Farm?
• Parasite Management for Natural and Organic Poultry: Blackhead in Turkeys (ATTRA)
• Plumage scoring for laying hens

• Practical alternatives to battery cages for laying hens
• Quality of foraging material and effect on hens feed intake, egg production and –quality (ICROFS) (PDF, 2.5MB)
• A sixth-generation farmer pastures organic chickens in a moveable yurt system (Rodale)
• Reducing the risk of feather-pecking for laying hens in organic egg production
• Transition to Organic Livestock Production (COG Agriwebinar Series 2011) 
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• Welfare standards for organic and 'free-range' chickens and eggs

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