6 aspects of poultry production in need of innovation

Changing consumer demand for Net Zero, higher welfare and no-antibiotic-ever (NAE) has transformed modern poultry production. Innovative thinking and new technologies will be required to meet these challenges and remain efficient and profitable.

At the 2022 Poultry Tech Summit, three senior live production panelists highlighted areas where creative solutions from innovators could have the biggest impact. The panelists were:

Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM, senior vice president of technical services and innovation, Perdue Farms
Dave Wicker, Ph.D., vice president of live operations, Fieldale Farms Corporation
Carl Heeder, DVM, senior director, avian health and nutrition, Mountaire Farm

“We need stuff to work and that takes a while. It takes experimentation and cooperation between the inventors and the people really using it,” Stewart-Brown explained.

“I think there’s a lot of learning to be done, but as precision farming gets more integrated, we’ll learn more about it and there will be better tools,” Heeder added. Read more