Poultry farming: References & Edit History
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Domestic fowl production is covered by Richard E. Austic and Malden C. Nesheim, Poultry Production, 13th ed. (1990); Colin G. Scanes, George Brant, and M.E. Ensminger, Poultry Science, 4th ed. (2004); T. Burr Charles and Homer O. Stuart, Commercial Poultry Farming, 6th ed. (2011); and Glenn Drowns, Storey’s Guide to Raising Poultry, 4th ed. (2012).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 04, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: The Humane League - What is poultry farming and why is it bad for animals? | Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering - Development of organic poultry farming based on environmental engineering (PDF). | Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Humane League - What is poultry farming and why is it bad for animals? | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems - Backyard poultry farming with improved germplasm: Sustainable food production and nutritional security in fragile ecosystem. | Jul 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Sustainable poultry farming practices: a critical review of current strategies and future prospects. | Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Poultry farms breeding more than chickens. | Jan 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Poultry Farming. | May 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Introduction to Poultry Farming. | Aug 26, 2022 | ||
| Added information about bird flu. | Oct 12, 2021 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Apr 23, 2015 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Apr 23, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Poultry. | Aug 01, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Poultry Farms. | Aug 01, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Poultry Production. | Aug 01, 2011 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Sep 15, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 22, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Sep 28, 1998 |
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