We are delighted to present a selection of Title Story articles featured on the homepage of Poultry (ISSN: 2674-1164) in 2025. These articles highlight recent advances in poultry health, welfare, behavior, precision livestock technologies, food safety, and microbiological interactions. We hope you enjoy exploring these contributions.
1. “Classification of Broiler Breast Meat: Defining Red, Soft and Exudative Meat as a New Quality Class“
by Sara Kovačević, Nevena Grković, Branko Suvajdžić, Milijana Sindjić, Vladimir Dimitrijević, Zsolt Becskei and Nikola Čobanović
Poultry 2025, 4(4), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4040057
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/4/57
2. “Influence of Dietary Non-Essential Amino Acids to Lysine Ratio on Egg Performance and Body Composition of Brown-Egg Layers from 20 to 35 Weeks of Age”
by Gert Coertze, Rene Kwakkel, Laura Star and Christine Jansen van Rensburg
Poultry 2025, 4(4), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4040054
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/4/54
3. “Precision Livestock Farming: YOLOv12-Based Automated Detection of Keel Bone Lesions in Laying Hens“
by Tommaso Bergamasco, Aurora Ambrosi, Vittoria Tregnaghi, Rachele Urbani, Giacomo Nalesso, Francesca Menegon, Angela Trocino, Mattia Pravato, Francesco Bordignon, Stefania Sparesato et al.
Poultry 2025, 4(4), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4040043
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/4/43
4. “Gut Microbiota—Campylobacter jejuni Crosstalk in Broiler Chickens: A Comprehensive Review“
by Bereket Dessalegn, Motuma Debelo, Michael Hess and Wageha A. Awad
Poultry 2025, 4(4), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4040044
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/4/44
5. “Automatic Detection of Foraging Hens in a Cage-Free Environment with Computer Vision Technology“
by Samin Dahal, Xiao Yang, Bidur Paneru, Anjan Dhungana and Lilong Chai
Poultry 2025, 4(3), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4030034
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/3/34
6. “The Expression of Social Behaviors in Broiler Chickens Grown in Either Conventional or Environmentally Modified Houses During the Summer Season”
by Chloe M. O’Brien and Frank W. Edens
Poultry 2025, 4(3), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4030032
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/3/32
7. “Assessment of Pupillometry Across Different Commercial Systems of Laying Hens to Validate Its Potential as an Objective Indicator of Welfare”
by Elyse Mosco, David Kilroy and Arun H. S. Kumar
Poultry 2025, 4(3), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4030031
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/3/31
8. “Poultry Mites Contributing to Human Dermatitis: A Retrospective Study in Italy (2010–2024)”
by Iolanda Moretta, Simona Principato, Leonardo Brustenga and Mario Antonello Principato
Poultry 2025, 4(2), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4020021
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/2/21
9. “Rethinking Poultry Welfare—Integrating Behavioral Science and Digital Innovations for Enhanced Animal Well-Being”
by Suresh Neethirajan
Poultry 2025, 4(2), 20; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4020020
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/2/20
10. “Identification of the Recently Described Avian Hepatitis E Genotype 7 in an Outbreak of Hepatitis-Splenomegaly Syndrome (HSS) with High Mortality and Severe Drop in Egg Production in a Parent Stock Flock in Bangladesh”
by Miguel Matos, Ivana Bilic, László Kőrösi, Rakibul Hasan, Dieter Liebhart, Nicola Palmieri and Michael Hess
Poultry 2025, 4(2), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4020016
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/2/16
11. “Effects of Carbon–to–Nitrogen Ratio and Temperature on the Survival of Antibiotic-Resistant and Non-Resistant Escherichia coli During Chicken Manure Anaerobic Digestion”
by Aleksandra Atanasova, Thomas Amon, Anika Friese, Uwe Rösler, Roswitha Merle, Christiane Herrmann, Anton Kraus and Tina Kabelitz
Poultry 2025, 4(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4010009
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/1/9
12. “Protective Effect of a Hyperimmune Serum Against Homologous Enterococcus cecorum Infection in Experimentally Challenged Meat-Type Chickens”
by Amanda Rosenbaum, Silke Rautenschlein and Arne Jung
Poultry 2025, 4(1), 8; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4010008
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/1/8
13. “Do Laying Hens Form Stable Social Networks?—A Case Study”
by Louise Hedlund, Dominic Wright and Per Jensen
Poultry 2025, 4(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4010007
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/1/7
14. “Development of Poultry Sausages Utilizing Manually and Mechanically Deboned Meat from Spent Laying Quails”
by Lethícia Olimpio Bueno, Dalila Lima Dinali, Alcinéia de Lemos Souza Ramos and Eduardo Mendes Ramos
Poultry 2025, 4(1), 5; https://doi.org/10.3390/poultry4010005
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2674-1164/4/1/5
