Controlling Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
By Africa Fernández-Gutiérrez, Company Veterinarian, Aviagen, Scotland - In many outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), special local situations have been found and exploited by the virus. These “Achilles heels” make giving general advice...

Fly Control in the poultry house
By Joe G. Berry, Extension Poultry Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service - Fly control should be an integral part of every poultry producer’s management program. Flies spread disease and filth, are a nuisance to employees, and can become...

Determining Poultry Indemnity Values
By Stephen L. Ott, Agricultural Economist and Emergency Management Compensation Specialist, USDA's APHIS and Kirsti Bergmeier, Agricultural Economist, Disaster Assessment/Analysis Section, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada - This paper explores the...

EU Poultry Directive
By the European Commission - The farming of chickens for meat production represents an important farming sector within the EU. This is illustrated by the fact that more than 4 billion chickens are slaughtered for meat production in the EU-15 each year...

Normal Birds - A Review of Avian Anatomy
By F. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Veterinarian, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - A necropsy is the examination of a bird externally and internally to determine the cause of death. The method for...

Attitudes of consumers towards the welfare of farmed animals
By the European Commission - This survey focus's particularly on the attitude of consumers to the welfare and protection of farmed animals. The survey has been carried out by TNS Opinion & Social, interviewing 24 708 citizens in the 25 Member States...

UK Poultry Disease Monthly Surveillance Report (to April 2005)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic poultry diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

Bacteriophage: A Replacement for Antibiotics?
By William E. Huff, USDA/ARS Poultry Production and Product Safety Research Unit, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Antibiotics, miracle drugs of the 20th century, have saved millions of human...

Avian Influenza in South East Asia, is there a Solution?
By J.H. Breytenbach, Intervet International b.v. - Since mid-December 2003 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused havoc in the Asian poultry sector. To date a total of nine countries have reported HPAI cases in what is the largest outbreak...

What are Bacteriophages?
By Frank T. Jones, Lisa Bielke and Jack Higgins, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Don’t let the big word (bacteriophage) scare you. Bacteriophages (sometimes called phages) are viruses that infect...

Overview of Avian Influenza
By Dr Dave Halvorson, Extension Animal Scientist, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota - Avian influenza (AI) is a viral disease characterized by respiratory signs, depression and reduced feed and water intake. In egg laying birds there...

Two New Programs: Premises Identification and the National Animal Identification System
By F. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Veterinarian, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - The last 10 years has seen an increase in the number of disease outbreaks around the world. In the United States...

Auditing Vaccine Application Procedures in Poultry
By J.H. Breytenbach, Intervet International b.v. - Millions of Euros are invested annually in the vaccination of poultry. A vaccines efficacy however is dependant on effective administration. What tools are available to effectively monitor and audit vaccination...

UK Poultry Disease Monthly Surveillance Report (to March 2005)
By Veterinary Laboratories Agency - This report monitors trends in the major endemic poultry diseases and utilises the farmfile and VIDA (Veterinary Investigation Disease Analysis) databases. The report is compiled using disease data gathered by the network...

Effects of Water Acidification on Turkey Performance
By Jana Cornelison, Melony Wilson and Susan Watkins, Cooperative Extension Service at the University of Arkansas's Avian Advice - Acidification of the drinking water has become very popular in the broiler industry as a tool for improving bird performance....