Japan - Poultry and Products - 2009
The latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service is subtitled H7N6 Avian Influenza Outbreak in Commercial Quail Flocks.

Pigeon Paramyxovirus Type 1 and Its Importance for the Commercial Poultry Industry
By Dr Babak Sanei (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) and Dr Marina Brash and Dr Davor Ojkic (Animal Health Laboratory, Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph). Published by the Poultry Industry Council of Canada as Factsheet...

Toward Full Control of Vaccine Administration
by S. Comte, S. Warin and L. Mogenet Ceva Santé Animale, Zone Industrielle de la Ballastičre, BP 126, 33501, Libourne, France

Studying Performance Following In-Ovo Injection
In-ovo feeding of turkey embryos can have the effect of increasing body weight gain and improving the use and take up of nutrients, research from North Carolina State University has shown, writes ThePoultrySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

The Role of Humans in Poultry Disease Outbreaks
People are the main culprits in the spread of poultry diseases, say Gary Butcher and Mojtaba Yegani for the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. They offer plenty of advice on biosecurity to reducing the risks to an absolute minimum.

Seeking the Best Method for Mass Depopulation of Broilers
With the continual threat of avian flu worldwide, there is a clear need to identify the most practical method for the depopulation of poultry houses that results in the minimum suffering of the birds. ThePoultrySite editor, Jackie Linden, reports how...

Biosecurity for the Poultry Industry
"It really does not matter how comprehensive your biosecurity measures are on paper but rather whether the programme is implemented correctly in farms," write Gary Butcher and Mojtaba Yegani for the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. They explain...

Compartmentalisation is Gaining Support
The concept of compartmentalization and the need to build consensus to maintain global trade during a disease crisis were introduced by Cobb a year ago. In this article, the company looks at progress and the views from different countries affected by...

New Products for Beetle Control
A study comparing the efficacy of the products currently available in the US to control darkling beetles. Author Mike Stringham (extension entomologist at North Carolina State University) tested the products in turkey houses, and found the better products...

Organic Poultry Production in the US: Health Issues
Organic Poultry Production in the United States was published by ATTRA in 2008. It discusses organic husbandry including living conditions, health, genetics and origin, feed and processing as specified under the livestock requirements of the...

Predisposing Factors that Affect Walking Ability in Turkeys and Broilers
Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón of North Carolina State University reviewed this topic at the 2007 Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference.

Investigating Vaccination Failure in Poultry Flocks
When a vaccination fails, the natural tendency is to blame the vaccine. Although this must be considered, many other factors must be evaluated to determine the cause of the failure, explain Gary D. Butcher and Mojtaba Yegani for the University of Florida...

Back to Basics - Pasteurella and Erysipelas
Crowshall Veterinary Services offers advice on the diagnosis and control of two common bacterial diseases of free-range poultry flocks.

Control of Blackhead Disease
A thorough review of this hard-to-control disease of turkeys, chickens and other farmed birds was presented by Dr Larry R. McDougald of the University of Georgia at the 2008 North Carolina Turkey Days.

Worms in Free-Range Hens
Claire Knott, Stephen Lister and Philip Hammond, partners in Crowshall Veterinary Services in the UK, describe the most common worms in free-range poultry and how they can be controlled.