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Poultry Health Featured Articles
Displaying Articles 61-75 in Poultry Health
Genetic Fix for Sick Chicks
Genetic research is for the birds – and it's a good thing, too, as scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are using their knowledge of avian genetics to improve the health of US poultry. Genetic information is leading to better vaccines...
Genetic research is for the birds – and it's a good thing, too, as scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are using their knowledge of avian genetics to improve the health of US poultry. Genetic information is leading to better vaccines...
Red Hocks in Day-Old Chicks or Poults
If the humidity is too high in the setter or hatcher, chicks will hatch with red hocks and other problems that have been shown to affect adversely their health and/or welfare throughout life, according to Pas Reform.
If the humidity is too high in the setter or hatcher, chicks will hatch with red hocks and other problems that have been shown to affect adversely their health and/or welfare throughout life, according to Pas Reform.
Biosecurity for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Issues and Options
FAO has published a report offering recommendations for biosecurity for all those involved in the poultry industry. The aim of the authors was to come up with solutions to make biosecurity practical and sustainable for all those involved.
FAO has published a report offering recommendations for biosecurity for all those involved in the poultry industry. The aim of the authors was to come up with solutions to make biosecurity practical and sustainable for all those involved.
Spirochaetosis (Brachyspira)
Crowshall Veterinary Services offers advice on the diagnosis and control of a disease that is becoming common on free-range poultry farms.
Crowshall Veterinary Services offers advice on the diagnosis and control of a disease that is becoming common on free-range poultry farms.
UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report - July- September 2008
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include fungal infections in young game birds, acute respiratory disease of unknown aetiology in ducks, acute and atypical ILT outbreaks in smaller flocks and the...
Highlights of the latest quarterly report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) include fungal infections in young game birds, acute respiratory disease of unknown aetiology in ducks, acute and atypical ILT outbreaks in smaller flocks and the...
Water Quality
Claire Knott, Stephen Lister and Philip Hammond, partners in Crowshall Veterinary Services in the UK, explain how to keep water systems clean for free-range layer flocks.
Claire Knott, Stephen Lister and Philip Hammond, partners in Crowshall Veterinary Services in the UK, explain how to keep water systems clean for free-range layer flocks.
Role of Altered Haemostasis in the Pathogenesis of Poultry Diseases
Although blood coagulation abnormalities were not the cause of Fatty Liver Haemorrhagic Syndrome (FLHS) in laying hens, some differences were observed in fatty acid profiles between strains and diets, which may translate into cell membrane abnormalities,...
Although blood coagulation abnormalities were not the cause of Fatty Liver Haemorrhagic Syndrome (FLHS) in laying hens, some differences were observed in fatty acid profiles between strains and diets, which may translate into cell membrane abnormalities,...
Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Chickens in Bangladesh
Paritosh K. Biswas and co-authors describe their study to determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (sub-types H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh in 2007. They found that the outbreak began in backyard chickens, and that probable...
Paritosh K. Biswas and co-authors describe their study to determine the epidemiology of outbreaks of avian influenza A virus (sub-types H5N1, H9N2) in chickens in Bangladesh in 2007. They found that the outbreak began in backyard chickens, and that probable...
Evaluation of Water Acidification Products
Researchers at the University of Arkansas compared citric acid, copper sulphate and sodium bisulphate as treatments for water contaminated with bacteria, yeasts and moulds, and found that none made highly contaminated water safe. Brookee Dean, Jennifer...
Researchers at the University of Arkansas compared citric acid, copper sulphate and sodium bisulphate as treatments for water contaminated with bacteria, yeasts and moulds, and found that none made highly contaminated water safe. Brookee Dean, Jennifer...
Proposition 2 - New Rules on Animal Welfare
Controversial animal welfare legislation was given the green light in California on 4 November at the same time that Barack Obama was voted into office as the President of the USA, writes ThePoultrySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.
Controversial animal welfare legislation was given the green light in California on 4 November at the same time that Barack Obama was voted into office as the President of the USA, writes ThePoultrySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.
Coccidiosis Control
Although much is now known and understood about coccidiosis in broiler chickens, outbreaks of the clinical and sub-clinical disease are not uncommon, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite. A recent paper given by Dr Hector Cervantes reviews how...
Although much is now known and understood about coccidiosis in broiler chickens, outbreaks of the clinical and sub-clinical disease are not uncommon, writes Jackie Linden, editor of ThePoultrySite. A recent paper given by Dr Hector Cervantes reviews how...
Beware Lazy Reporting on Antibiotics
Veterinarian David Burch (BVetMed, MRCVS) demonstrates that cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones from animal production have played a negligible role in the development of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens.
Veterinarian David Burch (BVetMed, MRCVS) demonstrates that cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones from animal production have played a negligible role in the development of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens.
Farm Practices to Reduce the Incidence of Clostridiums
By Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón, DVM, PhD., Dip. ACPV, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, and published in North Carolina Poultry Industry Newsletter in September 200...
By Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón, DVM, PhD., Dip. ACPV, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, and published in North Carolina Poultry Industry Newsletter in September 200...
Update on Laryngotracheitis Epidemiology and Control Methods
John A. Smith, DVM, MS, MAM, Director of Health Services, Fieldale Farms Corporation describes his experience of ILT from recent outbreaks in Georgia state. He presented the paper at the North Carolina Broiler Supervisor's Short Course Conference earlier...
John A. Smith, DVM, MS, MAM, Director of Health Services, Fieldale Farms Corporation describes his experience of ILT from recent outbreaks in Georgia state. He presented the paper at the North Carolina Broiler Supervisor's Short Course Conference earlier...
Spiking Mortality
In Tech Info 7 from Canadian Poultry Council, Dr John D. Summers describes spiking mortality and other possibly related conditions causing early mortality in chicks and turkey poults.
In Tech Info 7 from Canadian Poultry Council, Dr John D. Summers describes spiking mortality and other possibly related conditions causing early mortality in chicks and turkey poults.
