Osteoporosis, Cage Layer Fatigue and Poor Shell Quality: Prevention Rather than Cure
By A. Bruce Webster, Extension Poultry Scientist, The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He recommends that commercial layers should be managed to prevent osteoporosis and poor shell...

Runting-Stunting Syndrome in Broilers
By F. Dustan Clark and Frank T. Jones, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture and published in Avian Advice, Spring 2008.

Marek's Disease: Important Lessons Learnt
Two sectors of the poultry industry emphasise the importance of minimising the risks of Marek's disease in this report from www.farminguk.com.

UK Poultry Disease Quarterly Surveillance Report (to March 2008)
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...

Leg Health in Large Broilers
Leg health is one of the most prevalent causes of culling and late mortality during grow-out of heavy broilers according to Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón, DVM, PhD., Dip. ACPV Department of Poultry Science North Carolina State University.

Red Hocks in Day Old Chicks or Poults
A day old chick is considered to be of good quality if it has the capacity to grow and mature in line with its genetic potential.

Application of MS Live Vaccine (MSH) in Layers
Significant advances in the control of mycoplasmosis have been achieved since the introduction of the mild, effective Mycoplasma gallisepticum vaccine, ts-11, according to a paper by Teruaki Ouchi of Nippon BioLogicals, Inc, Yasuhisa Munakata...

Preventing Lameness in Broiler Chickens
This research was executed within the third sub-project of Welfare Quality®, which focuses on the development of practical strategies to improve farm animal welfare.

Identification of Candidate Components of a Novel Bordetella Avium Vaccine to Prevent Turkey Coryza
The bacterium Bordetella avium causes upper respiratory tract disease in avian species writes Dr. Andrew Preston of the University of Bristol in a paper presented by the Canadian Poultry Industry Council.

Automated Measurement of Foot Pad Lesions
By Welfare Quality®, Science and Society Improving Animal Welfare. This article was published in Update8 e-zine. The scoring of foot pad lesions in broiler chickens is one of the parameters of the broiler welfare assessment system that is currently being...

Use of Vaccinations and Other Veterinary Treatments in Organic Livestock Farming
Farmers (in Australia), who wish to certify their farm’s produce as ‘organic’ must in the first instance meet the requirements of the National Standard for Organic and Bio-dynamic Produce, according to Robyn Neeson, Organic Farming Liaison Officer, at...

Histomonosis and the Differential Survival of Poultry Species
Since an EU ban on nitroimidazole treatments in 1995 and a greater tendency towards outdoor production of turkeys, incidence of Histomonosis (Blackhead disease) have been increasing, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePoultrySite.

Health Update on U.S. Table Egg Layer Flock
"The overall health of the national table egg layer flock is very good," reported Dr. Eric Gingerich, University of Pennsylvania, who spoke at the US Animal Health Association (USAHA) annual meeting in Reno in late October. His report was published in...

Testing Gait Scoring Systems
As it becomes increasingly important for welfare conditions on farms to meet consumer and legislative demands, new systems are being devised to ensure that animal health is recognised as a priority, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor, ThePoultrySite....

Turkey Coronavirus and Astrovirus in Britain
A study into the prevalence of turkey coronavirus and astrovirus in Britain found that the disease was most common in young birds aged between three and 18 weeks, writes Chris Harris, Senior Editor for ThePoultrySite.