Animal Welfare Guidelines and Audit Checklist
By the National Chicken Council - The National Chicken Council (NCC) is the association representing vertically integrated broiler producer-processors. NCC recommends the following guidelines to its members to assure the humane treatment of animals and...

Broiler Care Practices
By Ralph Ernst, Duncan McMartin, Francine Bradley, Donald Bell, James Millam and edited by Carolyn Stull - "Broiler Care Practices" is one of a series of University of California publications addressing the issue of animal care as it relates to food production...

Insect control on poultry
Prepared by Lee Townsend, Extension Entomologist, University of Kentucky - A report on fly control for the poultry industry. Successful fly control is accomplished through the integration of nonchemical and chemical control methods. Reliance on the use...

Biology, Impact on Production and Control of the Northern Fowl Mite
By Professor C. Dayton Steelman, University of Arkansas, published by Avian Advice. This article looks at the Northern Fowl Mite and the environmental and economic effects an infestation has on the poultry industry.

Avian Influenza: Always a Threat in the Fall
By Dr. F. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Veterinarian, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. He explains the background and history, virus description and disease symptoms, diagnosis and spread. He also gives tips on preventing disease...

Mycoplasmosis - A Continued Threat
By Dr F. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Veterinarian at University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. He describes the symptoms and effects of these samll bacteria in poultry.

External Parasites of Poultry
By Joe Berry, Extension Poultry Specialist, Oklahoma State University - External parasites can cause real problems for small flock poultry producers and occasionally for large flock producers. This article looks at the many different parasites that infect...

Turkeys give thanks for astrovirus and coronavirus research
By The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - Scientists at the Institute for Animal Health discovered that a virus thought only of significance in North America had infected British turkeys. The researchers have now begun a three-year...

Eggshell clues for reducing poultry stress and commercial losses
By The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - An unusual collaboration between biologists and earth scientists, at the University of Glasgow Veterinary School, has shown how stress can disrupt the carefully programmed insertion of proteins...

Handbook on poultry diseases
By the American Soybean Association and the United Soybean Board - This handbook on poultry diseases has been prepared for the American Soybean Association to assist veterinarians, students, and avian health professionals to diagnose, treat and prevent...