Poultry processing companies are fighting a continual battle to ensure that the products they produce are wholesome and safe, ensuring that they are not contaminated with foodborne pathogens when they leave the plant, writes Chris Harris.
Greater priority should be given to the eradication of red mites on poultry farms, according to Serbian researchers, A. Pavlicevic (AVES Inc. in Palic), I. Pavlovic (Scientific Veterinary Institute in Belgrade) and Natasa Pavlicevic (Specialist Veterinary...
Salmonella ranks among the world’s biggest threats to human health. In the United States alone, it is thought to be responsible for around 378 deaths and an estimated 19,336 hospitalisations each year, according to Sarah Mellor and Christian Lückstädt...
Useful tips from Dan L. Cunningham and Brian D. Fairchild of the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia, who outline how microorganisms are spread and how to recognise symptoms of disease.
Typically, papers on single-stage incubation focus on the benefits of all-in-all-out incubator management from the points of hatchability (number of chicks) and uniformity (chick quality), writes Marleen Boerjan from Pas Reform.
Research from Belgium has shown that Salmonella Enteritidis remains in the environment of persistently Salmonella Enteritidis-contaminated layer farms, even after cleaning and disinfection, despite obligatory vaccination. The scientists identified the...
Sodium diformate offers a new approach for broilers production worldwide, according to Christian Lückstädt and Sarah Mellor of Addcon.
UK - The term avian intestinal spirochaetosis (AIS) refers to disease in chickens and sometimes other avian species associated with the presence of Brachyspira species spirochaetes in the large intestine, according to the Animal Health and Veterinary...
A new programme from Ceva Santé Animale aims to get the company and its clients working more closely together: Ceva gains an opportunity to gain experience and the customer receives a service tailored to their specific needs.
Enhanced biosecurity on conventional broiler farms should contribute to the reduction of flock colonisation but a major international review concludes that complementary approaches are also needed to minimise Campylobacter-positive flocks at the farm...
A useful checklist for poultry producers to rate their disease prevention practices and preparedness from Dr Casey W. Ritz of the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia.
A high level of biosecurity (cleaning and disinfection) in poultry and food processing plants is important to avoid disease outbreaks, possible slaughter of the total flock and related profit losses, according to Vatche Sagherian for CID Lines.
A study by researchers at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen, Germany, found that that the choice of an appropriate litter material might be of considerable importance in order to decrease the Salmonella burden within poultry flocks.
This Factsheet by Brian Lang from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) explains rat and mouse behaviour as a means for better rodent control.
The effectiveness of interventions for reducing Salmonella colonisation in broiler chickens from farm to processing are reported by the Poultry Industry Council of Canada. The survey found the most common on-farm interventions reported to be competitive...
















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