New Treatments Offer Help against Surging ILT in Poultry
Three experts in infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) explained the growing importance of the disease and new methods of control during a seminar at this year's International Poultry Expo.

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.

Vaccination as Part of an Avian Influenza Control Strategy
By J.H. Breytenbach, Intervet International b.v. - Avian influenza is a disease capable of causing extremely high mortality amongst infected poultry. Influenza viruses have a worldwide distribution and although not endemic in commercial poultry sporadic...

Salmonella control: protecting eggs and people
By Brian Sheehan and Rick van Oort, Intervet International, Boxmeer, Netherlands. Published in World Poultry.

Nobilis Influenza H5 Vaccine in Ducks
By Intervet - Nine three week old conventional Peking ducks were vaccinated once with one ml (double the chicken dose) of Nobilis Influenza H5 via the subcutaneous route. One duck served as control.

Avian Influenza in South East Asia, is there a Solution?
By J.H. Breytenbach, Intervet International b.v. - Since mid-December 2003 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has caused havoc in the Asian poultry sector. To date a total of nine countries have reported HPAI cases in what is the largest outbreak...

Auditing Vaccine Application Procedures in Poultry
By J.H. Breytenbach, Intervet International b.v. - Millions of Euros are invested annually in the vaccination of poultry. A vaccines efficacy however is dependant on effective administration. What tools are available to effectively monitor and audit vaccination...

Avian Influenza in Poultry
In 1878 a respiratory disease causing high mortality in poultry was first described as Fowl Plague. In 1955 an influenza virus was isolated as the cause of Fowl Plague or avian influenza. This article provides a few fact about Avian Influenza and provides...

Big Gains for Small Birds
By Schering-Plough Animal Health. In this article Dr. Charles Broussard talks to SPAH's inhouse magazine CocciForum about recent results from coccidiosis vaccination trials.

Coccidiosis - Long-range Planning
By Schering-Plough Animal Health - This article looks at new tools and strategies that have helped Wayne Farms to better manage coccidiosis whilst optimizing both product and bird performance.

Coccivac-B vaccination restores Eimeria sensitivity to diclazuril (Clinacox).
By Schering-Plough Animal Health - New study validates theory that vaccinating with Coccivac-B restores Eimeria sensitivity to diclazuril (Clinacox).

Talking Coccidiosis
By Schering-Plough Animal Health's Cocci-Forum magazine - This article is taken from the notes from the Australia Roundtable meeting at the 8th International Coccidiosis Conference in Queensland, Australia.