Avian Intestinal Spirochaetosis - Some UK Findings in Layers
In a previous technical article (Poultry World, April, 2005) the effects of a Brachyspira pilosicoli infection on caged hens was demonstrated. It caused chronic soft to watery brown droppings and reduced egg production by 10% and increased mortality...

CMAX & AUC/MIC (AUIC) Relationships for Tiamulin Prevention and Treatment of Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Infections in Chickens
Recent work (Toutain, 2003) has described the baselines in veterinary medicine, for examining the pharmacodynamic (PD) and pharmacokinetic (PK) relationships of antimicrobials with primarily bactericidal activity, such as the aminoglycosides and f...

Turkeys Found to be Resistant to Human H1N1 Virus
Researchers in Italy have found that turkeys are resistant to the human influenza A H1N1 virus under experimental conditions.

Poultry Meat: the Future, Consumers, Energy and the Environment
In its 2009 Annual Report, Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU Countries (avec) gives an overview of the main themes the organisation has been working on during the last year. The focus on issues of growing future importance...

Mixed Fortunes of the French Industry on Show
A report from SPACE 2009 on the highs and lows of France's livestock sectors by Stuart Lumb for ThePoultrySite.

US Poultry Outlook Report - October 2009
August broiler output was two per cent down on the figure from a year earlier, and turkey production was nine per cent lower, according to the USDA Economic Research Service October 2009 issue of Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. Shell egg...

Five Hundred Egg Industry Leaders Met at IEC Conference
Egg industry leaders from around the world met in Canada in September for the International Egg Commission (IEC) conference.

US Feed Outlook - October 2009
Forecast for the production of maize, barley and oats are all increased, according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) Feed Outlook for October 2009.

'Seeing' Poultry Carcass Contamination
Agricultural Research Service scientists have modified a hyperspectral imaging system used to scan the surface of poultry carcasses so it can detect very low levels of faecal contamination.

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - October 2009
According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from the World Agricultural Outlook Board, total US meat production for 2009 is raised as higher pork production is expected to more than offset lower beef and turkey...

UK Survey of Campylobacter and Salmonella in Fresh Chicken
A UK-wide survey was undertaken by the Agency between May 2007 and September 2008 to determine Campylobacter and Salmonella prevalence on fresh chicken at retail.

Effectiveness of Trees against Poultry House Emissions
New legislation and growing populations in rural areas are driving the need to reduce environmental 'nuisances' like odours, dust and ammonia associated with raising birds through the greater use of vegetative buffers, says the Poultry Science Associ...

Biofilms Have a New Foil
A new formulation has been found to be 100 per cent effective in killing Listeria monocytogenes and removes 90 per cent of biofilm, according to USDA Agricultural Research Service microbiologist, Judy Arnold.

Some Pathogens Live on to Cause Trouble
In an article entitled 'They’re Starving, Down but Not Out: Pathogens That Live to Cause Trouble', Michael Johnson of the University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture explains how Listeria, Salmonella and Campylobacter can survive and still...

Asian Egg Industry to Benefit from the Global Crisis
Morten Ernst, sales director for Sanovo Egg Group, explained the continuing strong growth of the egg industry in Asia and its potential to delegates at the recent International Egg Commission meeting. Terry Evans reports for ThePoultrySite.