Poultry Health Today

An interview with Tim Cummings, DVM Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis Q: Pullet vaccination is essential for protecting broiler breeder health, but does it need to change along with the industry’s evolving…

Excessive heat and humidity during incubation can cause leg problems in turkey poults, ultimately leading to higher hatchery costs mainly due to an increase in the percentage of culls, according to a hatchery expert.

Focusing on chick quality from the moment eggs enter the incubator is critical to ensuring birds have the best chance of being healthy and productive in no-antibiotics-ever (NAE) systems. Donna Hill, PhD, of Donna Hill C…

Excellent systems of communication between farm staff and veterinarians are critical when it comes to managing disease outbreaks and reducing their potential spread. Eric Heskett, DVM, PhD, at Case Farms in North Carolin…

High-profile Salmonella outbreaks in turkey flocks in recent years have demonstrated the need for improved surveillance in the US turkey industry, according to a poultry health expert. Nikki Shariat, PhD, assistant profe…

Preventing birds from getting sick is perhaps the biggest challenge encountered when transitioning from conventional to “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) production, Tony Newsome, division manager, Fieldale Farms, told Poultry…

Chicks that received acidified water for the first 2 weeks of life had a significantly reduced load of Salmonella Heidelberg, a challenge study demonstrates. According to Manuel Da Costa, a research scientist at Zoetis a…

To establish good gut health, measures to promote a healthy microbiome can’t begin soon enough, an expert reports.

Health challenges associated with antibiotic-free production and the growing issue of wooden breast syndrome in broilers are two emerging trends to appear in the latest edition of Diseases of Poultry. Referred to by the …

Highly contagious and constantly evolving, infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is notoriously difficult to control. According to the University of Georgia’s Mark Jackwood, PhD, vaccination is critical to keeping flocks pro…

Novel, science-based technologies will allow the poultry industry to get ahead of issues coming towards it, Denise Heard, DVM, director of research programs for the US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) told Poult…

Using a range of testing methods for Salmonella Infantis can help broiler companies build a better picture of how effective interventions against the pathogen are performing.

I rarely get on a soap box, but I’m going to make an exception in this case. As an industry, if we’re going to continue with “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) production, we have to know the quality of water our flocks are dri…

Most people in live poultry production haven’t spent a lot of time reading about histopathology. Still, veterinarians who specialize in diagnosing disease in animal tissues are spending more time in processing plants hel…

A few essential adjustments in the way infectious bronchitis vaccines are handled and administered at the hatchery can improve vaccine efficacy, Brian Jordan, PhD, assistant professor, University of Georgia, told Poultry…

More than 60 years of research and experience have made it clear that infectious bursal disease in broilers is here to stay, and that unless it’s managed, considerable losses can occur.

Some direct-fed microbial additives with live cultures have been found to impact the efficacy of modified-live vaccines.

False layer syndrome due to the Delmarva 1639 (DMV/1639) variant of the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is leading to huge economic losses in the Canadian egg industry.

Vaccinations and other preventative health measures are more critical than ever as the US egg industry shifts toward cage-free and no-antibiotics-ever production, according to an industry expert.

To establish good gut health, measures to promote a healthy microbiome can’t begin soon enough, an expert reports.