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EFSA reports on veterinary drug residues in animals
06-06-2011 The European Feed Safety Authority (EFSA) Dietary and Chemical Monitoring Unit has issued a report on the occurrence of veterinary drugs residues in animals and animal products in Europe....
German vets call for focus on animal health
26-05-2011 German veterinarians have called for more focus on animal health during the breeding of livestock, claiming that full attention is given to productivity, which is worrisome.
Vaccination in the hatchery assures a good start
05-04-2011 Modern poultry production incorporates proper vaccination programmes. This takes place both at the hatchery or at the farm. Vaccination in the hatchery to protect against a wide range of...
Preventing feather pecking in laying hens
29-03-2011 ...incidence of feather pecking also increases. Research on this matter indicates, however, that breeding for low mortality and providing natural rearing conditions, results in less pecking...
Poultry CRC studies effect of incubation on leg strength
28-03-2011 Temperature and humidity during egg incubation can affect the long-term leg strength of fast growing meat chickens (broilers), according to a recent study at The University of Sydney,...
Australia Indonesia partnership to combat animal diseases
14-03-2011 The Australian and Indonesian Agriculture Ministers have announced a new partnership to build an even stronger animal health system in Indonesia and help control endemic and emerging animal...
Research: Selective breeding reduces mortality by two-thirds
11-03-2011 ...number of animals. Beak trimming is becoming less accepted by the public so alternatives are being sought to reduce aggressive behaviour among chickens. Selective breeding is one of them.
http://www.worldpoultry.net//research-selective-breeding-reduces-mortality-by-two-thirds-id8612.html
Aviagen holds 1st European Veterinary Forum
04-03-2011 Poultry breeding company, Aviagen, recently hosted the inaugural European Veterinary Forum. This meeting included veterinarians who support the health and welfare of Aviagen Grandparent...
Pfizer puts poultry diseases under the microscope
01-12-2010 Over 270 poultry specialists from Europe, the Middle East and Africa attended Pfizer Poultry Health’s first Partnershipdays in Vienna, Austria, in late November.
Canada uses cutting edge technology to improve food safety
15-11-2010 A new pilot plant research facility at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Guelph Food Research Centre (GFRC) will help Canadian farmers and consumers benefit from advances in food safety...
Defra: New UK regulations to safeguard chickens
10-11-2010 UK Agriculture Minister Jim Paice has made it clear that British consumers deserve to see only eggs from hens kept in better welfare cages on supermarket shelves once the EU-wide 2012...
Research: Bitter spray leads to less feather pecking
03-11-2010 Feather pecking among chickens can be reduced by half if their feathers are sprayed with a bitter substance.
Research: Relationship between fearfulness and feather pecking
22-10-2010 Feather pecking (FP) remains a major welfare and economic problem in laying hens. FP has been found to be related to other behavioural characteristics, such as fearfulness.
Managing heat stress - Part 1 - Layers respond to hot climatic conditions
29-03-2010 Layers in hot climates are exposed to high temperatures, which may lead to a loss of productivity. Proper measures can be taken to manage such conditions, but this demands an understanding...
UK: Reforms proposed to reduce risk of disease in animals
27-01-2010 Responsibility for animal health policy could transfer from Defra to a new body under proposals recently published in a draft Animal Health Bill.
Merial IBD summit: Future control of avian diseases
27-01-2010 At the Merial IBD summit, organised on January 26 in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. John Glisson talked about the future control of avian diseases: From Pasteur to Genomics.
Haiti as a source of poultry and livestock diseases
26-01-2010 The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) calls for extra caution for transmittable trans-border diseases from Haiti now the country is slowly recovering from its earthquake,...
Salting the birds before slaughtering
10-09-2009 Heat stress is known to lead to poor performance and mortality. However, the reasons for that are varied and not so clear-cut. Acid-base imbalance may play a significant role here. Taking...
Summer and heat stress
16-06-2008 High mortality, decreased feed intake, lower than
expected body weight gain, poor feed efficiency, reduction in egg production and
poor eggshell quality are common adverse effects of heat...
Light intensity helps to manage cannibalism
01-03-2007 Cannibalism is a stern problem in layer farming and becomes even more serious
when birds are being kept in aviary and free-range systems. Light intensity
during rearing seems to be an...
Blunting laying hens' beaks instead of trimming
28-06-2006 Blunting laying hens' beaks can be an efficient alternative method for
preventing cannibalism in extensive production, while also avoiding painful beak
trimming.
Gizzard erosion in broilers
01-05-2006 Gizzard erosion is an extremely rare condition in broiler breeders. Until now
it has not been reported in any peer journal or book on poultry. This is a
personal experience of a...
Rupture of the aorta: a cause of sudden death (Turkeys Special 6, 2004)
09-08-2004 Although a ruptured aorta will cause sudden death in turkeys, it is unrelated
to the sudden death with perirenal haemorrhage syndrome. What is it and what can
be done about it?
Behaviour and feather pecking are priority areas for selection
27-07-2004 Providing more space and daylight to layers has a major impact on bird
behaviour. Over the years egg producers have learned to deal with feather
pecking and cannibalism, but changes in...
Sudden death in turkeys by perirenal haemorrhage
09-02-2004 Turkeys in good physical condition may suddenly die even though there are no
preceding clinical sign of illness. One may think of heart failure, but often
the cause of this sudden death...
Reducing heat stress problems with heat
25-03-2003 Heat stress is a major problem in most poultry operations. In hot climate
zones the effects are often underestimated. In moderate climate zones the damage
can be severe if no preventive...
Round-heart disease, a common turkey affliction
28-12-2002 While sporadic cases of round-heart disease commonly occur in turkey flocks,
certain factors are known to increase incidence, and these can be
controlled.
Catastrophic and erosive infections may threaten flock health
08-03-2002 The Annual Southern Conference of Avian Diseases, a component of the
International Poultry Scientific Forum in Atlanta, presented items of interest
to producers worldwide. Research...
Battling the heat in the summer months
09-05-2001 Indian poultry producers know that sound management practices are essential
to successfully manage poultry during the summer months. They know what
adjustments can be made to ward off...
Environmental enrichment for broilers - will it prevent feather pecking?
31-03-2001 With farm animals, environmental enrichment has been considered as a solution
to behavioural problems, such as feather and vent pecking. The provision of
enrichment devices may become...
