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Osteoporosis and bone fractures in laying hens
28-12-2010 The UK Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) has launched its Opinion on osteoporosis and bone fractures in laying hens.
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.
Spondylitis is emerging in broilers
19-05-2010 In World Poultry Vol. 23 No. 12, 2007, we described spondylitis caused by the bacterium Enterococcus cecorum as a newly emerging disease in broiler breeders in the US. Until recently the...
Veterinarians should be aware of zoonosis erysipelas
15-04-2010 The bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae causes the skin disease Erysipelas (red skin) in chickens, but can also be transmitted to humans. Veterinarians and farmers, in particular, should...
New Fowl Cholera vaccine close to market
12-02-2010 A Poultry CRC project focused on the registration of a new live vaccine for Fowl Cholera in chickens is close to completion after six and a half years' work through the CRC.
Report: Ergonomics progress in the poultry industry
01-02-2010 Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the poultry industry have declined 75% during the past 25 years, according to a recently released report.
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.
Is Spondylitis an emerging disease in broiler breeders?
18-01-2008 Cases of spondylitis caused by Enterococcus cecorum have been diagnosed in broiler breeder chickens in the USA. Why is the condition seen more often nowadays? Is it an emerging
disease?
Poultry vaccinated in post-flood rehabilitation programme
28-08-2007 Bangladesh's Department of Livestock in Gaibandha has
vaccinated thousands of poultry birds under its post-flood rehabilitation
programme.
A rare case of thoracic deformation
01-06-2007 Among the millions of broilers hatched every week, one
may find, every once in a while, a bird that shows abnormalities. Some
abnormalities hidden from the quality inspectors are found...
Mycotoxins affect bone structure and leg weakness
01-11-2006 Feed contaminated with Mycotoxins plays an important
role in causing leg weakness in poultry. For this reason, controlling polar and
nonpolar Mycotoxins with available strategies will...
Chondrodystrophy in turkeys and broilers
30-09-2006 Accurate diagnosis of chondrodystrophy necessitates
the distinction of metabolic disorders, disease and managerial
aspects.
Organic trace minerals support better bone structure and integrity
28-04-2006 As broilers are grown to increasingly large sizes, a healthy and stable
skeletal structure becomes even more important. Well-designed poultry diets,
including organic trace minerals,...
TD: a common skeletal disorder in turkeys
01-02-2005 Tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) is a common skeletal disorder in turkeys and
chickens. This problem results in major losses in bird
performance.
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...
