Recently, Campylobacter hepaticus was identified as the causative agent for chicken spotty liver disease (SLD), an illness which manifests as acute infectious hepatitis and causes a significant drop in egg production and high mortality in layer chickens. Researchers from Iowa State University, led by Orhan Sahin, DVM, PhD, are studying Campylobacter bacterins in the control of SLD.
By Michael Czarick
Extension Engineer – Poultry
University of Georgia
Department of Poultry Science
Plant polyphenols demonstrated effectiveness against multi-drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar DT104, suggesting their potential in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and foodborne illness, according to Auburn University researcher Hunter Sheffield, PhD student.
When enteritis strikes, the challenge is identifying the exact cause. In February 2023, Huvepharma’s research and development personnel received a call about enteritis symptoms in two commercial antibiotic-free turkey houses. A team went out to conduct a thorough field investigation to determine precisely what was going on with the flocks.
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Gut microbial integrity is affected when poultry experience stress, pathogen exposure or are treated with antibiotics, ultimately impacting levels of important substances such as butyric acid, an energy source for cells in the gut lining. How this compound is replaced can have crucial effects on animal performance and return on investment,.
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The message you carefully crafted about your vaccine, feed additive or new technology is surrounded by news reports about a fast-food chain’s new chicken sandwich, a fire at a processing plant or a celebrity’s views on egg prices. Is that the best editorial environment for your product’s story?
By Douglas L. Fulnechek, DVM
Senior public health veterinarian
GTS Health (formerly Gaydos Technical Services)
What are the top priorities when it comes to poultry management? Brian Fairchild, PhD, professor and Extension poultry specialist at the University of Georgia, discussed his top seven considerations for effective poultry management during a recent Poultry Science Association webinar.
While some mortality is expected in all layer flocks, regardless of the housing type or breed, the rate and causes can vary depending on the production system. Cage-free systems may not inherently have higher mortality than cages and experience in managing birds in cage-free systems plays a big role in maintaining low mortality.
Coccidiosis guru Steve Fitz-Coy, PhD, started his career in the early 1980s. Some 40 years later, coccidiosis continues to be one of the most common and costly diseases of poultry worldwide. And Fitz-Coy, a poultry scientist at Merck for the past 24 years, is still the go-to guy when an outbreak is suspected.
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