According to Ken Opengart, DVM, PhD, DACPV, chick quality is built over time, with each production stage either adding to the foundations established earlier or protecting them as the embryo develops and the chick moves through hatch, transport and placement.
Results from a study conducted by University of Georgia researchers highlighted the importance of careful diagnostic testing and monitoring for egg drop syndrome 1976 (EDS 76).
Routine surveillance of poultry flocks for avian metapneumovirus offers a path forward for poultry farms to control outbreaks of the fast-moving respiratory disease. Reshma Ramachandran, DVM, PhD, recommends using a combination of serology and molecular tools to accurately diagnose the disease and maintain healthy flocks.
Deependra Paneru, PhD, University of Georgia, takes a close look at mycotoxins: what they are, how they affect poultry, reducing the risk and more. Paneru also provides a quick field guide to help producers prepare for a mycotoxin challenge.
Generating sufficient immunity in young broilers requires a balanced approach to immune stimulation, according to Matthew Jones, DVM, PhD, Southern Poultry Research Group.
Scott Kenney, PhD, associate professor and researcher at The Ohio State University, investigated the connection between highly pathogenic avian influenza, dairy cattle and poultry operations.
Does providing welfare enrichments, which stimulate bird activity, affect feed-conversion ratio (FCR) in broiler chickens? Researchers at the University of Oxford collected data from US broiler farms to find out.
In the battle against necrotic enteritis, Isabel Tobin, PhD, and an Oklahoma State University research team identified a commensal bacterial strain with the potential to mitigate the disease and serve as an alternative to antibiotics.
Enterococcus faecalis, alone or in combination with other bacteria such as Escherichia coli, is responsible for up to 50% of embryo and early chick losses in commercial poultry production. Bacteriophage therapy offers a promising alternative, using viruses as biocontrol agents to target and destroy specific pathogenic bacteria.
High-quality vaccine application is essential for infectious bronchitis (IB) control, but it’s only one part of the picture. Jose Linares, DVM, diagnostician and technical services veterinarian with Ceva Animal Health, discusses why successful IB control requires more than simply administering vaccine.
A visit to a backyard turkey operation infected with Histomonas meleagridis led to a research trial testing the ability of dietary pine bark to reduce the incidence of histomoniasis.
Research on Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) identified the pathogen as a frequent secondary coinfection during respiratory outbreaks in poultry, with a higher incidence in turkeys, according to Sara Abdel-Mawgod, DVM, PhD, Iowa State University.
