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USDA announces biosecurity assessments, audits to support HPAI prevention

To help improve biosecurity on individual premises and prevent introduction or spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), USDA recently announced plans to expand assessments and audits available to commercial poultry producers.

Enterococcus survey illustrates pathogen trends on poultry farms

A survey of more than 600 Enterococcus samples from Mississippi poultry farms revealed that E. cecorum primarily affects broilers, while E. faecalis is more problematic in hatcheries and very young chicks.

Making the case for environmental enrichment for broilers

By Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM, DACPV
Chief Science Officer
Perdue Farms

HPAI isn’t going away. Is it time for the US to start vaccinating poultry?

By Marcelo Lang, DVM
Farsight Consulting & Marketing Services, LLC

Tabler: Stop the insanity, use common sense to end HPAI outbreak

By Tom Tabler, PhD
Professor, Extension Poultry Specialist
University of Tennessee Extension Service/Animal Science Department
Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Spring Hill, Tennessee

USDA scientist: What’s the latest on HPAI transmission, infection?

HPAI virus continues to take a heavy toll on US poultry while raising concerns about transmission to other species, including humans. How serious are these concerns and what are the transmission routes?

NCC petitions FDA to relieve HPAI-exacerbated egg shortage

To address the strain on the nation’s egg supply and resultant record egg prices due to the current HPAI outbreak, the National Chicken Council petitioned the FDA to reverse or modify current regulations that compel the broiler industry to discard nutritious and safe eggs.

Penn State: Feed additives, age impact selection, spread of antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a major concern for human and food-animal health. The key to better understanding AMR selection and spread is the resistome, the collection of all antimicrobial resistance genes and their precursors in the gut microbiome.

Kromm: There’s more to antimicrobial stewardship than usage data

Antimicrobial use in poultry has become a proxy for antimicrobial stewardship, but these terms are not interchangeable, according to Michelle Kromm, DVM, MAM, Food Forward, LLC.

Jenkins: Genome sequencing plays key role in controlling coccidiosis

Genome sequencing is key to controlling coccidiosis and the associated infections of necrotic enteritis in broilers, according to Mark Jenkins, PhD, USDA’s Animal Research Service.

NC State researcher: Minimize birds’ stress, preserve welfare when depopulating

In the face of threats such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), one of the most pressing challenges for the poultry industry is to continually evaluate and improve depopulation strategies.

Proper litter management plays key role in Salmonella control

Proper litter management is a key factor in controlling Salmonella on the farm. Zac Williams, PhD, assistant professor of poultry management at the University of Arkansas, addressed this topic at the Delmarva Chicken Association’s 59th National Meeting on Poultry Health, Processing and Live Production.

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