By Shreeya Sharma
Graduate research assistant
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Clemson University
By Shreeya Sharma
Graduate research assistant
Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Clemson University
An innovative vaccine designed to protect broilers against increasingly virulent forms of Marek’s Disease is helping producers rethink how they approach immune health, and how they use data to diagnose problems before they’re visible in the flock.
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Providing the proper stocking density to maximize broiler productivity, welfare and profitability is a balancing act. Because the birds grow dramatically in just a few weeks, space and environmental demands continuously evolve.
A joint research study conducted by the USDA and North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated that the type of housing system used for laying hens can influence levels of human pathogenic Salmonella in their organs.
Campylobacter hepaticus has been identified as the causative agent in spotty liver disease, so when Roel Becerra, DVM, received a phone call from a producer that had free-range, antibiotic-free, brown layer hens with SLD, he and fellow investigators decided to study chlorine as a possible treatment.
With a price tag of over $1 billion for indemnity payments, the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is expensive. Is premise depopulation still the way to manage HPAI?
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.
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,.
Reducing dietary calcium concentrations in broiler diets can increase calcium and phosphorus digestibility, but deviating from recommended levels can come with costs, according to the results of an Auburn University study.
Cloacitis, or vent gleet, is chronic inflammation of a bird’s cloaca that can result in urate scalding, prolapse, weight loss, inactive ovaries and high mortality. Investigators looked at blood biomarkers to identify correlations to birds with cloacitis versus healthy birds.
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