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Mycoplasma Complicated Chronic Respiratory Disease (CCRD) -A Review
Introduction Poultry industry is one of the fastest growing segments of the animal industry. The worldwide consumption of poultry is increasing. Today's bird has the potential to grow rapidly because of intens...
Author: Gupta A., PhD Scholar, Division of Medicine, IVRI- Izatnagar, INDIA. Ezzeldin, T., District Sa...
Publication date: 10/06/2009    Rating:    Views: 591

Herbs versus Drugs: Aspect World Poultry
Consumers are always thinking about the residual effect of antibiotics in poultry products. It is proved that antibiotics are not always good for poultry health even human health. Drugs can have residual effect...
Author: M.M. Hossain
Publication date: 09/16/2009    Rating:    Views: 656

Coccidiosis in Poultry
Introduction Coccidiosis is a realistic problem and one of the most important diseases of poultry worldwide. It is caused by a protozoan parasite known as Eimeria that invade the cells of the poultry intest...
Author: Dr Justin Tan-Yu Wen
Publication date: 08/04/2009    Rating:    Views: 550

Common External Parasites in Poultry: Lice and Mites
Parasites can be detected on the external surfaces of the body by way of a thorough physical examination. Periodical examination of the flock can help to detect an early infestation and can help to prevent a la...
Author: Carrie L. Pickworth and Teresa Y. Morishita, Avian Disease Investigation Laboratory, Departmen...
Publication date: 07/15/2009    Rating:    Views: 414

The facts about Antibiogram
What is an antibiogram? An antibiogram is a laboratory test used to determine the sensitivity pattern of a given microorganism to a range of antibiotics. The advantages of antibiogram use and the techniques in...
Author: Dr Yonatan Segal
Publication date: 06/29/2009    Rating:    Views: 465

Mycosis in Broiler Chicken: Outbreak of Sudden Death Syndrome in Nepal
Background of outbreak of Sudden Death Syndrome in Kathmandu Valley. During the first week of August 2008 there sudden increase in mortality of broilers above 6 week age (Table 1). There are no premonitory sig...
Author: Kedar Karki ,Poornima Manandhar,Banshi Sharma, Senior Veterinary Officer Salina Manandhar, Pra...
Publication date: 06/25/2009    Rating:    Views: 118

Ban on AGPS in the EU: impact on the Asian Poultry Industry
As the European Union moves closer toward implementing its ban on the remaining feed grade antibiotics growth promoters in January 2006, the Asian poultry markets are on their toes and closely observing the sit...
Author: Justin Tan Yu-Wen (D.V.M.)
Publication date: 06/09/2009    Rating:    Views: 377

Avian Gout: Causes Treatment And Prevention
Today’s bird is genetically engineered for higher productivity. Selection of birds is based on production parameters. In the process, the health of the vital organs is ignored. This has resulted in increa...
Author: Dr. M.T.Banday, Dr. Mukesh Bhakt and Dr. Sheikh Adil Hamid - Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Publication date: 05/26/2009    Rating:    Views: 1346

Gumboro
Gumboro Disease or Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) is one of the most common diseases of commercial poultry in Asia. In the clinical acute form (vvIBDV), the disease causes significant economic losses due to mo...
Author: Dr Yonatan (Yoni) Segal - Australia
Publication date: 03/30/2009    Rating:    Views: 991

Effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on some blood parameters and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of prebiotic (Fermacto) in low protein diet on serum cholesterol and intestinal microbiota of broiler chicks. One hundred and fifty six 1-day old Ross 308 broile...
Author: Mahalam Ghiyasi, Mansour Rezaei, Hadi Sayyahzadeh, Farid Firouzbakhsh, Amir Attar - Department...
Publication date: 03/16/2009    Rating:    Views: 857