Poultry Industry Technical Articles
Article published the May 15, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
Poultry industry is one of the fastest growing agribusiness industries in Nigeria. In Nigeria, chicken are the most important and patronized of the poultry species in terms of number and quality d...
Article published the May 10, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
Salmonellae including pullorum disease, fowl typhoid and other infections may cause varieties of clinical signs from acute systemic disease and gastrointestinal symptoms in poultry flocks to ...
Article published the May 9, 2013:
INTRODUCTION
Poultry and poultry products are essential sources of protein supplement to humanity. The poultry population in Nigeria has been estimated to be 104.3 million, comprising of 72.4 million...
Article published the April 9, 2013:
Introduction
Hazara region, an area of 17000 sq km, is northeastern region of KP, Pakistan comprises five districts. Over four million broiler breeder stock is annually reared in this region, in addition ...
Article published the March 11, 2013:
So much has been written and discussed about Stress and yet this familiar and little understood hazard remains as one of the greatest challenges to modern day poultry management. Yes, stress has come ...
Article published the March 6, 2013:
Avian influenza (AI) is a significant disease of many bird species, and some subtypes represent a threat to humans. Low pathogenic (LP) avian influenza viruses (AIV) are known to circulate in wild birds, and re...
Article published the February 19, 2013:
The term cage layer fatigue was initially used in North America (Couch, 1955) to describe a leg weakness in high producing hens housed in cages. Caged layer fatigue (CLF) seems to be an extreme consequence of l...
Article published the February 14, 2013:
Introduction
Certain mushrooms have been reported to offer benefits that include fast growth, improved nutrition, resistance to and protection from pathogens. Proximate and phytochemical an...
Article published the February 14, 2013:
Newcastle disease (ND) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting wild and domestic avian species. It is a worldwide problem that presents primarily as a respiratory disease, but depression, nervous manifes...
Article published the February 5, 2013:
Introduction
In Asia and some tropical countries of Africa, edible and medicinal mushrooms such as Pleurotus ostreatus and Ganoderma lucidum are used as food supplements and medicines to improve...