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I could not agree more Chris, that laying flocks should be vaccinated, especially in high risk areas. We normally consider MS to be less of a clinical problem but this has led it to be quite widely spread. The Dutch have made major efforts to reduce its incidence of infection in poultry in general but also in layers, which has proven more difficult. In conjunction with virus infections, such as I ...

Chris Morrow Dear Chris, I fully agree with your considerations and point of view. In all of Latin America, we have to make great strides in the poultry industry segment for domestic markets. The reception of day old broiler or day old laying chicks with 3 to 5 days of antibiotics, in water or feed - to try to control initial mortality, infections by Mycopplasma and Salmonella - is still a stand ...

Paulo Martins Dear Paulo, I agree that we have to stop using antibiotics prophylactically. They have been a short term solution but we now need long term solutions (biosecurity and some places vaccination). We can't trust people who make their living from selling antibiotics to forego sales. They have too much of a vested interest. I see that you are Brazilian. In my travels, Brazil struck me as t ...