Article published the August 1, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), particularly caused by the influenza virus A genus, is a paramount concern for global poultry health. The strains associated with HPAI are known to precipitate mortality rates exceeding 90%. Beyond the immediate and catastrophic impact on poultry, the emergence of HPAI strains disrupts international poultry trade, leading countries to impose trade bans and ...
This member gave a presentation on October 16, 2023
At the following event:
International Avian Influenza Summit 2023
This member gave a presentation on October 5, 2022
At the following event:
2022 PSA Latin American Scientific Conference
News published on September 28, 2021
Caring for birds’ health is an essential factor in achieving good production levels. When diseases such as coccidiosis afflict birds, they cause physical losses for the flock and economic losses for producers. Recent estimates show that annual losses amount to about US$ 14,8 billion across global production.
Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease that affects birds’ intestines, mainly c ...
Video published on September 7, 2018
Highlights from the conversation with Michael Kogut, Billy Hargis, Ricardo Rauber, Carlos De Oliveira and Luis Carlos Farias, who joined Fernando Vargas for this roundtable, during the 1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress in Curitiba, Brazil.
Video published on September 7, 2018
Ricardo Rauber (BRF, Brazil) talked about the disease's control programs in the field, during the 1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress in Curitiba, Brazil.
This member gave a presentation on August 14, 2018
At the following event:
1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress
This member gave a presentation on August 14, 2018
At the following event:
1st PoultryUniverse Coccidiosis Congress
Article published the September 14, 2017
IntroductionAflatoxins are secondary metabolites from certain fungal lineages of the Aspergillus genus, mainly A. flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 are natural contaminants of seeds and feed, mainly nuts, peanuts, cotton seeds, maize, and other oilseeds (Sweeney and Dobson, 1998; Stroka et al., 2000).Obtaining trustable results on mycotoxins analysis in feed is important for ...
Article published the January 6, 2017
INTRODUCTIONFumonisins are secondary metabolites of Fusarium verticilloides and were first isolated and chemically characterized in 1988 (Gelderblom et al. 1988). About 28 homologues have been discovered since then. However, from a toxicological standpoint, Fumonisin B1 (FB) is the most common and studied homologue. Others, such as FB2 , FB3 , and FB4 are less prevalent (Voss et al. 2007). FB prev ...