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When chickens are healthy they consume less feed and produce more quality eggs. They are less trouble to look after and less money is spent on medical costs. Poultry disease can spread rapidly among chickens because they are usually kept together in the chicken house. The chickens share the same feeders and drinkers, which can spread disease and infections rapidly from sick to healthy chickens. In intensive egg production systems, much focus is placed on the egg laying performance of the flock. Poultry diseases can negatively affect the health and performance of your flock. Important and common poultry diseases include necrotic enteritis, chronic respiratory diseases, gangrenous dermatitis, fowl cholera, and avian influenza.
Introduction The importance of Poultry industries in national economies of developing countries and its role in improving the nutritional status and income of many farmers and those with small land holdings as well as landless has been recognized by various scholars and rural development agencies in the last two decades [2–4]. Epidemiological analysis and interpretation permits, better decision-making on national...
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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 chickens, 11.8 million ducks, 4.7 million guinea fowls, 15.2 million pigeons, and 0.2 millions turkeys (FDLPC, 1992., Ajala et al, 2007). The main source of animal protein in Nigeria includes beef, chicken,...
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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 to stay as a silent threat to the well-being and performance of chicken. I call it silent because when birds are under stress, they seldom display dramatic signs and therefore, both the problem as well as the losses that result from it go...
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Q:-) Can uterine prolaps in layer may be due to some kind of toxin? If yes....then what type of toxin it is? and what is its treatment? ...
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The term antibiotic resistance has several definitions, and when it is described as a phenotypic trait, there are different cut-off points for determining whether an organism is susceptible to an antibiotic or completely resistant. Misunderstandings also surround questions such as how resistance develops, where it comes from, and when or if it will disappear.
Dr. Randy Singer, University of...
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The Poultry CRC continues to attract exemplary PhD candidates. One of our latest recruits, veterinarian Dr Jemma Bergfeld (based at CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory [AAHL]) is set to unravel the mechanisms underlying Newcastle Disease (ND). Caused by virulent strains of avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV1), this devastating and...
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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 various parameters of human health and immune functions in certain disease conditions (Chang and Buswell, 1996; Chang and Mshigeni, 2001; Anthony and Joyce, 2007). Many literatures are...
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Antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance is an emotive and often misunderstood topic. It is a subject that many, including governments, academics and consumers, use as a stick to beat our industry with! With this article we hope to give you a clearer picture of some of the issues involved and endeavour to look at the subject from a practical/field point of view rather than a theoretical/academic position.
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The Digital Evolution of the Poultry Industry: Imagine. Collaborate. Gain.
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INTRODUCTION In Nigeria, the rearing of poultry such as domestic chickens, guinea fowls, ducks, and turkeys and of recent quails and ostriches is well known. Most of these species of birds are managed either in the traditional (extensive) or the semi-intensive and intensive systems of management (Smith, 2001 and Nwagu, 2002). However,...
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What measures should be adopted in case of wet litter condition in winter as it reduces production capability of layers? ...
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Could anyone share your comments for diagnosis of ILT inclusions in this picture? Trachea of a layer......
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Will New Version of GMP Boost the Veterinary Drugs Industry?
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How would it be possible to reduce Downgrading of Broiler Chicken Carcass due to red and broken wings? ...
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