Asian poultry production systems rapidly adopt and often adapt new health protection strategies but maximum biological performance, long-term sustainability and cost are only some of the aims of producers. It is these adaptations are the focus of this paper. New strategies are often added to previous strategies and very rarely replace or displace previous strategies and thus usually increase cost...
Dear Dr. Chris Morrow, Thanks for this detailed information on control of Mycoplasmosis in Asian countries. Most of the source of DOC in Asian countries are already Mycoplasma infected. In such conditions, commercial flocks can not be vaccinated. Mycoplasma negative flocks in highly contaminated areas becoming positive prior to vaccinating at around 6 weeks of age. Moreover, vaccinated flocks can not be treated 2 weeks prior & 4 weeks post vaccination with anti mycoplasma drug. This can give a good chance for secondary bacteria e.g. E.Coli to cause huge losses. Kindly recommend the most suitable economical way of not complete control on Mycoplasma, but to reduce the losses as much as possible. Regards, Dr. M. Akram, Consultant Microbiologist, Micro Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan
Mycoplasma can survive only 14 days outside of the bird.
so we can protect the birds from mycoplasma by keeping them free. we can keep the birds free by good biosecurity roules easily.
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