Program Heat Stress
Stress disrupts an animal’s normal physiological equilibrium.
Heat stress depends on environmental factors (temperature and humidity – THI), species, age, weight, etc. THI measures the combined effects of ambient temperature and relative humidity to define the level of...
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Both essential oil and organic acid have been demonstrated to improve growth performance and gut health of broilers. With their different mechanism of action, it...
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a common disease in poultry flocks. It targets the upper respiratory tract in chickens and causes severe damage to the epithelium, creating a lasting inflammatory reaction that can divert nutrients away from production factors...
Epithelial tissue is an animal’s first line of defense against environmental challenges. It covers all exterior and interior surfaces of the body including internal organs, blood vessels, respiratory tract and reproductive tract and serves as a physical barrier between...
Introduction
Ascites is an accumulation of non-inflammatory fluid in one or more of the abdominal spaces. There may be clots of yellow material in the fluid.
Ascites caused by right ventricular failure (RVF) has been an important cause of illness and...
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Compare the effects of Availa®Zn vs ZnSO4 on performance and intestinal health of broilers under a nutritional challenge.
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By Ajay Bhoyar and Sabria Regragui Mazili
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Anyone working with today’s fast-growing broiler chicken knows that it is a sensitive creature – and so is its gut health. Thanks to continuous improvements in terms of genetics and...
Darkling beetles are a widespread nuisance in broiler and turkey production. In fact, the darkling beetle is a common pest on broiler farms around the world.1 They can be found in the litter under feeders and in the walls...
(Green Muscle Disease) in Broilers
Deep pectoral myopathy (DPM) is a degenerative muscle disease of poultry commonly referred to as green muscle disease. Green muscle disease is a hidden problem in today’s large broiler chickens that is not detected until...
Gary D. Butcher and Richard D. Miles2
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute and highly contagious viral infection of immature chickens. IBD is characterized by destruction of lymphocytes in the bursa of Fabricius (BF) and to a lesser extent...