Feathers play an important role in helping hens regulate their body temperature and navigate their surroundings. This is why maintaining healthy feather cover in laying hens by reducing or eliminating feather damage is an important issue for Canadian egg...
Antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) have routinely been used in intensive poultry production for improving birds’ performance. However, in recent years, reducing the use of antibiotics in animal production has become a top priority, due to concerns about the development...
The gastrointestinal tract is one of the largest immune organs in a bird’s body. It is responsible for digesting and absorbing nutrients and acts as a barrier against infections. The gastrointestinal tract is responsible for up to 70% of...
Institution: University of Georgia
Principal Investigator: Dr. Catherine Logue, PhD, MIFST
College of Veterinary Medicine
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center
953 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602
Colibacillosis is considered one of the leading bacterial causes of economic loss in the turkey industry worldwide. Turkey...
Coccidiosis, caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Eimeria, is still one of the most widespread and difficult to manage poultry diseases, causing considerable economic losses especially in the broiler industry.
Intensification of commercial poultry production has relied on effective prophylactic...
Parasites can be detected on the external surfaces of the body by way of a thorough physical examination. Periodical examination of the flock can help to detect an early infestation and can help to prevent a larger flock outbreak....
Though not yet peer-reviewed, research conducted at Germany’s Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute and another study conducted by a Chinese research group show chickens and pigs cannot contract COVID-19. While the data from the German study is promising, basic details, such as the...
The current Covid-19 situation disturbs the supply chain of key feed ingredients
The serious health crisis that the World is currently going through caused by the Coronavirus pandemic is having a major impact on the production processes of our poultry...
Researchers of Wageningen Livestock Research have been able to define when a turkey takes a step. This is an important milestone to automating gait scoring by sensors. Locomotion obviously is an important indicator of animal welfare. With gait scores...
Necrotic enteritis is one of the most common diseases in the poultry industry and can have a large negative impact on poultry operations. Subclinical cases can lead to slower growth, while clinical cases can cause a sharp increase in...