Learn how to reduce the risk of Listeria monocytogenes in ready to eat meat and poultry products and in small meat and poultry establishments.
Figure 1. Scanning electron micrograph of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Magnification 3000X.
Background
In recent years, serious outbreaks...
ial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) was first reported in 1972 and is now recognized as an important factor to cause lameness in poultry production. Recent research in Northern Ireland indicated that 17.3% of birds with lameness has BCO lesions....
Faris F. Jirjis, Sally L. Noll, David A. Halvorson, Kakambi V. Nagaraja, Evelyn L. Townsend, Anwar M. Sheikh, Daniel P. Shaw
Animal Science
Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Abstract
Avian pneumovirus (APV) is an emerging viral respiratory disease agent of turkeys in...
First test of cross-species transmission suggests potential for human susceptibility
Source:Ohio State UniversitySummary:The first animal study of a pig virus' potential to jump to another species shows that the virus, once introduced to a select group of birds, is easily...
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Intro
This article will provide a basic “under the hood” understanding of how mortality composting works. Composting can be a safe and effective way to dispose of and utilize normal unavoidable livestock and poultry mortality. To successfully...
“This is an expanding and dynamic field of research which is going to lead to great improvements in human health if we get it just right.”
So says Dr. Maxwell Hincke—a professor with the University of Ottawa’s Department of Cellular...
Quick Facts…
Biosecurity measures will help with disease prevention and are essential for the poultry flock owner. Biosecurity consists of the methods an owner can use to decrease diseases from affecting their flock.
Good management will include isolation practices,...
Cage-free henhouse and dust
Concerns over animal welfare have led to pledges of sourcing only cage-free eggs by many U.S. food retailers and restaurants such as Walmart and McDonald’s by 2025 or 2030. According to the current number of pledges,...
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Introduction:
• Chicks with unhealed navels at hatching:- Lower final BW and higher mortality - Delayed absorption of yolk sac (YS) and less developed intestine
• Infection of the YS (omphalitis) = main cause of first week...
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Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink, Carla van der Pol M.Sc.
Besides optimizing hatchability, an important aim of a hatchery is to deliver perfect day-old chickens. Chick quality is expressed in many ways, most important of which are number...