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Friday, October 30, 2015

Gangrenous dermatitis: a ‘gut disease’?

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Gangrenous dermatitis (GD) is a bacterial disease of chickens and turkeys which primarily affects the skin and tissues below the skin in the abdomen of the bird. Gangrenous dermatitis is bilieved to be caused by species of clostridia, usually Clostridium perfringens or Cl. Septicum,  but many other bacteria have been isolated from Gangrenous dermatitis lesions. Dr Donald Ritter, director of health services, Mountaire...
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Another good reason to control houseflies: they carry bird ‘flu virus’

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Avian influenza has taken a great toll on the human population and on the poultry industry over much of the world. One aspect that has occupied scientist is the possible method of transmission, of which there appear to be many....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Testing a probiotic mixture for broiler chickens

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Report of a trial in Bulgaria testing the effects of a mixture of probiotics, yeast and organic on the growth and gut health of broilers. The experimental mixture resulted in a shift in the microbial balance in the gastrointestinal tract in favour of Gram-positive bacteria. There were also significant emprovements in both final weight and feed conversion It is known that the disorder in the compostion of normal gastrointestinal...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Raising paw quality with litter management

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Footpad dermatitis (FPD) is a condition affecting broilers and turkeys and is also known as pododermatitis and paw burn, all of which refer to a type of contact dermatitis on the footpad and toes. Before the mid 1980, chicken paws were of little value and were rendered with feathers, blood and other unslable portions. Chicken paws prices have skyrocketed because of an export demand for high quality paws, transforming this product...
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Infectious bronchitis virus: Range of viral strains makes control complicated

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Infectious bronchitis (IB) has been reported as a disease only in chicken. All ages of chickens are susceptible to infection but the severity of the clinical disease varies. Infectious bronchitis is considered to be worldwide in distribution. The incidence is not constant trough the year,  being reported more of during the cooler months. History The disease was first described in 1931 in a flock of young chickens in the...
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Monday, September 14, 2015

Beat fowl pox with pigeon pox

Fowl pox is an economically important disease of poultry because it leads to a drop in egg production and to mortality. Fowl pox is a slowly spreading disease characterised by the development of: -          Discrete nodular proliferative skin lesions on the non-feathered parts of the body (cutaneous form) or -          Fibrino-cerotic...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Necrotic enteritis – a silent profit robber

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Figure 1  A brief overview and a case report from india Necrotic enteris (NE) was first described in chickens in 1961. NE is caused by the gram-positive bacterium, Clostridium perfringens. This article discusses a brief...
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