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Infectious bronchitis DMV 1639: More questions than answers

By Philip A. Stayer, DVM, MS, ACPV, Corporate Veterinarian, Sanderson Farms, Inc.
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Surveillance of circulating IBV types essential for disease control

Surveillance aimed at pinpointing the type of infectious bronchitis virus that’s circulating in poultry flocks is essential to control of the disease.
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USDA urged to give producers time to trial Campylobacter and Salmonella interventions

Greater flexibility is needed in official Salmonella and Campylobacter testing regimes in order to support poultry producers and processors who are trialing new...
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Stress is nothing to mess with, folks: 5 steps for connecting with each other in troubled times

By Tom Tabler, PhD Extension Professor Mississippi State University Extension Service, Poultry Science Department Mississippi State, MS
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Poulvac® Procerta™ HVT-ND fully protects against Newcastle disease by 19 days of age

DISCOVERIES, Issue 5: Rigorous research and the application of cutting-edge technology by Zoetis scientists were behind the development of the newest recombinant...
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Antibiotics and the Poultry Industry: What’s Next?

Nearly 6 in 10 broiler chickens in the US are now raised without antibiotics. Is this all-or-nothing strategy necessarily a good trend? And what precautions need to be...
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Poultry housing tips: Without air movement evaporative cooling pads can increase bird heat stress*

Though evaporative cooling is used around the world to keep birds cool during hot weather, by itself it is not a very effective method of reducing bird heat stress. To...
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Lameness in broilers: Osteomyelitis

By Stephen Collett, BScAgric, BVSc, MMedVet, MRCVS, DACPV Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia
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Research review: What’s new in poultry housing and equipment?

With animal welfare and the environmental aspects of food animal farming gaining more attention from the public and high feed prices focusing efforts on getting the...
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Guidance for Industry No 213

Provides recommendations and voluntary timelines to voluntarily implement the judicious use of antibiotics in ways that address public health concerns while maintaining...
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New studies examine effects of lighting on chickens

Two recent studies show that broilers perform better under LED lighting than fluorescent lamps while layer behaviour is affected by light wavelength.
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Organic raw poultry not necessarily safer

Organic raw poultry is not necessarily safer for consumption than conventionally raised poultry, indicates a study from the University of Tennessee.
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Windrowing litter can reduce pressure from poultry viruses, insects and bacteria

Poultry producers looking to improve litter quality and flock health should consider windrowing — a practice that not only works to control ammonia in the...
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Surveillance, careful vaccine selection tops “shoot-in-the-dark” strategy for IB control

Microbiologist Mark Jackwood, PhD, University of Georgia, urges producers not to “shoot in the dark” with infectious bronchitis vaccines and, instead, to focus on...
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Highlights of a roundtable discussion

In this lively roundtable discussion, a distinguished panel of experts share their candid insights on poultry health and food safety.
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Poultry biosecurity has lessons for coping with COVID-19

Biosecurity

By Tom Tabler, PhD, Extension Professor, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Poultry Science Department, Mississippi State, Mississippi

Essential adjustments that improve IB vaccine efficacy in broilers

Hatchery

A few essential adjustments in the way infectious bronchitis vaccines are handled and administered at the hatchery can improve vaccine efficacy.

Be prepared to prevent heat stress in layers

Expert Advice

By Jean E. Sander, DVM, Senior Technical Services Veterinarian Zoetis

Prestage Farms veterinarian: Processing chain communication critical to identify hea...

Condemnations

Developing good relationships across the processing chain can be critical in helping to identify and overcome issues on farm and in the processing plant.

Highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza confirmed in US commercial turkey flock

Infectious Diseases

A commercial turkey flock in South Carolina has tested positive for highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza (HPAI).

Failure of maternal antibodies to protect against E. coli infection highlights need ...

Diagnostics

New studies in broiler chicks show that maternal antibodies to Escherichia coli do not prevent infection.

Nearly 60% of US broilers now raised without antibiotics, but that number may have p...

Antibiotic Management

Nearly six in 10 US broilers were raised without antibiotics of any type in 2019 — but that number may have peaked.

Tailoring control measures key to managing Salmonella

Food Safefty

Producers need to take more care in matching Salmonella vaccines for broiler breeders to the strain of the pathogen challenging their flocks.

Special report: Helping broiler chickens keep their cool

Flock welfare

The scorching days of summer are almost here. In this special report, Poultry Health Today looks at the impact of heat stress and ways to prevent it.In this special report, Poultry Health Today looks at the impact of heat stress and ways to prevent it.

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