Foregoing CAV breeder vaccination based on ELISA results can backfire
Apr 19, 2018Susan Spiegel
Not vaccinating broiler breeders for chicken anemia virus (CAV) because ELISA results show detectable antibodies could be asking for trouble, says Guillermo Zavala, DVM, PhD, Avian Health...
C. perfringens on broiler meat can survive processing, potentially sicken consumers
Apr 16, 2018Susan Spiegel
Most broiler producers know the economic impact of necrotic enteritis caused by Clostridium perfringens, particularly in birds raised without antibiotics. Now researchers in Canada are concerned...
Woody breast continues to baffle researchers
Apr 12, 2018Susan Spiegel
Woody breast is a relatively new disease that adversely affects meat quality during processing, but poultry scientists still don’t understand it’s underlying causes, said Luke Borst, DVM, PhD, a...
Lack of medications, veterinarians hamper turkey industry
Apr 10, 2018Susan Spiegel
The US turkey industry continues to be hampered by a lack of approved efficacious drugs, according to a 2017 survey. Since 2005, four medications have been withdrawn, leaving the industry without any...
Biosecurity: ‘It doesn’t have to be boring’
Apr 10, 2018Susan Spiegel
Even though biosecurity is a critically important subject, many poultry producers tune it out — for the simple reason that it bores them, said Nathaniel Tablante, DVM, a professor and poultry...
Special Report: Managing the two toughest diseases of NAE production
Apr 06, 2018Susan Spiegel
Ask any poultry veterinarian. They will probably tell you that the biggest hurdles to successful 'No Antibiotics Ever' production are coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis.
Two symposia on poultry enteric disease set stage for 2018 AAAP Conference
Apr 05, 2018Susan Spiegel
Two symposia focused on enteric disease in poultry will be held immediately prior to the 2018 American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) annual conference set for this July in Denver.
Proper water pressure, volume essential to good flock performance
Apr 03, 2018Susan Spiegel
By Tom Tabler, PhD
Extension Professor
Mississippi State University Extension Service, Poultry Science Department
Mississippi State, MS
Seven misconceptions about IBD in broilers
Mar 30, 2018Susan Spiegel
Kalen Cookson, DVM, is the director of clinical research, poultry, Zoetis. He explained the common misconceptions about infectious bursal disease (IBD) to Poultry Health Today.
AAAP endorses AVMA’s definition of antimicrobial stewardship
Mar 28, 2018Susan Spiegel
The AAAP has endorsed the AVMA Definition of Antimicrobial Stewardship and accompanying policy document, Core Principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Medicine.
