Category : Infectious Diseases
December 26, 2022
Back-to-basics for managing health of cage-free pullets
Poultry producers with cage-free pullet systems should go back to the basics of bird management to keep their flocks healthy ...
December 15, 2022
Distinctive condition affects layers as well as turkeys, broilers
A disease commonly seen in turkey and broiler flocks can also affect layers, meaning that producers should look out for ...
July 26, 2022
Why ‘vaccinated’ chickens still get infected with IBV — and what to do about it
While many vaccines and vaccination programs effectively protect against the highly contagious infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) in poultry, outbreaks of ...
June 9, 2022
Poultry industry can learn from COVID-19
Biosecurity is not sufficient to control avian coronaviruses like infectious bronchitis in commercial poultry, no matter how good it is, ...
May 12, 2022
Poor IBV vaccine performance in broiler study underlines need for surveillance
Lower-than-expected infectious bronchitis vaccine performance in a whole-complex study of broiler breeders highlights the need to carry out well-timed surveillance ...
October 6, 2021
Details matter when it comes to ILT vaccination success
Attention to detail is key to successfully vaccinating broiler flocks against infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), according to a poultry health expert.
Tim ...
September 3, 2021
Molecular test helps identify pathogenicity in new strains of infectious bursal disease virus
A genetic technique which could help improve predictions about the virulence of infectious bursal disease (IBDV) has identified pathogenicity in ...
August 3, 2021
Two years of IBV sampling underlines importance of surveillance work
Large-scale collection of samples from producers across the southern US is helping shed new light on infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) ...
May 14, 2021
False layer syndrome linked to early infectious bronchitis exposure
Research is increasingly linking false layer syndrome (FLS) to early exposure to infectious bronchitis virus (IBV).
FLS has been reported across ...
May 4, 2021
Cross-protection vaccine protocols key to limiting DMV/1639 spread in US flocks
Thorough vaccination programs and bird surveillance are critical to giving US flocks the best possible chance of protection against evolving ...
