Moving up: Vaccinating broilers may help poultry companies improve Salmonella ratings
May 13, 2019Susan Spiegel
Vaccinating broilers against Salmonella could be an effective live-side intervention for obtaining higher ratings in the Salmonella categorizations established by the USDA’s FSIS
Poultry experts identify weak links in live production that can compromise Salmonella control
Mar 05, 2019Susan Spiegel
Improved Salmonella control requires fixing weak links in live production that allow the pathogen to get into a flock, poultry experts advised during an industry roundtable.
E. coli vaccination helps contain losses in broilers with IB infection
Jan 16, 2019Susan Spiegel
Field experience with infectious bronchitis in broilers during a harsh winter demonstrated that vaccination for secondary Escherichia coli infection helped stem losses
Selection of IBV GA 08 vaccine, proper administration can minimize reactions
Dec 15, 2018Susan Spiegel
TOOLBOX, Issue 10: An interview with Kalen Cookson, DVM, MAM, Director of Clinical Research, Zoetis
When you can’t have more than one: HVT vector or live vaccine for IBDV?
Nov 30, 2018Susan Spiegel
TOOLBOX, Issue 3: An interview with Kalen Cookson, DVM, MAM, Director of Clinical Research, Zoetis
Vaccinating broilers against Salmonella can help reduce pathogen’s prevalence at processing
May 24, 2018Susan Spiegel
Vaccination of broilers against Salmonella can help poultry producers reduce the pathogen’s prevalence at processing and may also benefit bird performance, Kalen Cookson, DVM, director of clinical...
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.
‘Old bug’ with new name easily mistaken for E. coli peritonitis
Apr 12, 2017PHT Editor
Commercial chicken flocks that appear to have Escherichia coli peritonitis might actually be infected with a re-emerging old pathogen with a new name.
Condemnations, mortality shift focus to E. coli vaccination in some broiler flocks
Sep 16, 2016PHT Editor
While infectious bronchitis remains a serious threat to broiler health, it often opens the door to the more costly secondary infection, E coli, explained Kalen Cookson, DVM, director of clinical...
E. coli in broilers: Its costly impact on condemnations and mortality
Jun 11, 2016PHT Editor
Infectious bronchitis is a never-ending battle for poultry producers, but its the secondary infection E. coli that often proves to be the most costly to broilers in terms of condemnations and...
