... Details matter when it comes to ILT vaccination success
Oct 06, 2021Susan Spiegel
Attention to detail is key to successfully vaccinating broiler flocks against infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), according to a poultry health expert.
... Pullet vaccination: There’s always room for improvement
Sep 20, 2021PHT Editor
TOOLBOX, Issue 17: An interview with Tim Cummings, DVM, Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis
... Life without antibiotics: Field lessons learned the hard way
Apr 15, 2019Susan Spiegel
Producers need to think long and hard before jumping into “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) poultry production.
... E. coli becoming more common with rise in ‘no antibiotics ever’ programs
Aug 31, 2018Susan Spiegel
With the removal of antibiotics in the hatchery in “no antibiotics ever” (NAE) programs, the bacterium Escherichia coli is becoming more of a problem at many broiler complexes.
... Plan B: Using sentinel birds to track poultry viruses when you can’t obtain SPF birds
Dec 15, 2017Susan Spiegel
Sometimes the best way to identify disease problems is to use sentinel birds along with other diagnostic tools, but the specific-pathogen-free (SPF) birds used for this purpose aren’t always...
... Antibiotic-free production: Tips for making it work
Feb 10, 2016PHT Editor
After following trends in antibiotic-free production over the past several years, Tim Cummings, DVM, has identified a few production practices worth incorporating.
