Poultry farmers should review their biosecurity safeguards for their flocks against avian influenza following the discovery of the highly pathogenic Eurasian H5 variant in a wild duck in South Carolina, said the USDA. Highly pathogenic avian influenza can spread rapidly and wipe out a flock. Continue Reading
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Laboratory tests confirmed two additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in the coastal Southeast, said the USDA on Tuesday. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it anticipated still more findings “as our robust wild bird sampling program continues into the spring.” Poultry owners should review and enhance their […]Continue Reading
The Ghana Poultry Project (GPP) in collaboration with the United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) has inaugurated Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW) in six communities in the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. Introducing the personnel to the various communities, Mr. Joseph Kofi Abuh, Deputy Director Greater Accra Regional Veterinary in Continue Reading
Scientists from 5 European countries have been awarded funding to look at potential virulent non-notifiable avian influenza strains. The FluNuance project is being led by immunologist Professor Dr Sjaak de Wit from Royal GD, Netherlands, and has support from research establishments in Germany, Hungary, Poland and the United Kingdom. Many non-notifiable AV strains using Continue Reading
Poulvac CVI+HVT Marek vaccine like other frozen Marek vaccines is cell associated, meaning that it cannot survive alone outside the living cell like Lasota or Gumboro will. Because of this, some factors are very important to the survival of this vaccine virus and hence required for achieving successful vaccination of any flock. RELATED POST: POULVAC […]Continue Reading
COLIBACILLOSIS This is the localized or systemic infection caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia Coli (APEC). It manifests in diverse ways such as acute fata septicemia, subacute pericarditis, airsaculitis, salpingitis/ peritonitis, cellulitis and lymphocytic depletion of bursa and thymus. This infection is seen worldwide in chickens, turkeys, etc. Morbidity varies, Continue Reading