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Dr. Rachel Bock passed away

22/12/2023 19:09:18

Ruzena Rachel Bock was born in Czechoslovakia. She studied veterinary medicine at the University of Kosice from 1955 to 1962, and worked as a poultry veterinarian in Bratislava for six years. Following ...

HPAI H5N1 virus infection of companion animals

22/12/2023 08:32:33

This article was originally published in VIRULENCE 2024, VOL. 15, NO. 1, 2289780 | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ...

Rabobank: outlook for the Poultry industry for 2024

21/12/2023 17:21:42

Anticipating declines in pork and beef markets, poultry is poised to emerge as the fastest-growing protein in a global animal protein market forecasted to grow by just 0.4% year-on-year. A global growth ...

OFFLU: Spread of Avian Influenza H5 in South American wildlife and antarctic incursion

21/12/2023 16:06:43

This report (attached below) summarises the spread and impact of high pathogenicity avian influenza of the subtype H5 (HPAI H5) clade 2.3.4.4b in South America, its incursion into South Georgia, and the ...

Origins of virulence in Marek’s Disease: Insights from ancient chicken remains

17/12/2023 11:20:31

A new study published in Science discusses the use of viral paleogenomics to study the origins of virulence in Marek's disease virus (MDV), a highly contagious virus that affects chickens. By sequencing ...

Record-breaking 2023: Over 10,000 research papers retracted

17/12/2023 10:29:06

An article published in the journal Nature highlights a record number of scientific article retractions in 2023. The number of retractions for research articles in 2023 has exceeded 10,000, setting a ...

Avian Influenza vaccination - a review in Av Dis

16/12/2023 18:39:35

A new review on avian influenza vaccination was published in the Avian Diseases journal. Vaccination against avian influenza strains can be used to prevent infections and maintain production during outbreaks ...

Bacterial families translocating to femur heads in broiler chicks

16/12/2023 16:42:32

Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) is an important cause of severe lameness in fast-growing broilers. The rapid growth of broilers has contributed to the emergence of bacterial BCO in ...

UK: Remote Vet inspections allowed in avian influenza outbreaks

15/12/2023 16:25:28

The Government has approved a measure that enables veterinarians to conduct remote video inspections of poultry located within avian influenza disease control zones. These changes stem from a focused ...

EFSA: quarterly report on avian influenza

15/12/2023 08:48:26

Between September 2 and December 1, 2023, there were documented outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) in domestic (88) and wild (175) birds across 23 European countries. Notably, ...

HPAI is rapidly spreading through commercial flocks in the U.S.

14/12/2023 19:27:19

The HPAI virus continues to spread and is severely impacting commercial farms in the US. From November 1st to December 8th, more than 7 million commercial laying hens, along with over 2 million commercial ...

The European Union One Health 2022 zoonoses report: Campylobacter

12/12/2023 15:29:37

This report by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of the zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in ...

The European Union One Health 2022 zoonoses report: Salmonella

12/12/2023 13:39:42

FDA: 2022 Antimicrobial sales report for food-producing animals

09/12/2023 10:53:52

Recent data published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals a 4% increase in the sales of antibiotics deemed medically important for the treatment of food-producing animals in 2022. The ...

NGS for microbial detection in avian samples

09/12/2023 10:05:21

A comprehensive review published in Veterinary Sciences highlights key developments, limitations, challenges, and potential future applications of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in avian medicine and ...

Poland: continues to pose a risk in the distribution of food contaminated with salmonella

08/12/2023 08:30:42

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) along with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding consumers to take care when handling and cooking poultry products at home, ...

Alternatives to culling newly hatched chicks - new report

05/12/2023 10:10:30

A recent report delves into the practice of culling within various sectors of the poultry industry, encompassing commercial egg production, the disposal of chicks and embryos from broiler breeder birds, ...

ESVAC 2022 report

01/12/2023 09:57:44

The thirteenth ESVAC report presents data on the sales of veterinary antibiotic agents from 31 European countries in 2022. European countries have substantially reduced sales of veterinary antibiotics, ...

Canada: 2022 Veterinary antimicrobial sales

30/11/2023 06:48:49

This week, the Canadian government released a report indicating a slight decrease in the sales of veterinary antimicrobials in 2022. The quantity of sales for poultry saw a percent change of -34% in kilograms ...

USAHA - 2023 Layer Health Report

08/11/2023 14:31:09

Surge in imports of low-welfare eggs from caged hens to UK

04/11/2023 10:15:00

The Guardian reported that eggs from flocks in poor welfare conditions are increasingly being shipped to the UK. Official data reveals a dramatic surge in the number of eggs imported from Poland between ...

Monitoring Broiler Breeder Vaccination for Avian Encephalomyelitis

01/11/2023 20:39:47

Italy withdraws controversial bill to ban cultivated meat

19/10/2023 12:58:54

The Italian government has withdrawn two proposed laws that were under consideration by the European Union. These two laws were as follows: first, a bill seeking to prohibit the production and marketing ...

2023 Turkey Industry Annual Report

11/10/2023 09:18:37

Epidemiology-driven approaches to surveillance in HPAI-vaccinated poultry flocks

27/07/2023 08:50:58

This article was originally published in Biologicals 83 (2023) 101694 | This is an open-access article distributed under the CC ...

Considerations for developing HPAI vaccination Programs

05/07/2023 19:29:52

Management of the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae - A review

31/05/2023 17:49:08

This article was originally published in Poultry Science 2023 May 5;102(7):102772 | doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102772 | This is an open-access ...

Physiological regulation of calcium and phosphorus utilization in laying hens

24/02/2023 18:48:31

This article was originally published in Front. Physiol., 07 February 2023 | This is an open-access article distributed under the terms ...

The impact of intensive poultry farming on environmental and human health

01/02/2023 09:34:59

This article was originally published in Science of the Total Environment 858 (2023) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160014
This is an open access ...

Ionophore Toxicity in Animals

13/01/2023 10:17:37

This article was originally published in Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 1696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021696.
This is an open-access article ...