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EXPERT ADVICE
Infectious bronchitis virus: New variants, cross-protection and control
Infectious bronchitis (IB) is extremely
difficult to manage because
different types of the virus causing
the disease do not cross-protect,
says Mark Jackwood, PhD, an IB
authority at the University of Georgia.
Practical programs
for achieving sustainable
coccidiosis control
As long as chickens are raised on litter,
coccidiosis will remain a threat to
the poultry industry, according to
H. David Chapman, PhD, a coccidiosis
specialist at the University of Arkansas.
VIDEO
Kinky back takes costly toll on
broilers at 4 to 6 weeks
Broiler producers should watch for
signs of kinky back, an emerging
bacterial disease that often leads to
lameness and dehydration, says
Drew Parker, DVM, Zoetis.
EDUCATING CUSTOMERS
Facing poultry’s consumer
trust challenge
“If we thought we just needed to tell
consumers the answers to certain
questions and they would get it, we are
wrong,” says Bruce Stewart-Brown, DVM,
Perdue Farms. He joined four other
panelists for a webinar discussion hosted
by Watt Global Media and sponsored
by Zoetis.
EDUCATING CUSTOMERS
British vets question
health, welfare of
free-range chickens
While activists tout the happier, healthier
life of free-range chickens, veterinarians
in Great Britain have expressed concern
about the practice’s safety and
long-term sustainability.
Poultry disease
prevention checklist
Dr. Casey Ritz of the University of Georgia
presents a checklist for poultry farmers
to assess the biosecurity risk on
their farm.
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