European Edition (#1)
This edition includes a special report on the 2007 Poultry Summit in Capri, where EU poultry executives were urged to scale new heights for value, health and sustainability.
Plus: Italy's Capetta Group shifts to coccidiosis vaccination to avoid residue risks, improve control; Subclinical necrotic enteritis gains ground worldwide; VLA report shows vaccination restores Eimeria sensitivity.
Special Report
Poultry SummitThough the past 30 years have been full of achievements in the poultry industry, there have also been lots of problems, says Osler Desouzart, a well known global meat industry
analyst based in Brazil.
Producers find value, motivation at Poultry SummitEuropean producers who attended the conference said they found Desouzart's presentations thought provoking and the ensuing small group discussions between producers illuminating.
Spotlight
Without a TraceWhen poultry producers Sergio and Luca Capetta decided in 2000 to begin using coccidiosis vaccine in their broiler flocks instead of infeed anticoccidials,
they made that decision for number of reasons. But the most overriding one, they will tell you with devilish grins, was to stay out of jail.
Management strategies for preventing NE in broilersNecrotic enteritis (NE) is the same disease whether it has an acute or subclinical presentation. Measures to prevent
NE, therefore, are similar for both forms of the disease,
though the specifics may vary depending on the type of broiler production system in place.
Second WindTwo controlled trials conducted in the United Kingdom have demonstrated that over time, coccidial sensitivity to infeed
anticoccidials can be revitalized with the use of a live attenuated coccidiosis vaccine.
Working UndercoverSubclinical necrotic enteritis - a gut disease that often goes unrecognized and prevents broilers from achieving optimal performance - is more common than most producers think and likely to spread worldwide as poultry operations reduce their dependence on infeed antibiotics.
Opinion
'New Look, New Comitment'Dr. Paolo Sani says the poultry industry is developing an even greater understanding of nutrition's role in promoting intestinal health.
Postcard
OrlandoPoultry specialists flocked to Orlando to get the latest on a new vaccine being tested for necrotic enteritis.
Innovations
Feeding chestnut-wood extract to chicks could have benefitsNatural extract of chestnut wood (ENC) appears to have a positive influence on chick feeding and decreased total litter nitrogen, report A. Schiavone and colleagues at the University of Turin, Italy.
New nutritional strategies, vaccines will be 'wave of the future' for broilersModernized nutritional strategies designed to suit the changing needs of broilers will be the wave of the future in broiler production, predicts Dr. José Ignacio Barragán Professor, University of Valencia, Spain.
Novel additive for control of gut diseasesAviguard, a unique natural feed or water additive that
helps control costly gut
diseases such as salmonella and necrotic enteritis, is being distributed by Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation in
selected markets around the world.
Research Watch
Diet, housing system affect cecal salmonella populationDiet and housing type appear to
influence the population of cecal
salmonella, according to researchers
from North Carolina State University.
Dietary lactose reduces lesions from necrotic enteritis in broilersIncluding lactose in the diet of broilers might help control the clinical signs of necrotic enteritis, which has been on the rise in countries and commercial companies no longer
using antibiotic growth promoters, say investigators.
Impact of new, used litter on Eimeria maxima immunity studied*Using new or used litter appears to make little difference in the acquisition of immunity to
Eimeria maxima among newly hatched chicks, according to a University of Arkansas study.
Modified broiler feed increases selenium, omega 3 fatty acidsModerate modifications to broiler feed could yield healthier broiler meat, providing the increased content of selenium and omega 3
fatty acids believed to benefit human health, say researchers from Norway.
Risk factors for necrotic enteritis identifiedNecrotic enteritis,a growing problem in the poultry industry, is not only linked to coccidiosis and wet litter,it is also associated with the use of ammonia and the presence of plasterboard walls, according to researchers from the University of Liverpool.
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