A total of 2,260 pigs (PIC TR4 × [Fast LW PIC L02]; initially 14.8 lb) were used to evaluate a specialty soy protein source as an alternative poultry meal and spray-dried blood plasma on nursery pig performance in commercial environment. At weaning, allotted 1 5 dietary treatments based initial weight two research nurseries. In the first facility there 20 per pen 10 pens treatment. second facil...

Italy has experienced recurrent incursions of H5N2 avian influenza (AI) viruses in different geographical areas and varying sectors of the domestic poultry industry. Considering outbreak heterogeneity rather than treating all outbreaks of low pathogenicity AI (LPAI) viruses equally is important given their interactions with the environment and potential to spread, evolve and increase pathogenic...

Seafood consumption is recommended as part of a healthy, balanced diet. Under-exposure to seafood during early years feeding, when taste and food acceptance is developed, may impact on the future development of a varied diet. This study aimed to investigate the availability and nutritional content of seafood in commercial infant meals compared to the other food types. A survey was conducted of ...

This study examined flock size and management, level of internal and external parasite burden and seroprevalence of antibodies to poultry pathogens in indigenous chickens in Bokaa village, Kgatleng district, Botswana. The mean flock size was 22.6 +/- 6.85 with a range of 11-34. The mean body weights of cocks and hens were 2.28 +/- 0.56 kg and 1.70 +/- 0.38 kg, respectively. Housing and commerci...

In 2003, Brazil was recognized as a pathogenic Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) strain-free country for commercial poultry. This research was conducted in Brazil between December 2003 and March 2005 to verify the maintenance of this virulent NDV-free status. Serum samples from 5,455 flocks for commercial poultry farms were collected, comprising 81,825 broiler chickens. The farms were located in ni...

While pasture-raised poultry comprises a small portion of the commercial poultry industry in North America, these alternative rearing systems have become increasingly popular. As such, it is critical to improve our understanding of husbandry practices and prevalence of zoonotic and epizoonotic diseases in these systems. This research reviews the results of a survey sent to 82 commercial pasture...

Viral and bacterial diseases remain a threat to the poultry industry and countermeasures to prevent and control them are needed due to production losses. With the continued threat of exotic and emerging diseases and concern over the use of antibiotics in animal production, there is a serious and urgent need to find safe and practical alternatives to prevent or control pathogens. Identification ...

1. Domestication and Development Of Breeds 1.1. Chickens 1.2. Turkeys 1.3. Ducks 2. Production Systems 2.1. Rural Production Systems 2.2. Intensive Commercial Production 2.2.1. Meat-Type Chickens 2.2.2. Egg-Type Chickens 2.2.3. Turkeys 2.2.4. Ducks 3. Marketing and Preservation 4. Worldwide Distribution 5. Yields of Product from Poultry 6. Composition of Products 7. Advantages and Disadvantages...

between North American and Guangxi isolates were 0.002 ± 0.002 SE, 0.034 ± 0.004 SE, and 0.019 ± 0.003 SE, respectively (Figure). Our findings highlight the possibility that APV has been recently introduced by wild waterfowl in the Northern Hemisphere into domestic mallard ducks. Further study is needed to determine the pathogenicity of this virus on other commercial poultry species and its inf...

The effects of feeding zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) and shade were evaluated on blood metabolites in finishing beef steers ( = 480). Cattle were fed 0 or 8.33 mg/kg of diet DM ZH for 21 d with a 3- or 4-d withdrawal before harvest and were housed in open or shaded pens. Blood samples were collected the day before ZH was fed and on the day the cattle were shipped to the commercial abattoir. Lac...