Integrated control of ectoparasites of veterinary importance is being implemented on a limited basis at present. However, several forces are accelerating a global shift to integrated pest management (IPM). These accelerating forces include the following: reduction in new chemical compounds registered for use on livestock and poultry universal development of resistance to pesticides heightened e...

AIMS The aim of this study was to assess geographical variation in multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) profiles of livestock Escherichia coli as well as to evaluate the ability of MAR profiles to differentiate sources of faecal pollution. METHODS AND RESULTS More than 2000 E. coli isolates were collected from water retention ponds and manure of swine, poultry, beef and dairy farms in south, ...

Antibiotics have been included in the formulation of feed for livestock production for more than 40 years as a strategy to improve feed conversion rates and to reduce costs. The use of antimicrobials as growth-promoting factors (AGP) in sub-therapeutic doses for long periods is particularly favorable for the selection of antimicrobial resistant microorganisms. In the last years, global concern ...

The article substantiates the strategy of innovative development animal husbandry in Bryansk region. main indicators are studied. dynamics population animals, poultry, rabbits and bee colonies is analyzed. structure livestock products manufacturing, including production cattle poultry carcass weight, milk, eggs honey, calculated. productivity animals estimated, average daily weight gain pigs, a...

The goal of any livestock breeding programme is to earn a return on investment and help their clients be more profitable. Success depends on efficiency of the breeding programme and its ability to supply genetically superior stock on a continuous basis to customers. To make this work availability of accurate information for making timely breeding decisions is key. Data collection and analysis i...

Stewardship Begin at the Dinner Table? To the Editor—Waters et al [1] are to be congratulated for their work characterizing and profiling Staphylococcus aureus found in commercially available meat purchased throughout the United States. This study found that 50% of retail beef, pork, and poultry products are contaminated with S. aureus, and 96% of these isolates were resistant to at least 1 ant...

Buffalo Development Project, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh This study attempts to estimate the income from native poultry production and analyze the efficiency of resources used covering three coastal districts of Bangladesh namely Noakhali, Patuakhali and Satkhira. A total of 180 poultry rearers were selected from different villages of the districts using pu...

in accordance with the iranian government intention toward two step forward elimination of energy subsidies policy in coming years, we focus in this study on the extent by which the corresponding raising costs will be distributed across the livestock sector and how they affected food security. for this purpose, scenario of increasing energy prices and improving productivity at vertical and hori...