Reliable estimation of nutrient concentrations is required to manage animal manure for protecting waters while sustaining crop production. This study was conducted to investigate sample variability and reliable nutrient analysis for several manure types and handling systems. Serial samples were collected from dairy, swine, and broiler poultry operations while manure was being loaded onto hauler...

Within the multi-disciplinary CARMA (Campylobacter Risk Management and Assessment) project it was decided to focus on evaluation of interventions in the chicken meat chain. To assess the effect of control measures on the farm we developed a model on Campylobacter transmission in Dutch broilers and broiler flocks, resulting in an estimate of the Campylobacter prevalence in broilers for slaughter...

| Salmonellosis is a common public health threat globally. Poultry have a major role in disseminating salmonellosis to humans. In this article, we report the presence of Salmonella Tshiongwe isolate from a broiler farm in western Uttar Pradesh, India and its antibiogram pattern. In the present study, 180 samples comprising of 160 poultry faeces, 5 feed and 15 drinking water samples were examine...

A previously unknown disease which has spread among broiler poultry farms in Pakistan, attacks well-growing chicks at 3-5 weeks of age, with 30 to 60% mortality. At necropsy, the most prominent lesion is hydropericardium. Lungs are congested and oedematous, and liver and kidneys are pale and swollen. Histologically, there was necrosis and severe vascular changes in the heart as well as congesti...

We describe Salmonella control programs of broiler chickens, layer hens, and pigs in Denmark. Major reductions in the incidence of foodborne human salmonellosis have occurred by integrated control of farms and food processing plants. Disease control has been achieved by monitoring the herds and flocks, eliminating infected animals, and diversifying animals (animals and products are processed di...

The aim of this study was to design and implement a seroprevalence map based on business intelligence for low pathogenicity notifiable avian influenza (LPNAI) in broilerchickens in Comunidad Valenciana (Spain). The software mapping tool developed for this study consisted of three main phases: data collection, data analysis and data representation. To obtain the serological data, the authors ana...

BACKGROUND Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported zoonosis in the EU and the epidemiology of sporadic campylobacteriosis, especially the routes of transmission, is to a great extent unclear. Poultry easily become colonised with Campylobacter spp., being symptom-less intestinal carriers. Earlier it was estimated that internationally between 50% and 80% of the cases could be attribute...

A serological survey on the prevalence of antibodies to Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was carried out in broilers and layers in Faisalabad and surrounding districts. A total of 803 serum samples were collected form broiler farms, layer farms and slaughter shops. Samples were divided into three age groups for broilers; 0-3 weeks (56 samples), 3-5 weeks (164 samples), 5-7 weeks (92 samples) and a...

1. Clinical and morphological studies were performed in 8 broiler breeder flocks (one hybrid) originating from two different farms in Bulgaria, with an incidence of lameness in female birds between 3 and 4% on one farm and 7 and 8% on the other. Clinical and morphological studies were performed. 2. Ruptured gastrocnemius tendons were observed in 78 broiler breeders, 24 to 31 weeks old with sign...

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that valuable on-farm outcome measures of broiler (meat) chicken welfare can be derived from optical flow statistics of flock movements recorded on video or CCTV inside commercial broiler houses. ‘Optical flow’ describes the velocity of imagemotion across an eye or camera and statistical patterns can be derived automatically and continuously thro...