ABSTRACT: Pullorum disease is described worldwide and caused by Salmonella enterica subspecies serovar Gallinarum biovar (S. Pullorum). S. infection important in commercial poultry, provoking a systemic with high mortality rates. Its occurrence requires notification, when it diagnosed breeding flocks, its eradication demanded. The aim of this study was to report severe outbreak young Guinea fow...

A study was conducted to compare the growth performance and carcass characteristics of guinea fowl (GF) with Horro (HR) Tilili (TL) local chickens, Potchefstroom Koekoek (PK) exotic chicken. Seventy-five-day-old chicks from each genotype were used in 3 replications a completely randomized design. Commercial starter grower feed fed ad libitum during 20 weeks study. Daily dry matter intake g/bird...

Poultry birds. Domestic fowl and broiler are constantly in exposure of both ecto-parasites and endoparasites. The parasitic infestation badly affect the industry in various ways, low weight birds, meat with low quality in taste and nutrients, weight reduction etc. The present study shows that broiler bird is less infected by ecto-parasites and gastrointestinal; parasites as compared to domestic...

Fowl pox is a viral disease of domestic and wild birds. The large size of the genome makes it a useful vector for recombinant DNA technology. Although the disease has been described in both commercial and indigenous chickens in Nigeria, data are limited on seroprevalence in free range chickens. Such data are, however, important in the design and implementation of fowl pox virus vector vaccine. ...