Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is an important avian pathogen that can cause both respiratory disease and joint inflammation synovitis in poultry, inducing economic losses to the Iranian chicken industry especially breeder farms. The aim of this study was to use the MS specific PCR and culture methods in order to detect of M. synoviae from breeder farms where located in Tehran province. A total of 47...

S OF PAPERS 231 79 Relationships of egg and chick weight on the performance of progeny from standard and dwarf broiler dams. M. Tahir*1, H. Cervantes3, C. W. Farmer2, and G. M. Pesti2, 1Agricultural University, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 2University Georgia, Athens, 3Phibro Animal Health, Ridgefield Park, NJ. Eggs were collected from 2 commercial crosses (42 weeks of age) with the ...

The effects of broiler breeder age (26, 28, and 30 wk) and incubator relative humidity (43, 53, and 63% RH) on yolk sac weight and composition in broiler hatching eggs between 16 and 19 d of incubation were evaluated. Percentage yolk sac weight was reduced in eggs from the youngest (26 wk) breeder hens and in eggs incubated at 53% RH. Percentage yolk moisture, in eggs from the youngest hens, wa...

Poultry nutritionists have based the feed requirements of broiler breeder hens on the principles designed for the feeding of commercial laying pullets because of the l ack of information specific to these birds. The practice of restricting the feed intake of broiler breeders during both the rearing and the laying periods differs from the that of feeding commercial pullets, and was introduced as...

One thousand and eight unsexed one day-old broiler chicks (Ross-308) were randomly divided into 3 treatment groups of 336 birds each, consist of control and two essential oil mixtures (EOM) at level of 24 mg/kg and 48 mg/kg diet. There were not significant effects of dietary treatments on body weight gain of broilers at 21 and 42 days of age. On the other hand, there were significant difference...

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) is a recently identified bacterial pathogen of poultry, linked to the respiratory disease complex of broilers and the economic losses associated with that disease complex. Present control measures applied for the disease include the continuous use of in-feed antibiotics. A recently developed bacterin vaccine that is applied to broiler-breeder hens to pass o...