limited information exists on mortality rates and it’s causes on iranian broiler farms. in the present study, mortality rate, etiology and risk factors associated with mortality rate in broiler flocks, were evaluated.178 folders related to the mortality of broilers which were covered by the national insurance program for broilers in mashhad, from 21 march 2011 to 20 march 2012, were investigate...

This study aimed to confirm that poultry products packed at poultry processing plants have already been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and that poultry products contaminated with L. monocytogenes are derived from broiler flocks infected with L. monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes was isolated from 16.8% (58/345) of chicken breast products and 2.3% (8/345) of chicken liver products. In con...

Data from a large commercial-scale experiment in which 10 major broiler producer companies stocked whole houses of birds at 30, 34, 38, 42, and 46 kg/m2 were analyzed to identify 1) temperature and humidity profiles achieved throughout the growth cycle, 2) management practices and equipment that contributed to observed variation in environmental conditions, and 3) the extent to which environmen...

infectious bronchitis (ib) and newcastle disease (nd) are highly contagious and the most economically important diseases of the poultry affecting respiratory tract and causing economic losses in poultry industry throughout the world. in the present study, the simultaneous detection and differentiation of causative agents of these diseases were investigated using duplex-rt-pcr. rna was extracted...

this survey of salmonella and specifically salmonella enteritidis contamination in broiler flocks carried out in amol as one of the most important poultry breeding centers, used as manure, yolk sac, papers and visceral organs from dead birds. standard cultural methods were used for salmonella isolation. slide agglutination or tube agglutination tests were erformed using salmonella somatic o pol...

The effect dirt-floored broiler houses have on the underlying native soil, and the potential for contamination of the ground water by leaching under the foundation, is an understudied area. This study examines alterations in fifteen quantitative soil parameters (Ca, Cu, electrical conductivity, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, NO3, organic matter, P, pH, S, soil moisture and Zn) in the underlayment of a newl...