Recognising how difficult it is for some countries to fully eliminate animal diseases from their territory as a whole or to maintain an animal disease free status in parts of their national territory, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has introduced the concepts of 'zoning' and 'compartmentalisation' for the purposes of disease control and international trade. Full definitions of t...

In 1989 and 1990, a case-control study designed to identify risk factors for sporadic infections with thermotolerant Campylobacter bacteria was conducted in three counties in southeastern Norway. The investigation was confined to infections which were acquired in Norway. A total of 52 bacteriologically confirmed cases and 103 controls matched by age, sex, and geographic region were interviewed....

A wide variety of zoonotic disease risks exists in poultry. Popularity of backyard and smaller production flocks is increasing, as is public concern about global poultry disease events. This paper discusses several of the more common poultry zoonotic diseases, their prevalence and presentation in both poultry and humans.

It is well acknowledged that innovation is a key success factor in mobile service domain. Having creative ideas is the first critical step in the innovation process. Many studies suggest that customers are a valuable source of creative ideas. However, the literature also shows that adults may be constrained by existing technology frames, which are known to hinder creativity. Instead young child...

Infectious coryza is a respiratory disease of chicken primarily affecting upper respiratory tracts. Six outbreaks of infectious coryza were investigated from Andhra Pradesh. Three of them were in commercial chicken, two from native Aseel chicken and one from emu. Out of total 74 infra orbital sinus swabs tested, 27 (36.4%) gave isolates of Avibacterium paragallinarum. All the 27 isolates obtain...

Context Native chicken farming has potential for development in several areas Indonesia, because it is a very familiar practice and specific community value. Both men women have role raising native chickens.Aims To construct profile of the poultry system determine socio-economic impacts meeting needs as basis future enterprises.Methods The study was conducted five South Sulawesi, including Barr...

Please cite this article in press as: Atif, Y. Conve http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.07.026 Today’s college students have grown up with technology. These digital natives typically gravitate toward group activities in technology embedded social contexts. However, despite this multidimensional evolution, little has changed in conventional classrooms where they build their education experienc...