The challenges and targets facing the world's poultry science community in the immediate future are reviewed in the context of meeting the dietary needs for animal protein of the world population. The prior need to provide for the increasing demand for cereals, oil seeds, and grain legumes for human consumption is assessed at having a reasonable chance of success. If this need is met, the requi...

Introduction The Campylobacter spp. are reported as the most common gastrointestinal bacterial pathogen in humans. According to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report the number of cases in EU in 2005 was 197 363 (EFSA 2006). Comparing to 2004 a 7.8 % increase was observed. Poultry meat products are considered to be a major source of campylobacteriosis (EFSA 2005). The final product c...

In Cambodia, influenza A(H5N1) virus surveillance at live poultry markets (LPMs) relies on virus isolation from poultry specimens; however, virus is rarely detected by this method. We tested 502 environmental LPM samples: 90 were positive by PCR, 10 by virus isolation. Virus circulation could be better monitored by environmental sampling of LPMs.

This study examines the effectiveness of price versus nonprice promotion programs for U.S. poultry exports. A comparative static simulation framework is specified for this purpose. The elasticities needed for the simulation model are estimated using seemingly unrelated regression and time-varying parameter regression techniques. Results from this study indicate that a price subsidy is more effe...

Foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, and Listeria are a major concern within the food industry due to their pathogenic potential to cause infection. Of these, Listeria monocytogenes, possesses a high mortality rate (approximately 20%) and is considered one of the most dangerous foodborne pathogens. Although the usual reservoirs for Listeria transmission have ...

Efforts in the United States to control Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) began in the 1960’s, primarily as a response to high condemnations from airsacculitis after the initiation of USDA post mortem inspection of poultry. Somewhat later, M. synoviae (MS) and M. meleagridis (MM) were added to the program. Since then, significant progress has been made in controlling Mycoplasma infections in turkey...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of recycled poultry bedding (RPB) treated with different levels of pomegranate peel extract (PPE) as a tannin source on cellulolytic bacterial population and rumen fermentation parameters of fattening lambs. For this purpose, twenty-eight Arabian lambs (19.70 ± 2.45 kg body weight, 90 ± 12 days of age) were randomly assigned to four dietary tr...