This paper focuses on the role of scavenging poultry in integrated farming systems and is mainly based on previous studies and past research and development attempts to improve scavenging poultry in Ethiopia. Village poultry production is an integral part of a balanced farming system and has a unique position in the rural household economy, supplying high quality protein to the family. In this ...

Banned Antibiotic in Poultry Feed The U.S. FDA banned the use of fluoro­ quinolone antibiotics in poultry production in 2005 in part due to increased resistance to the drugs among Campylobacter bacteria. But a new study finds evidence that these antibiotics are still being used or are inadvertently contaminating poultry feed. The authors analyzed samples of U.S. and Chinese feather meal, a by­p...

It was revealed that in the Tabriz region of the Islamic Republic of Iran the total amount of selenium in the poultry food and water was respectively 0.052+/-0.006 mg/kg and 0.008+/-0.001 mg/l. It is less than norm accepted in literature for poultry. That why selenium supplementation in the food allowances of poultry can positively effect on level of their productivity.

BACKGROUND Live poultry traders (LPTs) have greater risk to avian influenza due to occupational exposure to poultry. This study investigated knowledge, attitudes and practices of LPTs relating to influenza A (H7N9). METHODS Using multi-stage cluster sampling, 306 LPTs were interviewed in Guangzhou by a standardized questionnaire between mid-May to June, 2013. Hierarchical logistic regression ...

BACKGROUND Poultry production cluster (PPC) programs are key strategies in many Asian countries to engage small commercial poultry producers in high-value production chains and to control infectious poultry diseases. This study assessed the multiple impacts of PPCs through a transdisciplinary ecohealth approach in four Asian countries, and drew the implications for small producers to improve th...

Faridullah, a. Waseem, a. alam, m. irshad, m. a. sabir and m. umar, 2012. leaching and mobility of heavy metals after burned and burned poultry litter application to sandy and masa soils. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 18: 733-741 application of poultry litter to cropland may increase metal mobility, because the soluble organic ligands in poultry litter can form water-soluble complexes with metals. The ...

2. In the case of poultry, the Committee considered two methods for gas stunning and killing poultry (Argon 1: >90% argon in air; Argon 2: a mixture of >60% argon and 30% CO2 in air). Insufficient scientific information was available to consider other gas mixtures that could be used for stunning poultry species, although there was some evidence that some methods using carbon dioxide were inadeq...

Avian colibacillosis and salmonellosis are considered to be the major bacterial diseases in the poultry industry world-wide. Colibacillosis and salmonellosis are the most common avian diseases that are communicable to humans. This article provides the vital information on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, control and public health concerns of avian colibacillosis and salmonellosis. A b...