Backyard poultry farms infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus in Nigeria between 2006 and 2008 were investigated for morbidity, mortality and Pathology. Affected farms raised local chickens, duck, turkey, guinea fowl and geese and were already confirmed to be infected with HPAI virus by virus isolation and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction at the Nationa...

The maintenance of poultry health is complex and relies on a delicate balance diet. Dietary fiber (DF) is a dietary component has a major influence in this regard. Utilization of fiber in the poultry diet as a supplements play an important role in poultry health as well as poultry production. Nowadays with increasing human population around the world the Utilization of natural source is a marke...

Detection of pathogenic Salmonella isolated from meat and poultry products by detecting virulence invA gene using PCR technique.A total of100 meat and poultry products samples were collected from shops and supermarkets; including 50 meat products samples and 50 poultry products. Salmonella was detected by conventional isolation methods and then PCR was carried out to detectinvA gene in isolated...

We report the serological evidence of low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) H9N2 infection in an occupational poultry-exposed population and a general population. A serological survey of an occupational poultry-exposed population and a general population was conducted using a haemagglutinin-inhibiting (HI) assay in Shanghai, China, from January 2008 to December 2010. Evidence of higher anti-H9 ...

Demand for livestock products, including poultry, is expanding in West Africa as a result of population growth, increased urbanization, and rising incomes. Trade liberalization has had differing effects on poultry markets in the region, with some countries experiencing large import flows of frozen poultry from the European Union and others receiving very little. A 2005 analysis from the Pro-Poo...

The present work was conducted to compare the occurrence of Escherichia coli possessing virulence and ESBL genes in backyard and farmed poultry. Three hundred and sixty samples from the poultry kept in backyard system and 120 samples from the farmed birds were collected from West Bengal, India. Among the E. coli isolates of backyard poultry (O2, O10, O25, O55, O60, O106, UT), none of them posse...

Predictions of growth are important factors that contribute to the profitability of an operation in poultry production. Modern commercial hybrids have a higher body growth in comparison with the local purebreds. However a niche market for meat and egg poultry production needs to be established using local purebreds to promote biodiversity. The aim of this study was to model the growth response ...

Both plant and animal ingredients are used commonly to formulate balanced diets for poultry. Although many changes have been occurred in the genetics, nutrition and feeding of modern meat chickens, free selection and indiscriminate uses of feedstuffs for the non-ruminant animal diets can be hazardous due to the emerging threat of diseases outbreak via animal by-products. Besides this, many othe...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Latino poultry-processing workers. METHODS Symptoms and nerve conduction studies were used to prospectively assess 287 Latino poultry-processing workers and 226 Latinos in other manual-labor occupations. RESULTS The prevalence of CTS was higher in poultry-processing (8.7%) compared with nonpoultry manual workers (4.0%;...

The major contribution of poultry consumption in improving per capita nutrients level is well documented. Further improvement would be possible by lowering the prices at the consumer level and by improving the profitability of producers. First we highlighted the major problems in poultry production and then focused to estimate the percentage share of different stake holders in total profitabili...