Monitoring poultry flock health; an absolute necessity – Part I

Economic losses due to disease can mean the difference between success and failure. All members of a production team should clearly understand both their own role – and that of others – in growing and maintaining healthy birds. This two-part articles takes a practical look at common approaches that should be used on a daily basis to deal with the increasing trend of health problems in poultry farms.

This article can also be found at World Poultry Volume 21 number 6. To view the article online simply click on the link below.

Keywords: health, economics, profit, losses, management, disease, production, monitoring, antibodies