Escherichia coli infections in broiler production Floor eggs from broiler breeders cannot be recommended for use as they pose an E.coli infection risk and...
E-coli infection in humans linked to poultry Research published this week has found that a strain of Escherichia coli (E.Coli) found in retail chicken and...
Multiple resistance genes found in chickens in China A team of investigators have isolated colistin resistant Escherichia coli from a commercial poultry farm in...
Chemists discover way to unboil eggs UC Irvine and Australian chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites – an innovation that could...
Poultry immunity boosted by nutritional intervention The importance of immune competence enhancing nutrition (called nutritional intervention) becomes more critical...
Targets to reduce farm antibiotics must be set National targets need to be set and met to reduce the use of antibiotics in agriculture, before antimicrobial...
DuPont launches new poultry drinking water disinfectant A new biosecurity measure from DuPont Disinfectants, Virkon H20 has been launched and is designed specifically...
US: Calls for Salmonella strains to be named adulterants The Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking the US Department of Agriculture to declare four...
Canadian chicken sausages recalled in E. coli scare Canadian sausage producer, Missing Link Extraordinary Sausage, is recalling frozen, raw, ground chicken products...
FDA reports positive trends in antimicrobial resistance The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System...
Implications of Russian ban on UK poultry exports The UK poultry industry has outlined the implications of Russia banning imports from the EU and other Western...
Water treatment plants a hot spot for resistant bacteria Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics. And waste water effluent from sewage treatment plants can play a...
AB Vista presents new data XIVth European Poultry Conference UK based feed ingredient supplier AB Vista's Research Director, Dr Mike Bedford, presented new research data at...
UK public urged to stop washing raw chicken As part of the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) anti-Campylobacter campaign they are urging the...
FSA urges public to stop washing raw chicken The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has launched a campaign to urge people to stop washing raw chicken in...
People: Danisco strengthens worldwide team Danisco Animal Nutrition, a business subsidiary of DuPont Industrial Biociences, has announced a number of key...
UK chicken: Rise in antibiotic-resistant E. coli A quarter of British chicken from supermarkets has been found to contain antibiotic-resistant E. coli, a study...
EU and US mega deal sparks inflated emotions The EU and the US are negotiating a free trade and investment agreement. Negotiations are also about import...
Antibiotic resistant bacteria, a complex problem Soon after the first usage of antibiotics in the forties of the last century some bacteria became resistant to...
Keeping the hatchery clean and disinfected A hatchery is the very earliest stage in chickens’ lives. Each type of contamination in this environment is a...
Four ways to optimise performance To make sure animals perform well and remain healthy, a pathogen free environment in combination with a strong...
Target reduction in antibiotics: 70 percent The usage of antibiotics in Dutch poultry farming has decreased considerably. The objective for the reduction in...
Fighting pathogens with organic acid synergies Management and hygiene are key to maintaining poultry performance. Although organic acids have been used to...
Nutritional interventions can prevent pododermititis Pododermititis or foot pad lesions is one of the main indicators of welfare status in broilers. Wet litter due...
Tackling carcass contamination at the source The poultry industry has been doing phenomenal work over the past few decades producing ever increasing volumes...
Artificial neural networks: A new tool in poultry research At the Western Poultry Diseases Conference, held last March in Sacramento, the audience was served a bit of a...
Reducing pathogenic E. coli infection by vaccination The impact of E. coli infection on broiler flocks can be substantial. New vaccines, however, will help in...
Yeast improves resistance to environmental challenges Following the disappearance of antibiotic growth promoters, a wide variety of new products have been analysed in...
E. coli continues to influence poultry health Infections with E. coli persists as a worldwide problem responsible for extensive financial loss attributed to...
PART 2: Significant E. Coli related conditions of poultry Escherichia coli infections are responsible for heavy losses in the poultry industry. In the previous issue of...
Coliform infections are responsible for heavy losses (1) Escherichia coli infection is responsible for significant losses in the world's poultry industry. Although the...