Background One of the causes of chronic respiratory infections in chickens and infraorbital sinusitis in turkeys and gamebirds. Synonyms “Bulgy eye”, frequently referred to as Mg. Cause Mycoplasma gallispecticum Host Chickens, Turkeys, Pheasants, Partridge, Peafowl, Guinea Fowl, Quail, Racing pigeons, Amazon parrot, Ducks, Geese. Also recorded in Tree sparrows (Japan), [Read More]
Coccidiosis is one of those infections that we tend to take for granted as being well controlled by the in-feed anticoccidials and this is probably generally true. However, you should remember that there have not been any new anticoccidials for several years now. Coccidia can and do build up resistance [Read More]
This is part 2 of an article based on a presentation prepared for an Schering-Plough Animal Health roadshow about salmonella, sources of contamination, laboratory testing, the diseases and control. Knowing your enemy Salmonellae are bacteria that can cause infectious disease Other causes of infectious disease include (smallest to largest): Viruses [Read More]
This article is based on a presentation prepared for an Schering-Plough Animal Health roadshow about salmonella, sources of contamination, laboratory testing, the diseases and control. Why Bother? Salmonella can cause food poisoning It will put you out of business Forget the legislation. I believe that we are all in the [Read More]
Why are you keeping chickens? This is the first and most important question. The answer will affect how much effort and money you are prepared to invest in a) controlling the likelihood of your chickens becoming infected and b) the true cost of minimising the risk of salmonella being associated [Read More]
This database comprises all the products that were registered with the VMD as of November 2015. Download zip file here the readme text file that is reproduced below these screenshots is included in the zip file. README TEXT FILE Read this first. Disclaimer This programme needs a specific [Read More]
If you want to submit samples to the vaccine research at the Royal Veterinary College, London read on. I regret that James and his colleagues will be unable to help you with more general chicken matters. Any samples sent through the post must be very securely wrapped to ensure [Read More]