Optimising poultry flock health

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-78676-887-2
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 119, 414 Seiten, HC gerader Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 752 g

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

"The result is a refreshing balance between readability and practicality, underpinned by true science and the appliance of science… as a comprehensive resource on the breadth of information available with the combination of general principles, up-to-date advice, coupled with an excellent provision of further reading and resources for every chapter, makes this an essential addition to any poultry library!" (Dr Stephen A. Lister, review in Avian Pathology)

Diseases remain a significant burden to poultry production and its future, with outbreaks of disease resulting in catastrophic financial losses to the sector. Whilst it is widely recognised that vaccines have a major role in inducing protection, they can only be considered as part of the solution to this rapidly growing problem.

Optimising poultry flock health instead reviews ways of optimising preventative measures to reduce the risk of disease in flocks. The book reviews the wealth of recent research on the mechanisms of transmission for infectious diseases and how this understanding can be used to improve poultry flock health.

By showing how poultry flock health can be optimised at different stages of production, the book showcases the extent of preventative measures available to farmers and producers, as well as how these measures can be implemented effectively to protect their flocks against disease.

Zielgruppe

University and other researchers in poultry and food science;producers;farmers;governments;and private sector agencies involved in supporting poultry production

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Wit, Sjaak

de Wit, Professor Sjaak

Weitere Mitwirkende

Banda, Prof Alejandro

Paudel, Dr Surya

Hess, Prof Michael

Hess, Dr Claudia

Blake, Prof Damer P.

Liebhart, Dr Dieter

Vaillancourt, Prof Jean-Pierre

Racicot, Dr Manon

Delpont, Dr Mattias

Kidd, Professor Michael

Surai, Dr P. F.

Yao, Dr Yongxiu

Nair, Prof Venugopal

Meijerhof, Dr Ron

Oviedo-Rondón, Prof Edgar Orlando

Sato, Dr Yuko

van Emous, Dr Rick

Steentjes, Dr André

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Tierhaltung Geflügelzucht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Understanding infectious diseases in poultry
1.Understanding the molecular biology of avian viruses and their role in poultry health: Alejandro Banda, Mississippi State University, USA;
2.Advances in understanding bacterial diseases in poultry: challenges and perspectives: Surya Paudel, Michael Hess and Claudia Hess, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria;
3.Advances in understanding parasite infections of poultry: protozoa and the red mite: Damer P. Blake, Royal Veterinary College, UK; and Dieter Liebhart, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria;

Part 2 Preventing diseases in poultry
4.Improving biosecurity in poultry flocks: Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt and Manon Racicot, Université de Montréal, Canada; and Mattias Delpont, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, France;
5.Nutritional strategies to boost immune response in poultry: M. T. Kidd, University of Arkansas, USA; and P.F. Surai, Vitagene and Health Research Centre, UK, Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after K.I. Skryabin, Russia, Trakia University, Bulgaria, Szent Istvan University, Hungary and Saint-Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Russia;
6.Developments in vaccines to protect poultry against diseases: Yongxiu Yao and Venugopal Nair, Viral Oncogenesis Group - Pirbright Institute, UK;
Incubation and chick health: Ron Meijerhof, Poultry Performance Plus, The Netherlands;

Part 3 Optimising health at differing stages in poultry production
7.Optimizing the health of broilers: Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondón, North Carolina State University, USA;
8.Optimizing the health of poultry layers: Yuko Sato, Iowa State University, USA;
9.Optimizing the health of broiler breeder birds: Rick van Emous, Wageningen Livestock Research, The Netherlands; and André Steentjes, Veterinary Centre Someren, The Netherlands;

Über Autor(innen)

Meijerhof, Dr Ron
Dr. Ing. Ron Meijerhof received his PhD from Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands. He worked for 13 years at the Centre for Applied Poultry Research in The Netherlands, before establishing Poultry Performance Plus - a consultancy company.

Oviedo-Rondón, Prof Edgar Orlando
Dr. Edgar O. Oviedo-Rondón is a Professor and Extension Specialist in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science at North Carolina State University. He received his Veterinary degree from the University of Tolima in Colombia. Edgar obtained his M.S. in Animal Nutrition and Production in Brazil at the State University of Maringa, Ph.D. in Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas, and in 2018 an MBA from NC State University. Dr. Oviedo has experience in the poultry industry as a Veterinarian, Nutritionist, Extension Specialist, and Consultant in 32 countries. Dr. Oviedo is author or co-author of 101 peer-review publications in Scientific Journals, 320 Proceedings of International Meetings, 302 abstracts of presentations in Scientific Meetings of National and International level, 97 popular press articles, 10 book chapters and 4 books.

de Wit, Professor Sjaak
Dr Sjaak de Wit is a Senior Researcher at Royal GD (formerly GD Animal Health) and is also Professor of Integrated Poultry Health at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. He is Post President of the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science (ECPVS), Junior Vice President of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) as well as an Associate Editor for Avian Pathology. Professor de Wit is internationally known for his research on viruses affecting poultry.

Banda, Prof Alejandro
Dr. Banda is a clinical professor in veterinary virology with the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, and he is the section leader of the poultry and mammalian virology and serology laboratories at the Mississippi Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Lab. He is a diplomate of both the American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV), and the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM). Dr. Banda has either authored or co-authored twenty articles related to poultry diseases in peer reviewed journals, and he is member of the editorial committee of Avian Diseases.