Nigeria: Call on gov’t to help poultry sector

WorldPoultry.net National Auditor of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Dr Abdulkadir Usman Junaidu has called for a subsidy on feeds, vaccines and drugs for the sub sector to boost poultry production in the country. Dr Junaidu stated that the nation’s poultry farmers also require more technical support and soft loans from government, reports All [...]

“Common Signs are Common” Diagnosing respiratory problems in poultry

Respiratory disease is not uncommon in poultry production and can be associated with significant clinical signs and morbidity. The exact nature of the clinical signs and the level of subsequent mortality can be determined by a variety of factors. These include the agent or agents involved, or the combination of infectious challenges experienced, all of [...]

The Challenges Of Avian Influenza Virus: Mechanism, Epidemiology And Control

The latest special issue of Science in China Series C: Life Sciences focuses on the recent progress in the H5N1-related research field. Early 2009, eight human infection cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, with 5 death cases, were reported in China. This again made the world alert on a possible pandemic worldwide, [...]

Free-Range Chickens Are More Prone To Disease

Chickens kept in litter-based housing systems, including free-range chickens, are more prone to disease than chickens kept in cages, according to a study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Researchers led by Oddvar Fossum, at the National Veterinary Institute in Sweden, noted that during the switch in housing from battery cages [...]

Nigeria govt warns against bird flu vaccinating

In a somewhat surprising move, the Nigerian government asked poultry farmers and veterinary doctors to desist from vaccinating poultry against the avian influenza better known as “bird flu”. Nigeria’s poultry industry has over 140 million domestic birds and the sector contributes 9 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. In a statement, Nigeria’s presidential committee [...]