The OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) has updated its Code on the inactivation of Avian Influenza in egg products, and for the first time has included time and temperature regimes for egg yolk.
A report from the 1st COST Conference and Management Committee Meeting on
A presentation given by Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst at the 8th International Turkey Production Symposium in Berlin on 29th May 2015
Checklist on the Practical Application of Compartmentalisation for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease
Since 2007, a national Salmonella control program including obligatory vaccination has been ongoing in Belgium. In this context, the aim of the present study was to investigate the diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates on 5 persistently contaminated Belgian layer farms and to examine the potential sources and transmission routes of Salmonella Enteritidis contamination on the farms during …
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the biometrics of organs (ovary, oviduct, liver, proventriculus and gizzard) of laying hens submitted to different forced-molting methods of molt and maintained at three different temperature. Organs were evaluated after molting and resting period. Six hundred birds were distributed according to a completely randomized experimental design in a 5×3 …