Nutritional and toxicologic feeding trials with 3 species of farm animals demonstrated that decreased feed consumption and reduced weight gains in pigs are the main effects of ingestion of a diet...
Modern poultry production systems inherently concentrate large numbers of birds, which also increases the risk and potential impact of disease outbreaks.
We aimed at characterizing commercial and traditional village poultry farming in Mali, with a focus on practices influencing the risk of transmission of avian influenza and Newcastle disease.
A total of 105 cases of broilers were collected from broiler flocks showing high mortality rates in Sharkia Governorate. E. coli was isolated from 84 (80%) cases.
Despite the presence of large number of chicken in Ethiopia, contribution to national economy or benefit from this sector of activity is very limited due to diseases and management, out of which...