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It is essential to improve biosecurity systems and apply effective strategies to limit Campylobacter prevalence on broiler farms. Photo: Hans Prinsen
04-01-2023 | Article

Campylobacter contamination in broiler meat

A foie gras producer in better times. Over 1,600 poultry producers were hit by avian influenza last winter, with more than 16 million animals culled. Photo: ANP
28-10-2022 | News

French foie gras producers face catastrophe

Clostridium perfringens bacteria, anaerobic spore-producing bacteria, the causative agent of necrotic enteritis. Photo: ADM
26-09-2022 | Article

Effect of eugenol and garlic compounds on necrotic enteritis challenge

The application of engineering techniques in broiler farming to monitor, model and manage animal production aims to increase the farmer’s ability to maintain contact with individual animals as broiler production intensifies. Photo: Hans Prinsen
19-09-2022 | Article

Automatic lameness detection using smart broiler farming

One of the biggest challenges for the poultry industry, particularly after the removal of in-feed antibiotics, is bacterial enteritis. Photo: Amlan
21-05-2022 | Article

Binding bacterial and fungal toxins in poultry

Arjan Stegeman: “Technically it is possible to create dynamic, real-time risk maps. So there is still some work to be done before real-time risk estimates become available.” Photo: Dick van Doorn
15-05-2022 | Article

‘Risk-based bird flu mitigation’

Hans Nauwynck is a veterinary virologist. Photo: Atelier 68
08-04-2022 | Interview

Veterinary virology is ahead in tackling viruses

It is vital that - once established - this good microflora population is maintained. Photo: Alltech
28-03-2022 | Article

The role of gut health in cage-free egg production

Postmortem examinations should be done on healthy flock members with normal feed intake. Photo: Hans Prinsen
03-03-2022 | Article

Understanding the dynamics of worm infestation in poultry

Figure 1: Representation of positive biofilm interaction with S. aureus: positive biofilm alone (a), positive biofilm (green) and S. aureus (red) (b), visualisation of the S. aureus cells only (red) (c) and pure culture of S. aureus (red) (d). Illustration: INRA Micalis
03-01-2022 | Article

Using positive biofilms to manage the microbial environment of poultry