An organism that grows in stagnant water is widening its reach in the U.S. Sometimes referred to as “swamp cancer,” pythiosis in dogs has a high mortality rate if not diagnosed and treated early. Pythiosis is a rare but deadly disease in dogs, humans, horses, and...

Probiotic supplementation provides beneficial effects that promote growth performance while reducing digestive disorders.Diarrhoea in calves occurs at approximately 2 weeks of age and is often linked with gut microbiota disorder and damage to the gut mucosal barrier....

The economic impact includes a high mortality rate in piglets, reduced volumes of available pig and hog supplies, and a decrease in annual returns for packers, processors, distributors, and retailers. What is PEDv?Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) is a...

This type of influenza, which especially affects poultry, poses a great risk to the fifth largest producer of chickens and eggs. Its greatest danger is that it begins to adapt to more and more species, as it is already doing in other parts of the world. The...

With a strong know-how on new technology vaccines for avian influenza, vaccine manufacturer, Ceva animal health, has ample experience in controlling the disease. Time for Poultry World to sit down with their experts, Sylvain Comte, Christophe Cazaban, Bertrand le...

With millions of commercially raised birds affected by avian influenza on thousands of premises in major poultry-producing nations, the call for vaccination is getting louder. So much so that the IEC and IPC drafted a joint statement to convince the industry,...

ID Screen® Influenza A Antigen Capture, is the new multispecies ELISA test for the detection of the outbreak of avian influenza A in bronchopneumonal fluids of multiple species; including horses, pigs, birds or in swabs or avian feces. Influenzaviruses A, B, and C,...

Three cases of Avian Influenza Type A, Subtype H5 in wild birds, were discovered in Puerto Viejo de Limón, according to the National Animal Health Service (Senasa). The birds were transferred to a quarantine area, national authorities said.Quarantine, tracking and...

Chile has detected the H5N1 avian influenza virus strain among dead birds in Valparaiso region, an area that produces poultry. Protective measures have been implemented throughout the country. As has happened in several Latin American countries, the disease re-emerged...