Poultry Learning Center

(Articles and authorized presentations from www.bcpoultrysymposium.com from the May BC Poultry Symposium have also been posted below)

Technical Bulletins

• Serology 101
• Avian Immune System – Merial Article
• Maternal Antibody Transfer
• Principles of Vaccination
• Vaccination Techniques – Coarse Spray
• Vaccination Techniques – Water
• Vaccination Techniques – Inactivated Injection
• Self Injection – Procedures to Follow
• Probiotics
• Prebiotics
• Poultry Housing Tips – Static Pressure
• Managing the Nipple Drinker Line
• Heat Stress
• Darkling Beetles
• Salmonella Heidelberg Vaccination Study

BROILERS

Disease Profiles

• Ascites in Broiler Chickens
• Cellulitis in Broiler Chickens
• Colibacillosis (E.Coli)
• Deep Pectoral Myopathy (DPM)
• Fowl Pox in the Fraser Valley
• Skin Scratches Leading to Cellulitis
• Understanding, Preventing and Controlling Coccidiosis in Broilers
• Enterococcus Cecorum
• Northern Fowl Mites and Commercial Broilers
• Omphalitis and Yolk Sac Infection
• Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH)
• Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT)
• Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD)
• Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV)
• Marek’s Disease: Troubleshooting an Outbreak & Vaccine Handling
• REO Virus

Flock Management:

• Broiler Management
• Cleaning & Disinfection
• Colibacillosis (E.coli) Prevention Checklist
• Waterline Management Guidelines
• Spotting Disease Early

TURKEYS

Disease Profiles:

• Histomoniasis (Blackhead)
• Coccidiosis in Turkeys
• Fowl Cholera

Flock Management:

• Spotting Disease Early
• Waterline Management Guidelines

LAYERS

Disease Profiles:

• An Overview of Focal Duodenal Necrosis (FDN)
• Worms
• Marek’s Disease: Troubleshooting an Outbreak & Vaccine Handling
• Fowl Cholera
• Fowl Pox in the Fraser Valley

Flock Management:

• Spotting Disease Early
• Waterline Management Guidelines

BROILER BREEDERS

Disease Profiles:

• Calcium Tetany
• Staphylococcus Infections in Broiler Breeders
• Important Poultry Diseases – Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health
• Omphalitis and Yolk Sac Infection
• Marek’s Disease: Troubleshooting an Outbreak & Vaccine Handling
• Fowl Cholera
• Fowl Pox in the Fraser Valley
• Deep Pectoral Myopathy (DPM)

Flock Management

• Breeder Nest Management
• Breeder Floor Egg Management
• Colibacillosis (E.coli) Prevention Checklist
• Deworming Broiler Breeders
• Broiler Breeders – Achieving and Maintaining Fertility
• Hatching Egg Care
• Factors Affecting Shell Quality
• Waterline Management Guideline
• Worms
• Spotting Disease Early

COCCIDIOSIS

• Coccidiosis and Vaccinations
• Coccidiosis – Immucox
• Understanding Coccidiosis
• Anticoccidials
• YouTube Video – Coccidiosis

BIOSECURITY

• Biosecurity: CFIA Resources and Video
  
• Biosecurity – Why is Biosecurity Important
  
• Biosecurity At All Levels
  
• Biosecurity – A Novel Approach To Foot Dipping
  
• Quarantine Procedures Checklist for Infectious Diseases
  
• YouTube Video – Biosecurity
• YouTube Video – BC Ministry Of Agriculture – Poultry Mortality Composting

*** For additional information on important poultry diseases, we recommend the AAAP  Avian Disease Manual which is available for purchase through www.aaap.info