Optimising poultry flock health

Optimising poultry flock health
	Halftitle page
	Title page
	Copyright page
	Contents
	Series list
	Introduction
	Part 1 Understanding infectious diseases in poultry
		Chapter 1 Understanding the molecular biology of avian viruses and their role in poultry health
			1 Introduction
			2 Enveloped and non-enveloped viruses
			3 Viral capsids and viral interaction with the host cell
			4 Viral glycoproteins
			5 Mutation of poultry viruses: recombination
			6 Mutation of poultry viruses: reassortment
			7 Conclusion
			8 Where to look for further information
			9 References
		Chapter 2 Advances in understanding bacterial diseases in poultry: challenges and perspectives
			1 Introduction
			2 Identification and typing
			3 Epidemiology
			4 Pathogenesis
			5 Disease prevention by vaccination
			6 Future trends in research
			7 References
		Chapter 3 Advances in understanding parasite infections of poultry: protozoa and the red mite
			1 Introduction
			2
			species: coccidiosis
			histomonosis
			3
			the poultry red mite
			4
			5 Conclusion
			6 References
	Part 2 Preventing diseases in poultry
		Chapter 4 Improving biosecurity in poultry flocks
			1 Introduction
			2 Reducing sources of contamination: cleaning and disinfection of poultry barns
			3 Reducing sources of contamination: equipment and vehicles
			4 Reducing sources of contamination: water and feed hygiene
			5 Reducing sources of contamination: insect, mite and rodent pests, wild birds and pets
			6 Reducing sources of contamination: manure, litter and dead birds
			7 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination: zoning production sites
			8 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination: hatchery
			9 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination: regional biosecurity
			10 Biosecurity compliance
			11 The economics of biosecurity
			12 Conclusion and future trends
			13 Where to look for further information
			14 References
		Chapter 5 Nutritional strategies to boost immune response in poultry
			1 Introduction
			2 Carotenoids
			3 Vitamin E
			4 Selenium
			5 Zinc
			6 Arginine
			7 Threonine
			8 Additional nutritional factors
			9 Conclusion
			10 Where to look for further information
			11 References
		Chapter 6 Developments in vaccines to protect poultry against diseases
			1 Introduction
			2 Types of poultry vaccines
			3 Viral vectors used for recombinant vaccines
			4 Techniques used for generating recombinant vaccines
			5 Gene editing of herpesvirus vectors
			6 Future trends in research
			7 Where to look for further information
			8 References
	Part 3 Optimising health at differing stages in poultry production
		Chapter 7 Incubation and chick health
			1 Introduction
			2 What happens during incubation?
			3 Day-old chick quality
			4 Factors that influence the chick quality and health status of the day-old chick
			5 Biological risk factors during incubation
			6 Physical risk factors during incubation
			7 Processing, storage and transport of the day-old chick
			8 Conclusion
			9 Acknowledgement
			10 Where to look for further information
			11 References
		Chapter 8 Optimizing the health of broilers
			1 Introduction
			2 Key infectious disease challenges faced by broilers around the world
			3 Present and potential strategies to optimize control of infectious diseases
			4 Conclusion
			5 Where to look for further information
			6 Acknowledgements
			7 References
		Chapter 9 Optimizing the health of poultry layers
			1 Introduction
			2 Key disease issues faced by pullets
			3 Key disease issues faced by laying hens
			4 Other issues of layers and pullets
			5 Surveillance strategies on laying hens to ensure good bird health
			6 Where to look for further information
			7 References
		Chapter 10 Optimizing the health of broiler breeder birds
			1 Introduction
			2 Diseases during the rearing period
			3 Diseases during the laying period
			4 Vertically transmitted diseases
			5 Vaccination programme in broiler breeders
			6 Management effects on health breeders
			7 Nutritional effects on health breeders
			8 Future trends in research
			9 Where to look for further information
			10 References
	Index