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It has to make sense

If elements of the programme place unrealistic expectations on personnel or create undue logistical obstacles to day to day operations, then it won’t be long before the programme begins to break down.

For example, site design factors, work flow and placement of cleaning and disinfecting stations must be individually tailored to each farm.

If there are monitoring steps involved, there needs to be provision in terms of time and materials to accomplish the monitoring. The same is true with any cleaning and disinfecting steps.

Many elements of a biosecurity programme take time to accomplish and we need to allocate this time into the daily work flow. Hurrying through a procedure because we are behind or we lack motivation to truly implement the steps necessary will compromise the programme in short order.

It has to be workable for all parties involved

Biosecurity programmes are best created by a team of individuals that represent a cross-section of all parties on the farm.

You cannot sit in an office and draw up a plan that will work.

Communication and frequent reviews and discussion of problems and breaks in the programme are necessary.

All parties need to have an equal voice in the process. Those charged with health responsibilities will have an important perspective but those that work daily on the farm also have a very valuable perspective that must be included for the programme to be implemented and work on a sustained basis.

Everyone must feel some ownership of the programme.

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on Monday 8 August 2016

Feather Loss in Chickens

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Molting

Molting is a natural process whereby laying birds will cease egg production and lose feathers from their neck, breast and back areas for a few weeks to a few months. Molting occurs most often in natural environments where the birds are exposed to natural day lengths. Decreasing length of day light in the fall will trigger the onset of molt. It is natures way of providing laying birds a rest period prior to the stimulus for maximum reproductive performance in the spring. Molting is eliminated in commercial flocks by providing long day lengths using artificial lights for approximately 14 hours every day. Many backyard flocks are kept under natural day light fluctuations and thus molting can be a common cause of feather loss.

If the feather loss occurs in the fall or winter and only lasts for a few months before new feathers are observed, it is likely your birds have gone through a natural molt. Molting is not something to be concerned about unless you want your birds to continue laying in the fall and winter.

Disease and Stress

Unhealthy birds or birds that are under stressful conditions may also exhibit feather loss. Using best management practices and observing your birds for possible disease conditions can be important for your flock. Stressful conditions such as heat, cold, disease, and lack of adequate amounts of feed and water can result in feather loss and poor feather quality with your birds. Good management is always important, and feather loss maybe an indicator needed improvements in management. It is important for your birds to have good quality feathering. Providing good management programs, adequate feed and water and minimizing stressful conditions in your flocks will help assure strong feathers and a heathy flock.

KAMA UNATAKA KUJIUNGA NA KUNDI LETU LA WHATSAPP LIITWALO KUTOMBANA KUTAMU TAFADHALI BONYEZA TANGAZO HAPO CHINI NA LITAKUPA NAFASI YA KUIANDIKA NAMBA YAKO NASI TUTAKUUNGANISHA MOJA KWA MOJA...TAFADHALI BONYEZA TANGAZO ILI UJIUNGE NASI KWA VIDEO ZA NGONO, PICHA ZA UCHI NA UKUTANE NA WATU WA KUWATOMBA NA KUFIRANA

on Sunday 7 August 2016

Several Reasons Why Your Hens May Stop Laying Eggs

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Declining day length

Hens are sensitive to day length, and particularly to the direction in which day length is changing, when it comes to laying eggs. Declining day lengths discourage egg production. It is not unusual for a flock owner to have hens go out of production in the latter part of summer and in the fall because the days are getting shorter. Commercial egg producers avoid this problem and maintain egg production year round by using artificial lighting to give hens a long day length no matter what the season. 

Improper nutrition 

Since the skeleton of a typical modern egg-laying breed of hen only contains about 20 grams of calcium, each egg represents 10% of the hen’s total bodily calcium. While the hen’s skeleton acts as a calcium reserve to supply the demands of egg production, this reserve is rapidly depleted in the absence of an abundant calcium source in the feed eaten by the bird. In such a situation the hen will stop laying eggs. To maintain egg production, flock owners should feed only a prepared layer ration balanced to meet a hen’s nutritional requirements, or at least provide a particulate source of calcium, e.g. suitably sized ground limestone or oyster shell, that the birds can eat selectively according to their needs. The layer ration or calcium source should be available from a local feed supply store. 

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Interview: Why is Eimeria Prevention Important in Your Flock?

KUIJUA STAILI HIYO AMBAYO ITAKUWEZESHA KUZIGUSA HIZO NYAMA NA KUMFANYA MWANAMKE AKOHOJOE BILA KUJIZUIA BONYEZA TANGAZO HILO HAPO JUU NAZO ZITAFUNGUKA NAWE UTAZITAZAMA

How do the different species of Eimeria differ?

All of the coccidia are pathogenic, although some, like Eimeria praecox and E. mitis, to a lesser degree. The life cycle of each Eimeria species has a different duration inside the host and as a consequence a different prepatent period. This represents a valuable diagnostic tool in identifying the species ofEimeria, together with the location and appearance of lesions, which are very specific to each different species.

How does coccidiosis impact on bird performance?

Coccidiosis causes death and in less severe cases causes intermittent diarrhoea, poor growth rates, poor feed conversion and variation in body weight.

However, we have to make a distinction: for the broiler industry, it is subclinical coccidiosis that has more impact, by undermining the efficiency of feed digestion. In contrast, the biggest concern in the breeder industry is clinical coccidiosis, which causes the death of the bird and promotes opportunistic pathologies associated with intestinal damage or birds’ stress.

The most commonly recognised species in broiler chickens are Eimeria acervulina, E. tenella and E. maxima. Eimeria praecox and Eimeria mitis are common but are recognised as responsible for subclinical coccidiosis.

In layer and breeder pullets, apart from Eimeria acervulina, E. tenella and E. maxima, we also have to consider E. necatrix and E. brunetti, which impact late in the production cycle but produce severe damage to the gut and mortality.

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on Saturday 6 August 2016

Mixed Birds Affected by Bird Flu Outbreak in Nigeria

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NIGERIA - Nearly nine hundred birds of different poultry species have died in Oyo region of Nigeria after being infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation recently highlighted the devastating effects of the virus in West Africa and called for heightened surveillance and prevention methods to stop it spreading further, after the virus arrived in Cameroon.

The virus is a H5N1 strain. Layers, chickens and turkeys were all affected in the latest outbreaks.

Movement controls, disinfection, quarantine and surveillance measures are all being used to try to halt the outbreaks in Nigeria.

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Newcastle Disease Found in Namibia

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Paramyxovirus 1 or Newcastle Disease is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry of all ages. Affected species include chickens, turkeys, pigeons and ducks. The condition is rarely diagnosed in ducks but is a possible cause of production drops/fertility problems. Other species can be infected including mammals occasionally (e.g. conjunctivitis in man).

The virus involved is Paramyxovirus PMV-1, which is of variable pathogenicity. Signs are typically of disease of the nervous, respiratory or reproductive systems. Morbidity is usually high and mortality varies 0-100%. Higher mortality is seen in velogenic disease in unvaccinated stock.

ND - Velogenic Viscerotropic (VVND) - sometimes called 'asiatic' or exotic. It is highly virulent for chickens, less for turkeys and relatively apathogenic in psittacines.

• ND - Neurotropic Velogenic - Acute and fatal in chickens of any age causing neurological and some respiratory signs. Intestinal lesions are absent.
• ND - Mesogenic - Mortality and nervous signs in adult. These viruses have sometimes been used as vaccines in previously immunised birds.
• ND - Lentogenic - Mild disease, sometimes subclinical. Can affect any age. Strains can be developed as vaccines.

Transmission is via aerosols, birds, fomites, visitors and imported psittacines (often asymptomatic). It is not usually vertical (but chicks may become infected in hatcheries from contaminated shells). 

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Brazil Authorises US Maize Imports to Relieve Price Pressure

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BRAZIL - The Brazilian government has said it will allow import of 1 million tons of corn (maize) from the US to increase tight supplies in the country.

Government representatives gave this assurance during an emergency meeting with the country's Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) and other representatives of the poultry and swine industries.

The meeting was called to discuss the crisis in the pig and poultry industries caused by high corn prices, due to lower production in Brazil this year.

Chief executive of ABPA Francisco Turra said: "The US is reaping a great harvest and has considerable surpluses. In addition, estimates of purchase prices show prices there are more attractive than those in our domestic market. It will be a great relief for the entire industry."

The import consent, from Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi, runs until October this year. In addition to the US corn import, the group was informed by the government that there is a supply of 2.5 million tons in Paraguay and over 15 million tons in Argentina, which can be imported by companies.

Mr Turra said that harvests exceeding forecasts, plus the news of expansion in the area planted for the next harvest, should reduce the pressure on corn prices.

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on Thursday 4 August 2016