LINKS OF INTEREST
Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (University of Minnesota, St. Paul) HTML - The Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Telephone: 612-625-8787 or 1-800-605-8787) has two avian pathologists: Andre Ziegler ziegl028@umn.edu Rob Porter porte349@umn.edu
Avian Influenza Testing (MN Board of Animal Health) HTML
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In response to the changing Avian Influenza (AI) situation locally, nationally and internationally, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory (MPTL) has increased its AI surveillance.
The USDA operates a toll-free hotline (1-866-536-7593) with veterinarians to help you. The USDA wants to test sick birds to make
sure they do not have a serious poultry disease. There is no charge for
USDA veterinarians to work with you to conduct a disease investigation.
PoultryMed.com HTML
- This resource on poultry diseases is authored and updated
by Dr. Nati Elkin, a poultry diseases specialist. This
resource contains an atlas of pathology which provides
images and text that demonstrate gross pathologic findings
associated with poultry diseases conditions.
State Animal Health Officials 2007-2008 (U.S. Animal Health Association) PDF
The
Merck Veterinary Manual (Merck and Co., Inc.) HTML
- Now available on-line
(no charge)
Order Form for A
Manual of Poultry Diseases (Texas
A&M) HTML
Animal Health - Poultry Disease Information, National
Poultry Improvement Plan (USDA Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service) HTML
Poultry
Intestinal Health Forum (Poultry Health Services) HTML
West
Nile Virus
Avian
Influenza
Exotic
Newcastle Disease
Use
of Antibiotics in Poultry Feeds
GENERAL HEALTH INFORMATION
Avian Diseases Transmissible
to Humans (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Enfermedades de Las Aves
Transmisibles a Los Humanos (University of Florida)
PDF
/ HTML
Zoonotic Diseases - Part I: Bird
to Human Transmission - Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis, Parrot Fever), Salmonellosis (commercial site: Winged Wisdom, Pet Bird Magazine, May 1998)
HTML
Zoonotic Diseases - Part II: Bird to Human Transmission - Allergic Alveolitus, Campylobacteriosis, New Castles Disease (commercial site: Winged Wisdom, Pet Bird Magazine, June 1998) HTML
Zoonotic Diseases - Part III: Bird to Human Transmission - Avian Tuberculosis (commercial site: Winged Wisdom, Pet Bird Magazine, July 1998) HTML
Human Health Concerns Associated
with Hatching Poultry (Ohio State University) PDF
/ HTML
The Avian Immune Systems
(University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Avian Necropsy Techniques
(University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Poultry Necropsy Basics
(Ohio State University) HTML
Poultry Health Monitoring
- Benefits of Computerized Systems (Poultry Health
Services) HTML
The Organization and Use
of Serological Monitoring Service for the Poultry
Industry - Dissertation: Diploma in Poultry Medicine
and Production (Poultry Health Services) HTML
Practical Illustrations
of Risk Assessment and Risk Management in the Poultry
Industry (British Veterinary Poultry Association)
HTML
Poultry Health Basics (Mississippi
State University) HTML
Avian Disease Fact Sheet
(Virginia Tech) HTML
Impact of Dietary and Environmental
Factors on Microbial Communities of the Avian GI Tract
(Poultry Health Services) HTML
Intestinal Integrity and
the Impact of Losing It (State of Alabama Veterinary
Diagnostic Laboratories) HTML
Factors Causing
Poor Pigmentation of Brown-Shelled Eggs (University
of Florida)
PDF
/ HTML
How to Score Bursa Size in
Broiler Chicken Flocks (Manitoba Agriculture and Food)
HTML
Feather Pecking in Domestic
Chicks: Its Relation to Dustbathing and Foraging
(Research article: Animal Behavior 54:757-768, 1997)
PDF
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF POULTRY DISEASES
Poultry Disease Diagnosis
(Mississippi State University) HTML
Common Poultry Diseases
(University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Diseases and Parasites
in Poultry (Mississippi State University) HTML
Common Poultry Diseases
in Small Farm Flocks (Oklahoma State University)
PDF
Index of Poultry Diseases
(The University of Reading) HTML
Diagnosis of Poultry Disease
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
External Symptoms for Diagnosing
Poultry Diseases (Mississippi State University)
HTML
Poultry Diseases Based
on Causative Agent (Mississippi State University)
HTML
Poultry Diseases Based
on Symptoms (Mississippi State University) HTML
Bacterial Diseases (Mississippi
State University) HTML
Bacterial Diseases of Poultry
Excluding Respiratory Diseases (Oklahoma State University) PDF
Viral Diseases (Mississippi
State University) HTML
Eye Disorders of Poultry
(University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Protozoan Diseases (Mississippi
State University) HTML
Wet Litter in Turkeys:
Diseases and Interactions (Poultry Health Services)
HTML
Disease Problems of Commercial
Pullets: Rearing and Laying (Poultry Health Services)
HTML
GENERAL DISEASE PREVENTION
Biosecurity at all Levels
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
Prevention and Control
of Poultry Diseases (historical document - Kansas State University, July 1924) PDF
Poultry Facts: Disease
Prevention (West Virginia University) PDF
Prevention of Poultry Disease
(University of Missouri) HTML
Control of Poultry Disease
Outbreaks (University of Missouri) HTML
Disease Prevention in Commercial
Aviaries (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Spotting Disease Early
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
Improved Aviculture Management
May Prevent Candidiasis in Birds (University of Florida)
PDF
/ HTML
Preventative Medicine for
Backyard Chickens (Ohio State University) HTML
Poultry Health Management
for Commercial Poultry (Canadian Poultry Consultants
LTD) HTML
Prevention - A Young Person's Guide to Keeping Animals Safe and Healthy (the Ohio State University) PDF
- Vaccination -
Vaccination of Small Poultry
Flocks (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Principles of Vaccination
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
Vaccine Failure in Poultry:
Factors to Consider (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Respiratory Vaccine Reactions
in Broilers (Mississippi State University) PDF
/ HTML
How Do Vaccinations Protect
Your Birds (Mississippi State University) HTML
Vaccination Techniques - Coarse Spray (Intervet)
(Canadian Poultry
Consultants LTD) PDF
Vaccination Techniques - Water (Intervet) (Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) PDF
Vaccination Techniques - Inactivated Injection (Intervet) (Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) PDF
Maternal Antibody Transfer
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
- Medications -
Food-Animal Production Practices
and Drug Use (National Academy Press, 1999) HTML
Guidance for Industry -
Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: General Recommendations
(FDA) PDF
/ also available in Microsoft
Word
The Safety of Ionophore
Anticoccidials Compatibility with Species (Alpharma
Inc) HTML
The Safety of Chemical
Anticoccidials Compatibility with Different Species
(Alpharma Inc) HTML
The Compatibility of Ionophore
Anticoccidials with the Therapeutical Treatments
(Alpharma Inc) HTML
- Sanitation -
Sanitation: Cleaning and
Disinfectants (Mississippi State University) HTML
Sanitation-Disinfection
Basics (University of California-Davis) HTML
Water Sanitation (Canadian
Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
- Mosquito control -
Mosquitoes (Ohio State
University) HTML
Mosquito Control Guide
(University of Nebraska) HTML
SPECIFIC DISEASES
- Ascites -
Ascites Syndrome (Merck Veterinary Manual) HTML
Ascites (The Poultry Site) HTML
Ascites (Agriculture, Food and Rurual Development, Alberta) HTML
-Avian influenza -
see Avian
Influenza
- Blackhead -
Preventing Blackhead Disease
in Turkeys and Game Birds (Kansas State University)
PDF
Blackhead Disease in Poults
(Miller Hatcheries - a commercial Canadian site)
HTML
Histostat Prevents Blackhead
in Turkeys (Technical bulletin from Alpharma) PDF
- Cannibalism -
Cannibalism by Poultry (University of Nebraska) PDF / HTML
Cannibalism in the Small Poultry
Flock (Kansas State University) PDF
Cannibalism: Prevention and Treatment
(Virginia Tech) HTML
Debeaking Laying Stock to Control
Cannibalism (Texas A&M) PDF
Causes of Pecking and Cannibalism
(Mississippi State University) HTML
- Cellulitis -
Cellulitis in Chickens and Turkeys (University of Guelph) HTML
Cellulitis in Broiler Chickens (Canadian Poultry Consultants Ltd) PDF
- Chlamydia -
Chlamydia Psittaci (Avian Services
Center, Avian Biotech International) HTML
Psittacosis: Technical Information (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) HTML
Animal Care and Use - Occupational Health and Animals: Psittacosis (University of California-Davis) HTML
- Cholera -
Fowl Cholera
(Queensland Government, Australia) HTML
Prevention and Control of Fowl
Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Fowl Cholera (Michigan Department
of Natural Resources) HTML
-Clostridium -
What is Clostridium Perfringens
(Iowa State University) HTML
Clostridium (Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale) HTML
Clostridial Proliferation and
Intestinal Instability (Poultry Health Services) HTML
- Coccidiosis -
Coccidiosis (Kansas State University)
PDF
Biological Control of Coccidiosis
in Small Poultry Flocks (University of Maine) PDF
Coccidiosis in Chickens (Miller
Hatcheries - a commercial Canadian site) HTML
Understanding Coccidiosis: Prevention
Strategies for the Breeder Pullet (Canadian Poultry Consultants
LTD) HTML
Parasite Management for Natural and Organic Poultry: Coccidiosis (ATTRA) PDF
- Coryza -
Avian Infectious Coryza (AIC) (University
of Maine) HTML
Infectious Coryza: Introduction (Merck Veterinary Manual) HTML
Infectious Coryza (United Peafowl
Association) HTML
- Encephalitis -
see West
Nile Virus
Viral Encephalitis: The Role
of Birds (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
St. Louis Encephalitis -- The
Role of Chickens (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
- Enteritis -
Necrotic Enteritis and Associated
Conditions in Broiler Chickens (Ross Tech) PDF
Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome
(PEMS) (North Carolina State University)
HTML
Turkey Poult Enteritis (Animal
Disease Diagnostic Lab) HTML
- Infectious bronchitis -
Infectious Bronchitis and its Effect
on Egg Production and Egg Quality (University of Florida)
PDF
/ HTML
Classical and Variant Avian Infectious
Bronchitis Virus Strain (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
The Economics of Infectious Bronchitis
(University of Reading, UK) HTML
Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV)
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
- Infectious bursal disease (IBD) -
The Economics of Infectious Bursal
Disease (University of Reading, UK) HTML
Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro)
in Commercial Broilers (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Infectious Bursal Disease Virus
(Ohio State University) HTML
- Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) -
Infectious Laryngotracheitis
(Mississippi State University) PDF
/HTML
Infectious Laryngotracheitis
(ILT) (Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
Infectious Laryngotracheitis
(EPIX - Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange, British
Columbia, Canada) HTML
- Marek's disease -
Marek's Disease in Backyard Chicken
Flocks (University of California-Davis) PDF
The Economics of Marek's Disease
(University of Reading, UK) HTML
Marek's Disease
(Queensland Government, Australia) HTML
Marek's Disease (Miller Hatcheries
- a commercial Canadian site) HTML
- Mycoplasma -
Mycoplasma gallisepticum in Commercial
Layers: A Worldwide Problem (University of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Infectious Sinusitis in Turkeys
(Hybrid) PDF
- Newcastle disease -
see Exotic
Newcastle Disease
- Pneumovirus -
Avian Pneumovirus Center (University
of Minnesota) HTML
Diagnosis, Management and Control
of Avian Pneumovirus Infection in Broiler Parent Chickens
(Poultry Health Services) HTML
A Review of Avian Pneumovirus (Roche
Vitamins) HTML
- Pox -
Preventing Avian Pox (University
of California-Davis) PDF
Avian Pox (Michigan Department
of Natural Resources) HTML
Viral Diseases - Avian Pox (Mississippi
State University) HTML
- Rhinotracheitis -
Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale
(ORT) (Hybrid) PDF
Diagnosis of Ornithobacterium Rhinotracheale (International Journal of Poultry Science) PDF
- Salmonella -
Pullorum Disease (Iowa State
University) PDF
Biosecurity and Vaccination in
Eradicating Salmonella Enteritidis (Poultry Health Services)
HTML
A Commercial Salmonella Enteritidis
ELISA Test: Results Arising for its Use in Monitoring for
Infection and Response to an Inactivated Vaccine (Poultry
Health Services) HTML
Salmonella Control and Molting
of Egg Laying Flocks - Are They Compatible? (University
of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
Salmonellosis (Parathyroid) - Emu Health
(Queensland Government, Australia) HTML
- Skeletal problems -
The Economics of Skeletal Problems
(University of Reading, UK) HTML
Leg and Foot Disorders in Domestic
Fowl (Virginia Tech) HTML
Leg Disorders in Broilers and
Turkeys (Kansas State University) PDF
An Inside and Outside Look at
Rickets (Hybrid) PDF
- Spiking mortality -
Spiking Mortality of Chickens
(commercial site: The PoultrySite) HTML
Spiking Mortality of Turkeys (commercial
site: The PoultrySite) HTML
Spiking Mortality Syndrome of Chickens (Alberta Agriculture and Food) HTML
- Miscellaneous diseases -
Staph Infection in Broiler Breeders
(Canadian Poultry Consultants LTD) HTML
Pigeon Canker (University of Florida)
PDF
/ HTML
Chicken Anemia Agent (CAA) (University
of Florida) PDF
/ HTML
REO Virus Infections in Broiler
Breeders and Progeny Prevention Strategies (Canadian Poultry
Consultants LTD) HTML
Osteoporosis, Cage Layer Fatigue
and Poor Shell Quality: Prevention Rather Than Cure (The
Informed Poultry Professional, University of Georgia)
PDF
Aspergillosis - Emu Health(Queensland Government, Australia) HTML
Foot Pad Dermatitis (Hybrid)
PDF
Pendulous or Drop Crop (PC) (Hybrid)
PDF
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