VOA, Enterococcus
What is VOA, who is this Enterococcus species? Imagine you are walking your barns, doing daily chores in a flock that is 28 days of age. Mortality and culling rates for the flock [...]
Blackhead
Blackhead Disease With no current effective treatments, it has become increasingly important to understand the disease process and proactive measures to decrease the risk of blackhead entry into your flock. Cause of blackhead? [...]
Viral Arthritis (VA)
Viral Arthritis (VA) Mobility problems and lameness in a flock can have many causes as well as contributing factors including management, nutrition, bacterial infections, and viral infections. Do you have leg issues in [...]
Hemorrhagic Enteritis Virus (HEV)
Hemorrhagic Enteritis Virus (HEV) As a turkey producer you have probably heard about Hemorrhagic Enteritis Virus (HE or HEV) and you may even vaccinate your flock against this disease. It is not likely, [...]
Early Mortality (Omphalitis)
Early Mortality (Omphalitis) Early mortality in a flock can have several causes or contributing factors but one of the most common causes is bacterial infection of the navel (omphalitis) and/or yolk sac. In [...]
Avian Influenza Outbreaks (Canada 2014-2015)
Avian Influenza Outbreaks (Canada 2014-2015) Introduction Avian influenza (AI) is a contagious viral infection that can affect poultry as well as pet and wild birds. AI viruses are classified into two categories: low [...]
Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis You have probably heard of the term coccidiosis before and know that medications are often added to the feed to prevent coccidiosis. Do you know what exactly is coccidiosis and why is [...]
Reovirus (REO)
Reovirus (REO) Are you noticing an increasing trend of problems with mobility and lameness in your flock as the birds grow? There are a number of potential causes for lameness in a growing [...]