Instant Insights: Managing Bacterial Diseases of Poultry: (62 Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights)

This collection features five peer-reviewed reviews on managing bacterial diseases of poultry. The first chapter provides a brief overview of Campylobacter in poultry production and the routes of transmission from bird to human. It considers current and future challenges in controlling Campylobacter, as well as the control measures implemented to reduce the occurrence of infection in poultry flocks. The second chapter discusses economically-important enteric diseases and disorders of poultry. The chapter highlights the aetiology of these diseases and explores more sustainable alternatives to promote gastrointestinal health, such as plant-derived extracts, organic acids, prebiotics and probiotics. The third chapter provides an overview of best practices to manage disease outbreaks in poultry. It reviews current disease preventative measures, health monitoring procedures, as well as disease investigation techniques. The fourth chapter reviews the emergence and re-emergence of several infectious pathogens in poultry production and the consequent need to improve current biosecurity measures in poultry flocks to ensure optimal animal health and welfare. The final chapter considers the main alternatives to antibiotics in preventing zoonoses and other major pathogens in poultry. The chapter reviews the sector’s use of prebiotics and related compounds, as well as the beneficial effects of their use.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - Zoonoses affecting poultry: the case of Campylobacter: Tom J. Humphrey and Lisa K Williams, Swansea University, UK; 1 Introduction2 Campylobacter in poultry3 Control measures in poultry4 Campylobacter as a pathogen rather than a commensal of poultry5 Conclusions6 Future trends7 Where to look for further information8 References Chapter 2 - Gastrointestinal diseases of poultry: causes and nutritional strategies for prevention and control: Raveendra R. Kulkarni, North Carolina State University, USA; Khaled Taha-Abdelaziz, University of Guelph, Canada and Beni-Suef University, Egypt; and Bahram Shojadoost, Jake Astill and Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph, Canada; 1 Introduction2 Gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases3 Nutritional interventions4 Conclusion and future trends5 Where to look for further information6 References Chapter 3 - Disease management in poultry flocks: Peter Groves, University of Sydney, Australia; 1 Introduction2 Disease investigation techniques3 Preventative measures4 Monitoring of poultry health and performance5 Management of sick birds6 Emergency disease occurrence7 Future trends and conclusion8 Where to look for further information9 References Chapter 4 - Improving biosecurity in poultry flocks: Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt and Manon Racicot, Université de Montréal, Canada; Mattias Delpont, École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse, France; 1 Introduction2 Reducing sources of contamination3 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination4 The most common viral pathogens in pig production5 The most common parasitic pathogens in pig production6 Case studies7 Summary8 Future trends9 Where to look for further information10 References Chapter 5 - Alternatives to antibiotics in preventing zoonoses and other pathogens in poultry: prebiotics and related compounds: Steven C. Ricke, University of Arkansas, USA, A.V.S. Perumalla, Kerry, USA and Navam. S. Hettiarachchy, University of Arkansas, USA; 1 Introduction2 Beneficial effects of prebiotics: general mechanisms of action3 Non-digestible carbohydrates as prebiotics4 Fructooligosaccharides5 Yeast-derived components and mannan derivatives as pro- and prebiotics6 Galactooligosaccharide and isomaltooligosaccharide7 Guar gum as a potential prebiotic source8 Synbiotics: combining pre- and probiotics for enhanced nutritional supplements9 Summary and conclusions10 Where to look for further information11 References

About the Author :
Dr. Steven C. Ricke is the Director of the Center for Food Safety at the University of Arkansas (UA) and is a faculty member of the Dept. of Food Science and Cellular and Molecular Graduate program. He received the Poultry Sci. Assoc. (PSA) Research Award in 1999, American Egg Board award in 2006 and the PSA Evonik Award for Achievement in Poultry Science in 2019. He was honored as a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Faculty Fellow in 2002 and the Division of Agriculture - UA John White Outstanding Research Award in 2012. He served as co-founder and former President of the Arkansas Association of Food Protection (AAFP). He was named an AAFP Fellow in 2015, a PSA Fellow in 2017, an International for Food Protection Fellow and University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Distinguished Alumni in 2019. He was selected as an American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer and served from 2015 to 2017.