Turkey Health Newsletter

NEW TRENDS IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION

Turkey Health features the latest thinking and techniques for managing challenging diseases in turkeys. The newsletter also provides ideas for optimizing nutrition and bird performance.

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Issue 9

Featured articles
Better disease control boosts flock performance
Disease control is essential in any turkey barn if producers are to achieve optimal flock performance. Compared to conventional flocks, antibiotic-free (ABF) flocks need heightened litter management and biosecurity measures, as well as barn and water sanitation.

Coccidiosis vaccination benefits ABF and conventional flocks
Whether turkeys are raised by conventional means or in an antibiotic-free (ABF) system, it’s imperative to protect them from coccidiosis.

Antibiotic-free birds account for over 2% of turkey production
About 6 million of the 270 million turkeys produced in the US are antibiotic-free, organic birds, representing about 2.3% of the total number of turkeys produced in this country, says Dr. Michael Hulet of Pennsylvania State University.

Expert advice: Coryza requires rigorous clean-up
Farms with turkey coryza need to implement rigorous clean-up procedures to help prevent infection of clean, incoming flocks, advises Dr. John Radu, senior technical service manager with Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.

Health check

Reovirus is documented in turkey poults with myocarditis

Footbath linked to increased salmonella risk in French study

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