Projects

The overall aim of this project is to provide the poultry sector a farm-specific heat action plan. To reduce heat stress, various measures are advised, from the adaptation of management and feed techniques towards the application of climate control. This kind of recommendations were always valuable, but due to climate change and increasing frequencies of heat waves, more efforts are necessary ...

Kenya’s poultry industry is linked to transmission of antimicrobial resistance genes and resistant pathogens between animals and humans. Despite existing policies for food safety, sustainable interventions applicable to different poultry production systems are lacking. This study will evaluate prevalence of AMR in E. coli and Salmonella, antimicrobial use and risk factors, and model utility of potential interventions in different production ...

The overall goal of this LA pathway is to provide the poultry sector with a farm-specific heat action plan for maintaining optimal health and welfare in their poultry without sacrificing technical results and return on investment.

The project aims at testing a noval compound against respiratory disease in poultry. The compound will be tested botn in vitro and in vivo using the model pathogen Chlamydia psittaci

Poultry sector is one of the main agricultural production systems in Europe, providing 15.2 million tonnes of poultry meat and over 7.5 million tonnes of eggs in 2018, with a 21.2 billion euro turnover in poultry meat in 2015 and 960 million euro worth of eggs in 2016. It is also a very sensitive sector regarding epidemics, that can impact the sector economics (e.g. 2015 and 2017 episodes of Avian Influenza) and also foodborne pathogens ...

The unicellular protozoan parasite Histomonas (H.) meleagridis, which belongs to the family Monocercomonadidae and class Trichomonaida, causes histomoniasis, also known as Blackhead disease. H. meleagridis is an anaerobic protozoan parasite with flagellated (8–15 mcm) and amoeboid (8–30 mcm) forms. This disease can affect turkeys, chickens, pheasants, and a variety of other gallinaceous birds. Chickens are usually asymptomatic carriers, where ...

Poultry production contributes significantly to Ethiopian farmers' livelihoods and the national economy. It is an essential source of domestic food and nutrition security while providing income for nearly 80% of Ethiopians. However, poultry production is constrained by several infectious diseases which lead to high mortality and morbidity of chickens, high medication costs, and loss in production and market. It can also pose a risk to public ...