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.
Chapter 1 - Zoonoses affecting poultry: the case of Campylobacter: Tom J. Humphrey and Lisa K Williams, Swansea University, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Campylobacter in poultry 3 Control measures in poultry 4 Campylobacter as a pathogen rather than a commensal of poultry 5 Conclusions 6 Future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 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 Introduction 2 Gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases 3 Nutritional interventions 4 Conclusion and future trends 5 Where to look for further information 6 References Chapter 3 - Disease management in poultry flocks: Peter Groves, University of Sydney, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Disease investigation techniques 3 Preventative measures 4 Monitoring of poultry health and performance 5 Management of sick birds 6 Emergency disease occurrence 7 Future trends and conclusion 8 Where to look for further information 9 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 Introduction 2 Reducing sources of contamination 3 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination 4 The most common viral pathogens in pig production 5 The most common parasitic pathogens in pig production 6 Case studies 7 Summary 8 Future trends 9 Where to look for further information 10 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 Introduction 2 Beneficial effects of prebiotics: general mechanisms of action 3 Non-digestible carbohydrates as prebiotics 4 Fructooligosaccharides 5 Yeast-derived components and mannan derivatives as pro- and prebiotics 6 Galactooligosaccharide and isomaltooligosaccharide 7 Guar gum as a potential prebiotic source 8 Synbiotics: combining pre- and probiotics for enhanced nutritional supplements 9 Summary and conclusions 10 Where to look for further information 11 References
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.
