Contents Prelims Section 1 General Overview The Poultry Industry Alan Tinch How to Carry Out a Field Investigation, Lab Tests and Interpretation of Lab Results Mike Alcorn Hygiene and Disinfection in Poultry Management Steven Lister Vaccines and Vaccination Tibor Cserep Antimicrobial Medication Paul McMullin Legislation and Poultry Welfare in the UK Sue Haslam Section 2 Bacterial Diseases Enterobacteriaceae (Non-specific salmonella, specific salmonella (S.pulliorum, S.gallinarum & S.arizonae) and E.coli) Clifford Wray and Robert H Davies Avian pasteurellosis and pasteurella-like organisms (P.multocida, P.gallinarum & P.haemolyticum, Y.psuedotuberculosis and Riemerella anatipestifer) KR Gooderham Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale Paul Van Empel Haemophilus paragalliarun (Fowl Coryza) KH Hinz Bordetella avium (Turkey coryza) GP Wilding Clostridia. Botulism (Cl. botulinum), Ulcerative enteritis (Cl. colinum), Necrotic enteritis (Cl. perfringens) and Gangrenous dermatitis (Cl. septicum and Cl. perfingens) Frank Jordan Staphylococci, Streptocci and Enterococci Joan A Smyth and P T McNamee Campylobacter infections Sarah Evans Avian Mycoplasmosis M.gallisepticum, M.synoviae, M.meleagridis & M.iowae and some other avian mycoplasma Janet M Bradbury Chlamydiosis (Psittacosis/Ornithosis) Zerai Woldehiwet Some other bacterial diseases - Listeria, Pseudomonus, Borrellia, Serpulina (Treponema), Streptobacillus, Moraxella, Erysipelas, Avian TB Frank Jordan Section 3 Viral Diseases Herpesviridae Marek's Disease K Venugopal Infectious Laryngotracheitis R Jones Duck Enteritis Herpesvirus R Gough Retroviridae LN Payne Paramyxoviridae Paramyxovirinae Dennis J Alexander Pneumovirinae R Jones Orthomyxoviridae Dennis J Alexander Poxviridae APA Mockett Coronaviridae Jane Cook Picornaviridae MS McNulty Birnaviridae W. Baxendale Adenoviridae S McNulty and JA Smyth Reoviridae Reoviruses S McNulty and R Jones Rotaviruses R Gough Astroviridae MS McNulty Circoviridae MS McNulty Parvoviridae R Gough Caliciviridae R Gough Arthropod-borne viral diseases I Capua Infectious Stunting Syndrome Rodney Reece Section 4 Fungal Diseases Aspergillosis, Dactylariosis, Candidiasis, Favus and Mycotoxicoses T Brown Section 5 Parasitic Diseases Coccidiosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Histomoniasis and other flagellated protozoa, Leucocytozoonosis, Spirochaetosis, nemotodes of the respiratory and intestinal tract and ectoparasites.AJ Trees Section 6 Diseases of Body Systems Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System BH Thorp Section 7 Other disorders, Poisons and Toxins Nutritional Disorders Patrick Garland Miscellaneous Conditions of Chickens, Turkeys and Ducks (including Cardiovascular Diseases) Mark Pattison and RJ Julian Management in Hot Climates (incl. Heat Stress) Chris Morrow Some Poisons and Toxins Alan Shlosberg Diseases of Game Birds Tom Pennycott Appendices Appendix 1: Useful Data Frank Jordan Appendix 2: Essentials of lab tests Chris Morrow Index
