Instant Insights: Managing Bacterial Diseases of Poultry

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 taken from: Ricke, S. C. (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat - Volume 1: Safety, quality and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2016, (ISBN 978 1 78676 064 7)

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 taken from: Ricke, S. C. (ed.), Improving gut health in poultry, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 304 4)

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 taken from: Applegate, T. (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat - Volume 3: Health and welfare, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 072 2)

Chapter 4 - Improving biosecurity in poultry flocks: Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt and Manon Racicot, Universite de Montreal, Canada; Mattias Delpont, Ecole nationale veterinaire 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 taken from: de Wit, S. (ed.), Optimising poultry flock health, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 78676 887 2)

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

Chapter taken from: Ricke, S. C. (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat - Volume 1: Safety, quality and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2016, (ISBN 978 1 78676 064 7)