Viral diseases entail great losses to the poultry industry as they can reduce flock performance, productivity and profits without appearing as overt clinical diseases. Viruses can cause primary tissue damage and open the gates for other infectious agents (bacteria, mycoplasmas...). Therefore, effective biosecurity measures and vaccination programs are required to maintain a healthy immune status within the flock. This handy and rigorous book is focused on the main viral infections in poultry farming and includes the most updated information as well as numerous graphic resources (high-quality images, graphs, flow charts) to better understand the content. The book has been written by an author with a wide experience in the study of these infections and their management and control in the field. Its format makes the contents more understandable and accessible to readers.
Author:
Emmanuel Baraza Sasita
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Laboratory Technology and MSc in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, both from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Makerere University (Uganda). He is currently pursuing his PhD studies in virology. He has recently published an article on the prevalence of infectious bursal disease in local chickens in the area of Kampala (Uganda). In addition, he works as an academic writer, editor and reviewer. He works for academic and research writers based in the USA and the UK and reviews manuscripts for the journal Microbiology Research International www.netjournals.org). He is also currently working on a project about contagious caprine pleuropneumonia at the International Livestock Research Institute.
Table of contents:
Introduction
Viral infections
1. Avian encephalomyelitis
2. Avian influenza
3. Avian leucosis
4. Duck viral hepatitis
5. Duck virus enteritis
6. Egg drop syndrome
7. Equine encephalomyelitis
8. Fowlpox
9. Infectious bronchitis
10. Infectious bursal disease
11. Infectious laryngotracheitis
12. Marek’s disease
13. Newcastle disease
14. Swollen head syndrome
15. Viral arthritis
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