Legal regulations along with the ever-rising demand for poultry products from free-range, ecologic and organic breeding have resulted in an increased prevalence of parasitic diseases in poultry, which cause huge production losses. The probability of infestation is increased by close poultry...

Salmonellosis is the second most important zoonosis in the European Union (EU) countries and worldwide. Although national salmonellosis control programmes have been implemented in the EU for several years at the level of primary production, poultry meat and its products are still considered the...

The prevalence of the bacteria of the genus Salmonella recorded within the scope of the national programmes of salmonellosis control and official sampling in the Republic of Croatia during the 2017-2021 period is described. During the study period, 23,987 samples of broilers from 9,058 flocks;...

Infectious bursal disease is one of the most important diseases in the early age of chicken production, causing losses due to mortality, stunting and selection of chickens, and long-term weakening of the immune mechanisms due to immunosuppression caused by direct damage to immunocompetent cells....

Marek's disease is one of the most widespread diseases of domestic chicken, which leads to significant production losses. The disease is caused by the alphaherpesvirus (genus Mardivirus), which leads to changes in the nerves and visceral organs in the form of infiltration by pleomorphic...

This proceedings contains abstracts of papers from the XIV Scientific and Professional Symposium on the following themes: (1) animal diseases; (2) feeding and technology in poultry production; (3) ecology, welfare and veterinary practice in poultry farming; (4) quality and safety of poultry...

Bacteria of the genus Enterococcus are ubiquitous microflora of the digestive system of humans and animals. The species E. faecalis and E. faecium are most often pathogenic for pet birds. Development of resistance to antimicrobial substances is a significant problem in human and veterinary...

Egg-laying hens are genetically selected in order to enable higher and prolonged production. This inevitably creates conditions that allow impairment of health and emergence of a number of diseases. The mentioned numerous predisposing factors make the basis for the selection of increasingly...

During a short fattening period of around 40 days on average, broiler chickens increase their starting body mass by more than 65 times. Therefore, during intensive broiler fattening, it is not uncommon for farmers to face the problem of collision between their own and production high expectations...

This review paper presents the most common welfare problems of broiler chickens. Contact dermatitis and musculoskeletal disorders that occur due to the fast chicken growth and increase in muscle mass burdening underdeveloped skeletal system are described. The resulting painful conditions make it...