Poultry Abstracts is a fully searchable abstracts database of internationally published research on all aspects of poultry production, from fertilization and embryology to slaughter and meat processing, consumption and marketing.

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Breeding and production

All aspects of poultry breeding, husbandry, rearing and production are covered, including

• • • – assessment of nutritive value of feedstuffs and their digestibility

    – breed evaluations

  • – egg production and quality

  – general nutrition

• • – feed formulations
  • – feeding methods

  – feeding requirements

• • – genetic engineering

  – growth and development

• • – genetics, reproduction and embryology including animal breeding methods

  – meat production

• – molecular genetics

Diseases and health

All aspects of poultry health and diseases are covered, including

• • – anatomy

  – bacteria such as Escherichia, Salmonella and Mycoplasma

• • – biochemistry
• • • – immunology

    – nutritional and metabolic disorders

  – parasites

• – pharmacology
• – physiology
• • • – toxicology

    – viral diseases such as Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis and Marek’s disease

Economics

All aspects of economics involved in poultry production, including

• • – economic policy
• • • – management of poultry businesses

    – products, including rural and developing country production

• – supply and demand and price trends for poultry production
• – veterinary and health economics

Housing and equipment

All aspects of housing and equipment, including

• • • – cages and floor systems

    – climate and pollution control

  • – ergonomics
  • – incubators

  – legislation and regulations

• – litter
• • – slaughter and processing machinery

  – ventilation

Poultry products

A wide area of coverage, including

• • – freezing and cooking
• – post-abattoir processing and manufacture
• • – risks for human consumption of poultry meat and eggs

Poultry wastes

Covering aspects of wastes and effluents produced by poultry and by industrial processing of poultry products, including

• • – abattoir wastes
• • – food processing wastes

  – manures

• – slurries
• – waste disposal

Other aspects

Recently published conferences, annual reports and books on any aspect of poultry production are included. Plus, papers on miscellaneous aspects such as

• – ecology and monitoring of wild avian species closely related to those commonly regarded as major poultry species
• • – wild game population control

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    Welfare and behaviour

    Covering all areas, including

    • • – communication and learning
      • – feeding behaviour

      – reproductive behaviour

    • – legislation and control
    • • • – provision of enrichment for poultry

        – stress-related behaviour in different environments

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