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Poultry Digest 1995 Annual Index For those readers of POULTRY DIGEST who save every issue to form a continuous library of poultry production information, the following monthly breakdown of our indexing should be helpful in locating articles and desired information. Management— Breeding and Hatching —Health seminar covers diseases, management —Infectious bronchitis, coryza increasing problems Breeder feeding— —Clean-out practices for broiler houses —Weeds a hazard next to poultry houses —Breeders don’t benefit from excess protein —Cooling water improved broiler performance —Feed dilution improved hen uniformity —Arenaviruses causing some losses in chicks —Older broiler breeders can be fed low protein —Bacterial blend tested for salmonellae control —Protein, lysine needs of broiler breeder hens —Antibody level protection against IBD evaluated —Broiler breeders do well on low protein diet —Swollen head syndrome has multiple causes Breeder management— —Anticoccidials did not interfere with immunity —Immunity in old and new broiler strains compared —Managing breeders for efficiency —Causes of runting in broiler flocks —Foot problems greater on treated slat floors —Cage brooded broilers with floor grow-out —Evaluation of vaccines for breeders ........0.00. e.e e.e e-ee e Mar P-14 —Seasonal and broiler drinker system effects ENA OACS A ICKINBIONIDE o-oo! gis.5 5s hare aie ka ote etelo ace!t heM ar P-26 —Vitamin D deficiency affects immune response —Nesting material for breeder hens .........c.ec.e .ee0 ee. e ee Mar P-51 —Broiler labor efficiency has made great changes —Rate of hatch for nest clean eggs was higher —Live haul effects on processed broilers —Freezes dead birds, shreds to compost —The good and bad of stress —Fire truck cools breeder house —Chopped computer paper as a litter material —Staphylococcosis in broiler breeders ........0..0. e.ee. e.ee Jul P-12 —Stress in handling broilers —More aggression under skip-a-day —Recycled newspaper litter —Plank keeps male birds out of feeder —Humidity and water intake —Common stress causes in broiler breeders —Broiler health not improved by perches —Heat-stressed male birds caused lower fertility —May pay to salvage chicks with rickets —Presently used pullorum tests are accurate —Coccidiosis vaccination via intra-yolk sac —CWT Farms devotes breeder house to research —Coccidiosis vaccines may help breeders Eggs Hatchery— —Shell quality, breeder age affect hatchability Economic factors— —Bar coding starts with hatching eggs —Rearing environment affects layers slightly —Ultra-violet light disinfects hatching eggs —Scientists present data on layer housing, temperature —Effects of holding chicks in hatcher for 24 hours MOETAMIING bisa WSC areas OE Ubag Santee erehe un wee acet ara Soue a Apr P-34 —Ways to improve hatchability one percent Sep P-20 —Reduced ammonia adds to weeks of high lay —Ways to measure hatcher air contamination studied ............. —Egg use up because there are more eggs —Earlier transfer of eggs to hatcher helped hatch —Layer traits are still improving —Turkey hatchery survey results —Large eggs, less yolk —Gap between brown-egg and white-egg layers closed Broilers Egg shells— —Calcium lactate in water helped eggshell quality Environment— Feeding— —Ceiling fans reduce total energy use Mar P-12 —Reducing nutrition at end of laying cycle —Acclimatization cut nicarbazin toxicity Sep P-11 —Direct-fed microbials aid layer performance Feeding— —Ways to reduce layer feed costs —Enzyme and rice bran —Reducing nutrition at end of growing cycle —Feather meal in molt feed —High-oil corn improved broiler body weight —Fermentation residues —Lysine needs of male and female broilers —Whole wheat for layers —Blended animal-vegetable fats for broiler feeds —Spent hen meal for layers —Additives can reduce aflatoxin effects .................2000e Aug P-10 —Acute sulfur toxicity in broilers Health— —Low protein breeder diets did not harm broilers —Layer hepatitis cause unknown —Effects of early feed restriction on broilers —Defatted rice bran as broiler feed diluent Management— —Feeder lids for broilers —Molt procedure affects salmonellae infection 48 POULTRY DIGEST DECEMBER 1995 Poultry Digest 1995 Annual Index For those readers of POULTRY DIGEST who save every issue to form a continuous library of poultry production information, the following monthly breakdown of our indexing should be helpful in locating articles and desired information. Management— Breeding and Hatching —Health seminar covers diseases, management —Infectious bronchitis, coryza increasing problems Breeder feeding— —Clean-out practices for broiler houses —Weeds a hazard next to poultry houses —Breeders don’t benefit from excess protein —Cooling water improved broiler performance —Feed dilution improved hen uniformity —Arenaviruses causing some losses in chicks —Older broiler breeders can be fed low protein —Bacterial blend tested for salmonellae control —Protein, lysine needs of broiler breeder hens —Antibody level protection against IBD evaluated —Broiler breeders do well on low protein diet —Swollen head syndrome has multiple causes Breeder management— —Anticoccidials did not interfere with immunity —Immunity in old and new broiler strains compared —Managing breeders for efficiency —Causes of runting in broiler flocks —Foot problems greater on treated slat floors —Cage brooded broilers with floor grow-out —Evaluation of vaccines for breeders ........0.00. e.e e.e e-ee e Mar P-14 —Seasonal and broiler drinker system effects ENA OACS A ICKINBIONIDE o-oo! gis.5 5s hare aie ka ote etelo ace!t heM ar P-26 —Vitamin D deficiency affects immune response —Nesting material for breeder hens .........c.ec.e .ee0 ee. e ee Mar P-51 —Broiler labor efficiency has made great changes —Rate of hatch for nest clean eggs was higher —Live haul effects on processed broilers —Freezes dead birds, shreds to compost —The good and bad of stress —Fire truck cools breeder house —Chopped computer paper as a litter material —Staphylococcosis in broiler breeders ........0..0. e.ee. e.ee Jul P-12 —Stress in handling broilers —More aggression under skip-a-day —Recycled newspaper litter —Plank keeps male birds out of feeder —Humidity and water intake —Common stress causes in broiler breeders —Broiler health not improved by perches —Heat-stressed male birds caused lower fertility —May pay to salvage chicks with rickets —Presently used pullorum tests are accurate —Coccidiosis vaccination via intra-yolk sac —CWT Farms devotes breeder house to research —Coccidiosis vaccines may help breeders Eggs Hatchery— —Shell quality, breeder age affect hatchability Economic factors— —Bar coding starts with hatching eggs —Rearing environment affects layers slightly —Ultra-violet light disinfects hatching eggs —Scientists present data on layer housing, temperature —Effects of holding chicks in hatcher for 24 hours MOETAMIING bisa WSC areas OE Ubag Santee erehe un wee acet ara Soue a Apr P-34 —Ways to improve hatchability one percent Sep P-20 —Reduced ammonia adds to weeks of high lay —Ways to measure hatcher air contamination studied ............. —Egg use up because there are more eggs —Earlier transfer of eggs to hatcher helped hatch —Layer traits are still improving —Turkey hatchery survey results —Large eggs, less yolk —Gap between brown-egg and white-egg layers closed Broilers Egg shells— —Calcium lactate in water helped eggshell quality Environment— Feeding— —Ceiling fans reduce total energy use Mar P-12 —Reducing nutrition at end of laying cycle —Acclimatization cut nicarbazin toxicity Sep P-11 —Direct-fed microbials aid layer performance Feeding— —Ways to reduce layer feed costs —Enzyme and rice bran —Reducing nutrition at end of growing cycle —Feather meal in molt feed —High-oil corn improved broiler body weight —Fermentation residues —Lysine needs of male and female broilers —Whole wheat for layers —Blended animal-vegetable fats for broiler feeds —Spent hen meal for layers —Additives can reduce aflatoxin effects .................2000e Aug P-10 —Acute sulfur toxicity in broilers Health— —Low protein breeder diets did not harm broilers —Layer hepatitis cause unknown —Effects of early feed restriction on broilers —Defatted rice bran as broiler feed diluent Management— —Feeder lids for broilers —Molt procedure affects salmonellae infection 48 POULTRY DIGEST DECEMBER 1995 Annual Index Continued from page 48 —Shed of SE in eggs is studied —Today’s poultry oils need more linoleic acid —Prevent nesting Of Mite Carriers... 2. ce ee Se ein eels Feb P-43 —Enzyme improved barley and sunflower-based feeds —Calcium lack not advised for pullets in early lay —Salmonellae growth in pooled eggs varies —Composting cage layer manure with poultry litter —Recent poultry nutrition advances —Feather pecking in: caged layers ...0.22s. cec.e se.es .ee a ces May P-35 —What to check when egg production drops —Feather pecking in aviary house —Chromium and selenium —tIncreasing egg size in pullet flocks —Thyroid hormone activity —Cage population and layer performance —New from Europe: “Dietetic Feedstuffs” —Grow pullets under controlled lighting —Functional feedstuffs guarantees —New AVMA position on force molting —By-product meal from enzyme-treated carcasses —Overpull in candling eggs can be costly —Litter suppressed nemataodes Dec P-32 —Select for shell weight after 40 weeks of age —Nutrition Symposium Dec P-38 —Earlier onset of lay and cage fatigue —Still a place for beak trimming Housing and Equipment —Cage space and feeder space of brown-egg layers —Eggshell quality a stress indicator Environment— Feeds and Feeding —Cleanout practices for broiler houses —Temperature variations within laying house Feeding breeders— Equipment— -—Feed dilution improved breeder hen uniformity —Cage system design greatly improved —Protein, lysine needs of broiler breeder hens Miscellaneous— —Feed nutrient dilution for female breeders —Weeds a hazard next to poultry houses Feeding broilers— —Scientists present data on layer housing —Lysine needs of male and female broilers —Blended animal-vegetable fats for broiler feeds Management —Defatted rice bran as broiler feed diluent —Phosphorus bioavailability varies in cereal grains Broilers— —ldeal amino acid profile —Broiler labor efficiency has made great chanages —Lysine requirements —NMaryland amino acid levels Diseases——Salmonellae risk reduction possible Feeding layers— —Prevent nesting of mite carriers —Reducing nutrition at end of growing, laying cycle Feb P-14 —Saleable carcass weight increased by antibiotic —Ways to reduce layer feed costs Dec P-56 —Cleaning alone not enough to control salmonellae Feeding turkeys— —Copper in feed and water can harm poults Housing— Miscellaneous— —Biosecurity between houses is possible —Use of liquid baits for rodent control —Ducklings refused feed containing mycotoxins —Summer night settings of mixing fan thermostats —Direct microbial product withstood pelleting —Poultry house fan care, maintenance —Scientists talk about bacterial control, feed regimes —Stray voltage on poultry farms —Phosphorus availability in animal proteins —Compact fluorescent lamps have long life —Dietary L-arginine lessens ascites ...............2.220s .e.ee Jun P-8 —Pest management on poultry farms —Vitamin D deficiency affects immune response —Feed mill changes Litter, manure, mortality— —Poultry feeds, feeding: ways to improve profits 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—Dust in bronchitis and turkey air sac —Pennsylvania MG isolates characterized —Infectious bronchitis evolving rapidly —MG infection found in game birds —Diversity of IB strains noted in California Nectotic entgeritis— Cellulitis— —Organism is everywhere —Cellulitis in broilers Salmonellae— Coccidiosis— —ELISA evaluated for S. enteritidis testing —Coccidiosis, necrotic enteritis are diagnosed —Molting hens enhances S. enteritidis infection —Coccidiosis vaccination via intra-yolk sac Spiking mortality— Coryza— —Spiking mortality in young turkeys —AInfectious bronchitis, coryza increasing problems —Spiking mortality-a review —Better infectious coryza vaccines being developed —Spiking mortality solutions-a review —Syndrome reproduced-a review Immune system— Staphylococcosis— —Skin test for immunity accurate —Staphyloccosis in broiler breeders —Innate immune system has three components Tenosynovitis— Infectious bursal disease— —A new rapid test for tenosynovitis —Antibody level protection against IBD evaluated —Bursal disease isolated from darkling beetle Toxins— —IBD threatens continuously —Fumonisin is toxic for young chicks . —Acute sulfur toxicity in broilers Laryngotracheitis— —Mycotoxins more toxic when in combination —LT field outbreaks, circumstances .............0c0eccec aece s Jan P-16 —LT—severe outbreaks on Delmarva Miscellaneous diseases— —Epidemics reemerge-LT —Treatment effective against stunting syndrome —New tumor-like disease emerging Marek’s disease— —New disease threat —Arenavirus causing some losses in broiler chicks —Gangrenous dermatitis cause still a puzzle —NMarek’s increasing again —Chick anemia agent and gangrenous dermatitis —Delmarva Marek’s disease increases .......c.ec.e e.ee. e0ee Jul P-40 —Poultry health field report —New adjuvant may ennance protection against MD —MPF meet focuses on management, health —Managing changed Marek’s disease —Laryngotracheitis: be on alert for International GENERAC PTO Hatchery GENERATORS AND ALTERNATORS Services, Inc. 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Oct P-30 —MPF meet focuses on management, health —Poultry disease review of 1995—Dec P- —Managing stud farms—optimizing toms —Dust in bronchitis and turkey air sac Turkeys —Season affects which airborne fungus prevails —Prelay squatting behavior in turkey breeder hens Diseases— —Keep salmonellae vectors from turkeys —Avian flu predisposes to secondary infections .... —Cross protection factor in pasteurella —Coccidiosis, necrotic enteritis are diagnosed Mar P-50 —Lighting programs for growing turkeys —Bordetella antibody response in turkeys ..........0.0000. e0e e e Apr P-6 —High levels of salt hurt turkey weights —Encephalomacia reported in turkeys ....0.0..0.. ce .ee e.ee eee May P-6 —Salt toxicosis reported in flock of turkeys —Spiking mortality in turkeys —Prolonging incubation of turkey eggs —Cellulitis emerging as turkey disease Miscellaneous— —Poult enteritis common problem Jun P-29 —Roundworms caused low weight in turkeys —M. iowae associated with turkey leg problems ................. Jul P-10 —Live MG vaccines may be beneficial for turkeys —Alphavirus infections emerging in turkeys —ELISA test developed for avian pneumovirus —Spiking mortality syndrome —Turkey hatchery survey results —turkey rhinotracheitis vaccine effective Poults— —Hemorrhagic enteritis in turkeys —Neomycin for colibacillosis Dec P-37 —Turkey breeder age affects poult performance Feb P-10 —New turkey disease-a review Dec P-24 —Copper in feed and water can harm poults —Poult brooding and stress .......... 0... c eee eee e eee eee es May P-20 Feeding— —Rotavirus antibodies in poults studied —Direct microbial product withstood pelleting —Poult enteritis common problem —High energy/high protein improved turkey weights .............. 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