Ducks reared with techniques adapted to specific environments can do much to improve the family diet of many of the neediest rural families, at the same time supplying a regular source of income. The purpose of this work is to bring together as fully and objectively as possible all the available data on duck husbandry, health and production. It is also intended as a contribution to the preparation and execution of duck development programs, particularly in hot developing countries. Here, you will find a wealth of information about duck breeds, management, breeding, breeding problems, housing,...

Turkey reared with techniques adapted to specific environment can do much improve to improve the family diet of the many of neediest rural families, at the same time supplying a regular source of income. The purpose of this work is to bring together as fully and objectively as possible all the available data on turkey health, husbandry and production. Here, you will find a wealth of information about turkey breeds, reproduction, management, breeding, feeding, nutrition requirements, housing, equipments, ventilation, anatomy and physiology of different turkey as well as the diseases prevention...

The diseases affecting poultry can be either nutritional, metabolic and or infectious. The infectious diseases that caused by infectious agents, can exert damaging and sometimes immediate negative effects on the profitability of commercial operations. A disease can spread rapidly among chickens kept together in a cage or house. In an intensive system, we place a great deal of pressure on the chickens to grow fast and to lay many eggs. This situation can cause disease to spread resulting ina lot of damage and losses. An adequate disease prevention program is essential to a profitable...

Having an effective cleaning and disinfection program is a crucial step in every poultry biosecurity program. A cleaning and disinfection program should be instituted after a poultry building has been depopulated and before restocking occurs on the farm. The main purpose of a cleaning and disinfection program is to reduce the number of pathogens in the environment. By reducing pathogen numbers, we can reduce the potential for diseases to occur in our poultry flock and in turn keep your flocks healthy. There are several types of disinfectants, and the one chosen should be effective against the...

Biosecurity is a practice designed to prevent tge spread of diseases onto your farm. It is accomplished by maintaining the facility in such a way that there is minimal traffic of biological organisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi, etc.) across its borders. Biosecurity is the cheapest, most effective means of disease control available. No disease prevention program will work without it. Modern biosecurity techniqes are a key element in disease control, providing a healthier environment for your livestock. An outbreak of a bird disease could not only harm or kill your birds, it could spread quickly...

The rodentia is by far the largest mammalian order; nearly half of all mammal species are rodents. They are worldwide in distribution and are found in almost every terrestrial and fresh water habitat. Rodents bite more than 45,000 people each year. Rodents contaminate and destroy enough food and feed. The close proximity of these rodents to human and animals habitation means that they can spread and transmit diseases which affect human and animals. They also damage containers, doors, wall materials, cooling pads, electrical wires, .etc. A successuful rodent control strategies typically...

A parasite is a living organism that lives upon or within another organism, known as the host. Parasites that feed or live on the body surface of the host animal are called ectoparasites. Most of them are arthropods with jointed legs and an exo-skeleton. Ectoparasites infestation affects the health of the host animals in several ways. Ectoparasites tend to be a more serious problems in dried areas. Various ectoparasites are found wherever animals are raised and caused severe economic damages. Here, you will find a wealth of information about the biology of ectoparasites, ectoparasites...