LOHMANN INFORMATION
Summary Salmonella is one of the major sources of food-borne disease in humans. Contaminated eggs still cause high numbers of cases of human salmonellosis. Vaccination of poultry flocks against Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium is an important part of the biosecurity and hygiene programs to prevent infection in the first place. The new combined homologous […]
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Patterns and dynamics of egg production in sub-regions of Europe
Introduction ITo comply with EU regulations, less than 15 months are left until the January 2012 deadline, at which time all conventional cages must be replaced by enriched cages or non-cage systems. While egg producers in some countries are still hoping for an extension of the transition period, the changes during the past two decades […]
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Epidemiological relationship between Salmonella Infantis isolates of human and broiler origin
Summary Salmonella (S.) Infantis infections in humans transmitted by food are increasingly observed around the world. S. Infantis strains from several origins isolated between 2002 and 2009 were subtyped by phage typing and macrorestriction analysis (MRA). It was found that the 617 S. Infantis isolates investigated belonged to 47 defined phage-types and the 255 isolates […]
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Genetic evaluation of pure-line and cross-line performance in layers
Summary Drinking water for animals is a feedstuff and the most important nutrient. A shortage of water in the organism quickly leads to a decrease in feed consumption, a reduction in growth, disturbances in metabolism and finally to death. Biological and chemical ingredients can affect the health of the animals and the consumer. The importance […]
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European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics: international collaboration to face future needs
Summary The European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics (EMABG) is a two-year MSc program provided by six EU university groups with an active training and research program in the field of animal breeding and genetics. The EMABG is a response to the need of highly qualified graduates in the internationally operating area of breeding […]
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The role of livestock production for a growing world population*
Introduction The science which the participants of this World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production engage in and the science frontiers they are pushing forward are extremely important to the wellbeing of mankind. Innovative breeding and reproductive technologies in livestock production are as fundamental for global food security as is plant breeding. This presentation […]
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Present status of the world goat populations and their productivity
Summary This article offers information on the present status of goat populations and their productivity. The overview discusses number of goats in different parts of the world as well as the top countries having goats. The article also reviews the status of goat milk and meat production over the globe. In addition, breeding objectives and […]
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Selection of laying hens for improved consistency excreta
Summary The European Master in Animal Breeding and Genetics (EMABG) is a two-year MSc program provided by six EU university groups with an active training and research program in the field of animal breeding and genetics. The EMABG is a response to the need of highly qualified graduates in the internationally operating area of breeding […]
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100 Years Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI)
The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, which celebrated its centennial this month, may have been relatively unknown to many colleagues in the global animal industry before German reunion about 20 years ago and the more recent global concern about HPAI. However, it represents the world’s oldest virus research institute and has performed research […]
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