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August 2016No 33
Newsletter of the World Veterinary Poultry Association
ContentsPresident’s message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Come to Manila! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
International symposium on turkey diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
WVPA Young Poultry Veterinarian . . . . . . . . . 5
Branch reports: Canada, Hungary . . . . . . . . . 7
Branch reports: Iraq, Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Branch reports: Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Branch reports: Korea, Kenya, Macedonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Branch reports: Nigeria, UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Branch reports: USA, Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Branch reports: Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hungarian interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Avian Pathology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Genotypic characterisation of reovirus . 17
Olaf Swarbrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
WVPA XXth Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Quick quiz: how much do you know about the WVPA? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Diary of meetings 2016/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
National contacts for WVPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Visit: www.wvpa.netFor more information on the association, membership, grants andawards, publications, meetings and links to related websites
Editor – Charles Hofacre
This message comes to you nine months into my term of office and I nowhave a better insight into this important role. One thing that has becomemore and more obvious over the years is that the strength of ourassociation lies in the wide variety of nationalities and cultures it contains,coupled to the diversity in its members’ interests, be they academic,research, practice, regulatory or industry based. This presents your officerswith one of their greatest challenges, because within each of these fivegroupings there is a further diversity of interests, views and opinions andif you hybridise these with the cultures and nationalities you get a veryinteresting and challenging scenario.
This is further compounded by continent and the relative maturity of thepoultry industry in each of these. I have been extremely fortunate with myunique career in that it has given me a great insight into all sectors of thepoultry veterinary world and parts of the geographical world. When itcomes to WVPA, this helps in understanding the differing aspirations of,for example, younger Asian and African veterinarians compared to theneeds of their more senior brothers and sisters in Europe and America.These do vary and, unless WVPA can find a way of continuing to satisfy allits members, there could soon be the worrying possibility of fragmentationlooming on the horizon.
So, what are we doing about it? We listen, we hear, we analyse and we tryto find a way forward that satisfies the vast majority of members. In doingthis, we must never lose sight of the fact that without the industry therewould be no poultry veterinarians or research and without these therewould be no need for academics and researchers! This being the case, I seeWVPA as a great networking forum in which each faction can educate andinform the others about its aspirations, needs, challenges and problemsbecause, with a better understanding of each other, the big machine of thepoultry veterinary world will run more smoothly and positively.
Personally, I hope to be able to look back on my term in office and say ‘I left the poultry veterinary world as a more cohesive unit whoseconstituents better understand each other’! The only regret is that I will notbe able to stand by Trevor Bagust’s side when saying this as this wouldreally be the culmination of our combined presidencies.
Nigel Horrox
President’s message
Following on from the first two successfulWVPA Asia Meetings that were held inThailand in 2012 and 2014, the 3rd WVPAAsia Meeting will be held on 20-21st October2016 in Manila, the Philippines and will behosted by The Philippines College of PoultryPractitioners (WVPA’s national branch in thatcountry).
The venue is the Crowne Plaza ManilaGalleria Hotel and accommodation isavailable in this and nearby hotels. Themeeting follows the format that was used forthe last meeting with speakers from our Goldand Platinum supporters making up theprogramme on the first day, with the secondday being made up of papers from membersand academia/research.
Diseases covered on the first day will includecoccidiosis, Gumboro disease, Newcastledisease, colibacillosis, necrotic enteritis andmycotoxicoses, with other speakersdiscussing the use of ELISAs, vaccination andintestinal morphology and immunity.
The first day concludes with the 3rd AsianAvian Pathology Lecture entitled ‘Recentadvances on Newcastle disease virus’, whichwill be presented by Professor Datin PadukaDr Aini Ideris from the Universiti PutraMalaysia in Malaysia.
On the second day members and academiawill share their experiences in a variety ofareas including antibiotics, chicken anaemiavirus, MRSA, avian malaria, red mite,leucosis and ruptured tracheal rings.
This WVPA Asia Meeting will also host thepresentation of the 5th WVPA-Zoetis YoungPoultry Veterinarian Award and the 2ndWVPA-Merial Innovation in VaccinationAward.
As previously, this meeting is providing TWOfree registrations and $US250 travel grants to
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Preview of th
DAY 1 Thursday 20th October 2016
7:30 Registration Opens
8:50 Opening Ceremony
9:20
Evaluation of protection provided by live or live and inactivated Newcastle vaccination programs against velogenic Newcastle disease virus genotype VII challenge in studies with SPF chicken or commercial layers
Andreas Herrmann, Merial, France
9:40Lifetime of immunity against avian coccidiosis: immune modulation by the use of anadjuvanted solvent Martina Dardi, Hipra, Spain
10:00The importance of shedding reduction for the modern poultry industry
Christophe Cazaban, Ceva, France
10:20 Break
10:50The use of biomarkers in the battle against mycotoxicosis in poultry
Astrid Koppenol, Impextraco, Belgium
11:10The potential of novel non-antibiotic growth promoter and its efficacy on Clostridium perfringens in broilers Maximillian Sim, Amlan, Malaysia
11:30Coccidiosis control: new trends and old revolutions
Koen De Gussem, Huvepharma, Belgium
11:50Trends and advanced strategies in mycotoxin risk management
Justin Tan, Biomin, Singapore
12:10 Lunch
1:20 Presentation of the WVPA-Zoetis Young Veterinarian Award
1:30New and evolving trends in anticoccidial program planning
Aurelio G. Tayao, Elanco, Philippines
1:50Use and economics of ELISA in prevention of disease
Bart van Leerdam, Biochek, Netherlands
2:10Understanding and utilizing mucosal immunity in vaccination programmes
Chris Morrow, Bioproperties, Australia
2:30An innovative approach to control colibacillosis in poultry
James Kim, Zoetis, China
2:50 Break
3:20The positive effect of butyrate on intestinal morphology and immunity
Valentine Van Hamme, Impextraco, Belgium
3:40Effective control of Gumboro infection in the broiler industry
Jessica Lee, Ceva, Malaysia
4:00Performance of a live attenuated vaccine against avian coccidiosis under Asianfield conditions Jorge Villa, Hipra, Spain
4:20A vHVT-IBD vaccine: an effective tool for maintaining the integrity of the chicken’simmune system and improving production performances
Yuen-Fun Phang, Merial, Malaysia
4:403rd Asian Avian Pathology Lecture
Introduced by Prof. Richard Jones, Chairman of the Houghton Trust"Recent advances on Newcastle disease virus"
Presented by Professor Datin Paduka Dr Aini Ideris, Dept Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Followed by Networking Reception
Gold Supporters
Silver Supporters
Bronze Supporters Heritage Veterinary Corporation
assist two members of each Asian Branch ofWVPA, to attend this meeting. Officers of thebranches involved are responsible forselecting the recipients of this grant from theircountries and enquiries should be directed tothem in the first instance.
For further information please refer towww.wvpa.net or contact Mildred Esquillo
in the Philippines:[email protected]
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Come to Manila! he 3rd WVPA Asia Meeting
DAY 2 Friday 21st October 2016
9:00Global updates on the responsible use of antibiotics in veterinary medicine
Shabbir Simjee, Elanco Animal Health, UK
9:15Report on the first introduction and spread of avian influenza H9N2 in Morocco
Mohammed EL Houadfi, Agronomy and Veterinary institute, Morocco
9:30Diagnostics and vaccines against poultry viral disease: current status and futureprospects Abdul Rahman Omar, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
9:45Class I lentogenic Newcastle disease virus experimental evolution in vivo and virulence-related quasispecies detection by ultra-deep-pyrosequencing
Chunchun Meng, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
10:00Marked decrease in egg production due to chicken anemia virus and avian adenovirus infection in a commercial layer farm in eastern Japan
Hiromitsu Katoh, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines
10:15Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of poultry origin – an awakening future epidemic of zoonotic importance
Iqra Zaheer, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
10:30 Break
11:00 Presentation of the 2nd WVPA-Merial Innovation in Vaccination Award
11:15Prevention of avian malaria in domestic birds within the UK
Clive Madeiros, West Bar Veterinary Hospital Ltd, UK
11:30The role of eubiotics in poultry production
Rolando A. Valientes, DSM Nutritional Products Philippines, Inc., Philippines
11:45Thiametoxam (a pesticide): hemato-biochemical effects of sublethal doses in broilerchicks
Shafia Tehseen Gul, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
12:00Marek’s disease in a vaccinated broiler breeding flock during its peak egg-laying period inChina Aijian Qin, Yangzhou University, China
12:15Case report ruptured cartilaginous tracheal rings: an infectious laryngotracheitis infectionlesion? Renato R. Rollan, Independent Poultry Consultant, Philippines
12:30 Lunch
1:30Pathological investigation of diseases in broiler chicken at Rajshahi district of Bangladesh
Md. Jalal Uddin Sarder, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
1:45Complete genome characteristics of genotype VI and VII velogenic Newcastle diseasevirus Dennis Umali, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines
2:00Prevention strategies of poultry red mite with diatomaceous earth and liquid silica coatedon the cage in South Korea JongUng Yoon, Biogenoci Co.Ltd., South Korea
2:15Membrane-associated GRP78 helps subgroup J Avian Leukosis Virus enter cells
Lin Wang, Yangzhou University, China
2:30Results of the 2015 Bacterial Enteritis Global Impact Assessment Survey
Aurelio G.Tayao, Elanco Animal Health, Philippines
2:45 Break
3:00Words from the President of WVPA and announcement
of venue for next meeting (2018)
3:30Antiviral and immunomodulatory effects of a mixture of essential oils in broiler chicks ex-perimentally infected with Newcastle disease virus
Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
3:45Evaluation of protection provided by a live HVT-vectored IBD vaccine against virulentchallenges with classic IBDV, vvIBDV or IBDV variant E type and assessment of viralshedding in a study with SPF chicken Andreas Herrmann, Merial, France
4:00Characterization of two novel recombinant infectious bronchitis virus isolates from China
Haisheng Zhou, Yangzhou University, China
4:15New insights into in vitro and in vivo immunopathogenesis of infectious bronchitis virus793B serotype Rajesh Chhabra, LLR University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, India
4:30Study the vaccination efficacy against avian influenza at Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Md. Hemayatul Islam, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
4:45 Close
Delegates at the 2014 event held in Bangkok,Thailand.
New grants from WVPA
WVPA has recently acquired a new incomestring: its share of the profits from the GlobalCongresses and WVPA Asia Meetings.
As this money has educational sources, ithas been decided to keep these funds ring-fenced and use them for a special educationalpurpose – to provide grants to enable WVPANational Branches to invite an internationalspeaker to one of their meetings.
It was decided to do this, rather than to provide funds to individual members, for tworeasons. Firstly, there is already money available from other sources for this purposeand, secondly, in this way more WVPA members will benefit.
Full details of the scheme will be sent toBranches shortly and they will be able todraw on this fund by the end of the year.
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International Symposium on Turkey Diseases
In cooperation with the World VeterinaryPoultry Association (WVPA), the Institute ofPoultry Diseases at Free University, Berlin,Germany, held the 11th ‘Hafez’ InternationalSymposium on Turkey Diseases, from 26-28thMay 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
The symposium was organised to stimulatethe exchange of current information relatedto turkey diseases and to help focus attentionon specific problems and encourage newapproaches to solve them.
On behalf of the World Turkey Productionand Veterinary Family I was honoured todedicate this international symposium toProf. Dr Aly Fadly (USA) and Prof. Dr H. L.Shivaprasad (USA) for their outstandingcontributions to the pathogenesis, diagnosisand control of turkey diseases.
In this year’s symposium, there were 36 oralpresentations given within seven mainsessions. The first session had six papers thatwere devoted to subjects related to geneticand animal welfare of turkeys. In the secondsession, seven papers aimed at problemsrelated to the diagnosis and control of severalhealth disorders were presented; problems ofantimicrobial resistance were also discussedin this session. The third session containedfive papers that addressed viral intestinaldisorders with emphasis on haemorrhagicenteritis.
In the fourth and fifth sessions, sevenpapers were presented; several viral, bacterialand parasitic diseases such as TurkeyMeningoencephalitis virus, AvianMetapneumovirus and Newcastle disease,
Bordetella avium and Arcobacter andHistomoniasis were discussed.
The sixth session had five papers aimed atOrnithobacterium rhinotracheale. In theseventh session six papers were dedicated toavian influenza.
Over 150 scientists and experts from 19countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile,Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy,Lithuania, Morocco, Russia, Scotland,Slovakia, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, UnitedKingdom and United States of America)attended the symposium.
It is my sincere pleasure to acknowledge allthe speakers for their co-operation andwillingness to share their expertise with theglobal turkey family.
I also wish to use this opportunity toexpress my appreciation to our sponsors. I ammost grateful for their generosity, which wasessential to conduct a symposium with suchbroad participation.
Last but not least, I would like to expressmy gratitude to all individuals who workedin the planning and co-ordination of thisevent, especially the staff of the Institute ofPoultry Diseases at the Free University Berlin.
The next 12th ‘Hafez’ InternationalSymposium on Turkey Diseases will be heldin Berlin, Germany in May/June 2018.
I hope to see you in Berlin.
by Prof. Dr Hafez Mohamed Hafez,Chairman of the Symposium,
Honorary Life President of theWorld Veterinary Poultry Association
Prof. Dr Aly Fadly (above) and Prof. Dr H. L. Shavprasad(below), both with Prof. DrHafez Mohamed Hafez
Inspired by his father who was a VeterinaryAssistant with the Sarawak VeterinaryAuthority, Maximillian Sim graduated withhis Doctor of Veterinary Medicine fromUniversiti Putra Malaysia in 2005.
He started his career with a UK-basednutraceutical company, Meriden AnimalHealth Ltd and travelled around Malaysiaand Asia visiting poultry farms, integratorsand feedmills to introduce the concept ofnatural feed additives to promoting guthealth in poultry production.
Dr Sim then successfully introduced thisconcept to poultry farms across South EastAsia to achieve effective control ofcoccidiosis and necrotic enteritis with theincorporation of natural feed additive andconventional drug therapies using hislanguage skills.
He then assisted in the start up of a British-China joint venture company Meriden(Guangzhou) Biotech Co., Ltd.
He spent two years working with thefounders of the company in building atechnical team and worked with the top 50poultry producers in China introducing theinnovative natural product from Europe aspart of his effort in promoting the concept of‘Safe Feed for Safe Food’.
During this time, he spent thousands ofhours with Chinese academia and industryinfluencers to shift the dependency ofchemical drug therapies on coccidiosis andnecrotic enteritis to natural prophylactic andtherapeutic options.
In 2008, Maximillian moved on to workthrough a US-based feed additivemanufacturer Amlan International tocontinue his work of promoting natural guthealth solutions to the poultry industry. Forthe past eight years, he has travelledtirelessly to Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,Indonesia, Cambodia and Philippines towork with top 10 poultry producers in SouthEast Asia to offer effective control tobiotoxins which includes variousmycotoxicosis and bacteria toxins in theirroutine practices.
He believes in the importance of educationand constantly travels within South East Asiato work with local veterinarians, broiler andlayer producers associations, to visit poultryfarmers in rural areas, to conduct seminars indisease prevention, farm management, andproviding industry updates to those who
have limited access to resources related topoultry production.
With the constant support from thecompany, he is able to help change theindustry misperception onmineral enterosorbents anddemonstrate the importance ofmycotoxin control inachieving effective vaccinationin poultry practices.
Currently, he is workingwith several poultryintegrators in South East Asiato promote Amlan’s newinnovative non-antibioticgrowth promoter to controlbacterial diseases such asnecrotic enteritis in reducingthe conventional dependencyon chemical drugs.
Locally, Maximillian is aWPSA Malaysia branchmember and volunteers withthe Veterinary Association ofMalaysia, working closelywith the committee to assist inestablishing standard guidelines, policies anddocumentation structures for the newlyimplemented Continuous ProfessionalDevelopment program for veterinaryprofessionals in Malaysia.
To be recognised by WVPA for YoungPoultry Veterinarian Award of the Year in2015, Maximillian was honoured that hispassion and hard work has been rewardedwith this prestigious title.
The nomination process has helped him toreflect the wins and losses, and theexperience of adversity and success since hestarted his journey and the award encourageshim to further follow his passion on poultrygut health.
The award opened up opportunities toconnect more actively with people in theindustry, commercially and academically,and definitely created more opportunities tostudy, research and partner with some of theoutstanding industry leaders to serve thepoultry industry better.
Being the first young Asian and Malaysianto be recognised, Maximillian hopes toinspire more junior veterinarians in Malaysiato actively participate in contributing to thepoultry industry nationally, regionally andeven internationally.
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WVPA’s Young PoultryVeterinarian for 2015
Maximillian Sim
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“Recent breakthroughs have unveiled themany kno wledge gaps in Clostridium
perfringens-associated necrotic enteritis in chickens”
F. Van Immerseel, U. Lyhs, K. Pedersen & J. F. PrescottFirst International Conference on Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry
Necrotic EnteritisSpecial Issue of Avian Pathology
11 ‘state of the art’ reviews by leading experts
7 original research articles
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CanadaOn May 7, 2016, the Ontario Animal HealthNetwork (OAHN), and the Animal HealthLaboratory (AHL) in Guelph, Ontario,welcomed 37 veterinarians for the OAHNsmall flock poultry veterinary training day.
The training featured speakers from theOntario Ministry of Agriculture and RuralAffairs (Al Dam and Dr Csaba Varga), privatepoultry practitioners (Dr Lloyd Weber, DrElizabeth Black, Dr Mike Petrik), and an avianpathologist from AHL (Dr Marina Brash).
Speakers offered expertise on topics such asvaccinations and medications, euthanasiatechniques, common diseases of small flocks,an overview of the industry, practicalbiosecurity, management practices andtroubleshooting, and a review of infectiousdisease. The small flock poultry researchproject was also promoted, which providesdeeply subsidised testing for small flocknecropsies and associated testing at AHL.
The course notes can be accessed by anyveterinarian in North America here:http://oahn.ca/resources/poultry/small-poultry-flock-workshop-for-veterinarians-presentations-live-video-and-resources
Please note that you will need to create aveterinary account, and have your licensureverified to set up an account.
For further information go to:http://www.guelphlabservices.com/AHL/Poultry_Flock_Disease.aspx
Dr Teresa Cereno,Corresponding Secretary
WVPA, Canada Branch
HungaryThe Hungarian Branch held their annualDerzsy Days on June 2-3 in Hajdúszoboszló.For this two day event, we were honoured bythe visit of Nigel Horrox, WVPA president,and Francois Xavier Le Gros, WVPA secretary.This year’s successful Derzsy Days had 284registered participants.
President János Paljak opened the meetingand Gábor Sályi, who received the DerzsyAward this year, gave a presentation oncertain metabolic disorders and poisoning inpoultry. Imre Sári received the HungarianPoultry Health Association Award.
Additional presentations were made by:l Nigel Horrox (WVPA president) who spokeon the role of the poultry veterinarian intomorrow’s dynamic poultry industry.l Ivan Rychlik (Veterinary Research Institute,Brno) – The function of intestinal bacteria andinteractions with the immune system of thechick intestine.l Francois Xavier Le Gros (WVPA secretary)– Duck immunology.
The afternoon program had the followingpresentations:l Melinda Terényi (National Food ChainSafety Office,NFCSO) – Limitinguse of antibiotics inpoultry, regulation,directive. l Gábor Kulcsár(NFCSO) – Legal andprofessionalbackground ofapproving custommade vaccines.l Attila Csorbai(Poultry ProductionBoard) – Presentationof the results of international campylobactersurvey.
The first day ended with a gala dinner(which took some to the next morning).
The second day’s program came from theCeva team:l Anna Kollár (Ceva) – Livemetapneumovirus vaccine for commerciallayers. l Vilmos Palya (Ceva) – Effect of differentages bursectomia on the immune response toNewcastle disease.l Mihály Albert (Ceva) – Severe formMarek's disease in turkey PS flock: a casereport.
Additional presenters were: l László Kőrösi (AgriAL) – Enterococcuswith the eyes of the field veterinarian. l Ákos Thuma (NFCSO) – Unusually youngonset of Pasteurella in ducks. l László Kovács (Student of St. IstvanUniversity) – Recent research results of entericvirus infections in domestic broiler flocks.
The 2016 Derzsy Days ended with JánosPaljak bidding everyone farewell until thenext year.
Dr László Kőrösi,Corresponding SecretaryWVPA, Hungary Branch
Branch reports
János Paljak, president ofHungarian Branch, opensthe Derzsy Days
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IraqThree members of WVPA Iraq participated inscientific meetings in Gut Health inProduction of Food Animals in Kansas City,Missouri, USA and the International PoultryScientific Forum, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Theparticipants were Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel(President of WVPA Iraq/Head ofVeterinarians Syndicate in Karbala City/
Department Head of Pathologyand Avian Pathology, College ofVeterinary Medicine, Universityof Kerbala), Dr Ali Mahdi Sahib(University of Kufa) and DrMohammed A. Husain(University of Kerbala).
Dr Yasser also attended theannual meeting of PoultryScience Association, Kentucky,USA and the InternationalProduction & Processing EXPO(IPPE Expo), Atlanta, Georgia,USA.
He shared his research on the ‘Effect ofgarlic powder and vitamin E-selenium andtheir combination on performance, immuneresponse, lipid profile, and blood picture ofbroilers’. He also presented on the ‘Effect ofL-carnitine, vitamin E-selenium, andNewcastle disease vaccine, via in ovoinjection on hatchability and performance ofbroilers’ and additionally on the ‘Effect ofthree herbs anise, cumin, and rosemary andtheir combination on broiler lipid profile andperformance’.
A training course entitled Poultry Pathologyand In Ovo Injection Technology wasorganised by the College of VeterinaryMedicine/University of Kerbala. The lectureswere given by Assis. Prof. Dr Latif IbrahimKadhim (member of WVPA Iraq).
The course was held in the Department ofPathology and Avian Pathology, College ofVeterinary Medicine, University of Kerbala.
The lectures covered many subjects, such asthe principles of avian pathology and themain diseases which spread in Iraq(Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis, andavian influenza). The Iraq branch of WVPAwould like to thank Dr Wifaq Al-Bazy (Deanof Veterinary College, University of Kerbala)an Dr Latif.
Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel also received acertificate of achievement award at the 2016International Poultry Scientific Forum inAtlanta, Georgia, USA for research with
Morouj Al-Ajeeli entitled ‘Phase one layinghen performance of Hy-Line Brown layers fedsoybean and soybean free diets using a cagedand cage free rearing system’.
Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel,Corresponding Secretary
WVPA, Iraq Branch
ItalyOn May 5th and 6th, the Italian branch of theWorld Veterinary Poultry Association heldthe 55th Annual Conference of the SocietàItaliana di Patologia Aviare (Italian Society ofAvian Pathology) in Padua.
The first day focused on the health status ofthe Italian poultry sectors regarding theirmajor diseases in 2015.
Dr Battistoni (private veterinarian) showedthe most common diseases in broilers andincluded in his presentation some interestingcase reports. He reported that the infectiousbronchitis virus QX-like genotype has beeninvolved in the majority of the respiratorydiseases in the Italian broiler population,while Dr Alessandri (private veterinarian)pointed out that Riemerella anatipestifer hasbeen a reemerging bacteria in the turkeyindustry with significant economical losses.
Prof. Camarda (University of Bari), talkingabout the health conditions concerning layinghens, concluded that 2015 has been afavourable year for their pathologies, whileDr Scolari (Vallerama Laboratory), like lastyear, presented a report on the diseases ofgame birds (guinea fowl, duck, pheasant, etc).
At the end of the afternoon Dr Ricci and DrTerregino (Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale delle Venezie) presentedrespectively an update on the SalmonellaNational Control Plan and an update on thelast HPAI Italian outbreak in layers located inthe province of Ferrara.
On May 6th, the Conference was entitled‘Emerging and remerging infections in themodern poultry industry’. Five internationaldistinguished guests were invited as speakersin the morning session:l Dr Bano (Istituto ZooprofilatticoSperimentale delle Venezie) and Dr Tosi(Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle)gave a presentation on the bacterialcharacterisation in the study of someemerging and reemerging diseases, talking
Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel(President of WVPA Iraq),
Dr Ayed Hameed,Dr Latif Ibrahim Kadhim,
Dr Ehab Ghazi andDr Mohammed A. Husain
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Other sessions were:l Insoluble fibre – the forgotten nutrient inpoultry nutrition. l Benefits derived from reduction ofdietary phytate from broiler diets.l Broiler health and management.l Automation in poultry meet processingplants, and its implications on broilerproduction.
The convention was a successful meetingof WPSA and WVPA members and friendsinvolved in the poultry industry.
Additionally the Annual Meeting of theIsrael Society of Veterinary Microbiologyand Immunology was held at the KimronVeterinary Institute on April 12, 2016. Themeeting was attended by more than 150participants including many members ofWVPA from the Kimron VeterinaryInstitute and from the Ministry of Health andHospitals.
The highlights of the meeting this year wasthe invitation to three guest lecturers; twoscientists from the ongoing Twinning Projectthat is held between the Israeli VeterinaryServices, Netherland and Germany.
Dr Dirk Höper, FLI, Germany talked aboutthe ‘Detection and characterisation of novelpathogens by next-generation sequencing’and Dr Wim van der Poel, CVI, Netherlands,talked about ‘Schmallenberg virus outbreak inEurope 2011-2012, detection andcharacterisation of a new emerging virus’.
The senior expert on human infectiousdiseases, Prof. Y. Strachilevich from theHaddassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, whosetalk was a highlight for all the audience,revealed in a very clear way the latestknowledge on bacterial resistancemechanisms to antibiotics.
On 15th February 2016 WVPA members andmany friends came to the Annualremembrance day for the late Dr Oded Pleserto pay their respects to a colleague and to hisfamily. The main topics were:l Differences in use and controlcharacteristics of violence between salmonellatyphoid and non-typhoid strains. l Summary of Salmonella typhimurium.contamination in a breeder flock, hatcheryand broilers.l Survey results of campylobactercontamination in broiler chickens in Israel.
Dr R. Rachel Bock,Corresponding Secretary,
WVPA, Israel Branch
Branch reportsmainly about Riemerella anatipestifer andEnterococcus cecorum.l Dr Faberwee (Animal Health Service, GD)talked about Mycoplasma synoviae that isnowadays outrunning M. gallisepticum.l Dr Liebheart (University of Wien)presented strategies to control histomonosisin poultry, talking also about the newdevelopment of live attenuated vaccines.l Dr De Gussem (Vetworks) attracted ourattention with an update of the control ofnecrotic and bacterial enteritis in poultry.
In the afternoon, Dr Grilli (University ofMilan) and Dr Pedicone (Unaitalia) presentedthe 2016 latest outcomes of the NationalItalian Plan concerning the responsible use ofantibiotics for the reduction of antibiotic-resistance and Dr Cavazzoni (AISA)concluded the session with an update on thefuture ban of some antibiotics.
On September 20th the Annual GeneralMeeting of the European College ofVeterinary Poultry Science will be organisedby Prof. Catelli at the University of Bologna.
For the first time this year scientific paperswill be presented by members in a dedicatedmeeting of the Società Italiana di PatologiaAviare on September 23rd in Parma.
Dr Mattia CecchinatoCorresponding Secretary
WVPA, Italy Branch
IsraelThe 51st Annual Convention of the WorldPoultry Science Association Israel Branch tookplace in Jerusalem from 31st May to 2nd June,2016.
Nigel Horrox, President of the WVPA, gavea presentation dedicated to his father for his90th birthday on The Role of the PoultryVeterinarian in Today’s Dynamic PoultryIndustry.
He highlighted that the poultryveterinarians of tomorrow will need to begood scientists, communicators andmanagers, as well as being computer literateand sound in production technologies.
The scientific program was divided intosessions on:l Physiology, embryology and incubation.l Poultry health.l An effective pre-harvest food safetyintervention that supports immune function.
Nigel Horrox, President ofWVPA at the WPSAconvention in Jerusalemwith Dr R. Rachel Bock.
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Korea
The Korean Association of PoultryVeterinarians held their Spring seminaron April 27, 2016 in Daejeon, Korea. Therewere 60 poultry veterinarians inattendance.
The program included:l CAV & REV in Korea – KyungSooKang (private veterinary clinic).l Manage lameness syndrome –DongWoo Lee (Biomin).l Poultry typhoid – MinSoo Kang (QIA).l IB vaccination and protection –MyeongSup Kim (Merial).
JaeSung Heo,Corresponding Secretary
WVPA, Korea Branch
KenyaThe Vets Poultry Forum (TVPF) launched anewsletter, ‘TVPF Poultry News’, which willbe published bi-monthly as an electronicnewsletter. The mailing list for this newslettercurrently stands at 105 vets spread around thecountry.
The newsletter will afford the Kenyamembers of WVPA an avenue to shareexpertise, news and ideas in the poultrysector. It will also serve to market WVPA andact as a recruiting tool for new members.
TVPF has also launched its website,www.TVPF.org This is quite a milestonefor our young organisation and putsTVPF on the map on the local Kenyascene and beyond. Contributions fromall over the world are welcome andwill be carried as articles on thewebsite.
Ten members of TVPF haveembarked on developing a poultry-training programme that we hope topartner with a local institution andconvert into a certificate course. Thecourse, to be known as ‘Certificatein Poultry Management’, will beoffered on a distance learning basisbeginning January 2017. Thiscourse will make a contribution inbuilding capacity in poultryhusbandry, besides providing
some income to run the activities ofthe organisation.
We have identified the eight modules thatwill comprise the course as: A survey of thepoultry sector in East Africa, anatomy andphysiology of poultry, diseases and parasitesof poultry, poultry husbandry, marketingpoultry products in East Africa and beyond,food safety and hygiene of poultry products,biosecurity in the poultry industry and apoultry project module. On average, thecourse should be completed in 9-12 months,though participants will have a maximum ofthree years to complete it.
Although we have good capacity to developthis course – all four of our PhD qualifiedmembers will participate in writing thecourse – we will definitely need a review ofour course by colleagues at WVPA at somepoint early next year.
Dr Simon AlubbeCorresponding Secretary
WVPA, Kenya Branch
MacedoniaThe Joint 9th International Symposium onAvian Corona- and Pneumoviruses andComplicating Pathogens and the 4th AnnualMeeting of the Cost Action FA1207 showedthat different genotypes of infectiousbronchitis virus are circulating in Macedonianpoultry flocks, such as: 4/91, Italy-02, QX,Mass, and D274. Additionally, preliminaryfindings revealed that 22 of 32 (69%) ofinvestigated farms were found positive forthe presence of poultry red mite althoughwith different infestation levels. Thus, thisrepresents a serious concern for the industrybesides using various acaricidical treatments.
Results from active surveillance of poultry(farm and backyard) and wild birds in2015/2016 has confirmed the country’s statusfree from avian influenza.
Although capacities can cover the needs ofthe domestic market the table egg industry inMacedonia is struggling because of low pricesdue to imports of large quantities of eggsfrom neighbouring countries. Recently, Foodand Veterinary Office from Brussels hasgranted permission to Macedonia producersfor export to European Union countries.
Dr Aleksandar Dodovski,Corresponding Secretary,
WVPA, Macedonia Branch
Dr JongUng Yoon has beenelected President of theKorean Association ofPoultry Veterinarians
for two years.
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Nigeria We have continued our grassrootsmobilisation right from the veterinarycolleges for a better analysis of issues in thepoultry industry and implementation ofpolicies in the field of practice.
We are currently partnering with theregulatory bodies, Government agencies,research institutes and major players in thepoultry industry to see how we can develop astrong national disease surveillance team totrack down outbreaks of poultry diseasesbefore it escalates, especially AI, etc.
In May 2016 we participated in astakeholders meeting for an action-plan forthe control of AI in Nigeria organised by FAOin Jos, North Central, Nigeria. We were ablyrepresented by Dr Mohammed Bala.
Currently 26 states recorded an outbreak ofHPAI in Nigeria involving 743 farms with atotal of three million birds culled.
We are currently discussing with theveterinary research institute in Vom, Nigeriato see how poultry research in Nigeria can betailored towards solving existing problems aswell as proactively controlling the spread ofemerging diseases or better still reducing theeffects of endemic diseases in poultrypractice.
Finally, the membership of the NigeriaBureau of the WVPA is growing. We officiallyhad a booth at the last Conference of theNigeria Veterinary Medical Association[NVMA] in Portharcourt, November, 2015and will do so during the upcoming NVMAConference, November, 2016.
Plans for our national groundbreaking twoday stakeholders workshop is already in thepipeline and we will give a definite date inthe near future.
Dr Jones Okoye, Corresponding Secretary,
WVPA, Nigeria Branch
UKThe British Veterinary Poultry Associationstarted 2016 by holding its first two daymeeting of the year in its traditional northernhome of Harrogate.
The meeting ‘Viral Vaccines andVaccination’ saw approximately 100 delegates
in attendance. Hungarian Vilmos Palya, whosuccinctly covered the extensive field of ViralDiseases of Waterfowl, gave the Annual KeithGooderham Waterfowl Lecture. The lecturewas very well received and Keith Gooderhampresented the award to Vilmos.
Other topics included Immunology inresponse to viral infection and vaccinationpresented by Bernd Kaspers from theUniversity of Munich. Research papers werealso given by Sjaak de Wit – MonitoringVaccination, Venugopal Nair – Marek’sdisease control: Sustaining effectivevaccination strategies, and Clive Naylor –Avian Metapneumovirus: vaccines andvaccinations. Ian Jones, a field veterinarianfrom Wales, then gave an excellent overviewof field experiences in the vaccination ofgamebirds (pheasants and partridges). Thiswas of great interest to many. Jane Cookpresented an overview of the history ofrespiratory viral vaccines.
The BVPA2016 Spring Meeting Dinner washeld in the Cedar Court Hotel and the afterdinner speaker was Reg Kingston fromMédecins Sans Frontières who gave a verymoving speech about his experiences workingto help those in need in armed conflicts,epidemics and disaster zones.
The second day of the meeting includedclinical papers as well as a joint paper givenby UK Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbensand Ian Brown from International Referencelaboratory of APHA. The thought-provokingpaper ‘Biosecurity and Contingency planningfor avian influenza: Safeguarding businessesfor the future’ raised a lot of discussion
Attendees of a stakeholdersforum organized by FAOwith the Nigeria AgricultureMinistry to review the actionplans in the control of HPAIin Nigeria.
between the authors and the delegates.Clinical papers included ILT in broiler flocks
in Germany presented by Herrmann Block, aswell as Fowl pox in quails given byAlexandra McDaniel. NovaTech Engineeringfrom the USA was also invited to give anupdate to BVPA. Samantha Gadenneinformed the group about the latestdevelopments on hatchery service roomautomation.
The BVPA Summer meeting was held at theUK’s newest vet school at the University ofSurrey on 23rd June 2016. The theme‘Bridging the Gap’ included papers from PhDstudents currently working in the poultryfield at the university, as well as papers frompractitioners covering the transition fromveterinary education to practice in the field,and an overview of the multipleopportunities available to veterinarygraduates throughout their future careers.The meeting also included a full tour of thenew vet school.
The winter meeting will return toEdinburgh in November 2016 where theBVPA will have a joint meeting with the PigVeterinary Society. This will also givemembers the ability to start to explore thisexciting city in preparation for theWVPAC2017 Congress. For more informationabout WVPAC2017 Edinburgh then pleasevisit www.wvpac2017.com. Registrationsopened on 29th July 2016.
Phil Hammond,Corresponding Secretary,
WVPA, UK Branch
USAThe 59th Annual Meeting of the AmericanAssociation of Avian Pathologists will be heldin San Antonio, TX this year. This event willbe held in conjunction with the AVMAConvention from August 6-9 at the Henry B.Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E MarketStreet, San Antonio, TX 78296.
The AAAP Symposium, Emerging andReemerging Zoonotic Diseases, will be heldSaturday, August 6th from 7:30am to12:30pm. AAAP committees will meet at theMarriott Rivercenter Hotel between 2:00 and5:00pm.
On the first day of the scientific program,Guillermo Zavala will be giving the keynote
speaker address entitled: Emerging andReemerging Poultry Diseases: anInternational Perspective.
Karel Schat will give the AAAP Lasher-Eckroade History Lecture entitled, TheHistory of the First Generation Marek’sDisease Vaccines: the Science and LittleKnown Facts.
Finally, Chuck Hofacre will retire as theExecutive Vice President of AAAP after 13years. He will be succeeded at this annualmeeting by Dr Suzanne Dougherty.
Charles Hofacre,Corresponding Secretary,
WVPA, US Branch
ThailandThe Thailand Branch of the WVPA organised‘Poultry Training Record’ (PTR) for farmerstwice in 2016 (30-31 March and 16-17 June).
As Thailand is a leading export country forpoultry products, we raise chicks under thehigh standards and requirements of both localauthority (Department of LivestockDevelopment, DLD) and also importingcountries such as EU, Japan, Canada andMiddle-East countries.
Internally, poultry farms must have certifiedstandard farm (flock record and standardoperating procedure) and be inspected by afarm veterinarian, licensed from DLD, beforeharvesting (animal health status, withdrawalperiod, etc).
Externally, poultry production in Thailand isalways audited by the authorised agencyfrom importing countries. The controlsystems include animal health status, animalwelfare, veterinary public health and residuecontrol.
WVPA-Thailand branch collaborates withthe Thai Broiler Processing ExportersAssociation and Genesis (authorised agencyhttp://www.genesisstandards.com/blog/thai-chicken-export-market-comes-over-to-genesis-standards-30/04/15), to implementthree courses since 2015: l Biosecurity and hygiene.l Animal welfare.l Manual handling.
We have nine certified trainers at themoment, which are approved by Poultec inthe UK, to give knowledge and the guidelinesof those courses.
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Dr Suzanne Dougherty
Up to now, more than 1,500 animalhusbandry workers dealing with chickens onfarms have been trained.
Dr Sumeth Sapchukun,Corresponding Secretary,WVPA, Thailand branch
PakistanA delegation of 12 members from the WVPAPakistan Branch attended the XIXth WorldVeterinary Poultry Association Congress(WVPAC-2015) in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Pakistani delegation was led by DrHanif Nazir Ch (President WVPA Pakistan)and other members included Dr MuhammadKashif Saleemi (Secretary WVPA Pakistan), Dr
Rana Sajjad Arshad, Dr Syed Ehtisham Shah,Dr Ashbeel Aslam, Dr Ghulam Mehboob, DrMunwar Ali, Dr Kamran, Dr Shoaib, Dr JavedIqbal, Dr Shahid, Mr Haseeb Akram and DrSaif-ur-Rehman.
Three scientific presentations were made byPakistan members. One oral presentation onembryotoxic effects of mycotoxins by DrSaleemi and two poster presentations by DrEhtisham and Dr Saleemi. The WVPApartially supported two young scientists DrM. Kashif Saleemi and Dr Ehtisham to attendand present their papers. Dr Saleemi alsoappreciated the financial support of WVPAafter meeting with WVPA secretary DrFrancois- Xavier Le Gros. Dr Saleemi and DrHanif Nazir attended the WVPA Bureaumeeting on 7th September. At present thePakistan Branch of WVPA has 67 members.
Dr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi,Corresponding Secretary,
WVPA, Pakistan Branch
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Below, members of thePakistani delegationexploring Cape Town
Above, Dr Supatcharee Doungkaew giving apresentation at Poultry Training Record
Far left, Dr Saleemi withWVPA Legends Prof. RichardJones and Prof. JanetBradbury
Left, WVPA PakistanSecretary with WVPAPakistan President.
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Hungarian interview withthe WVPA President
Our President, Nigel Horrox, recently gavethe following interview to a Hungarian poul-try magazine.
When was the World Veterinary PoultryAssociation established and what was itsgoal?
The World Veterinary Poultry Association(WVPA) was founded 55 years ago and wecelebrated its 50th birthday at our conferencein Morocco in 2011. Hungarian poultryveterinarians have been associated withWVPA since its conception.
Although this global organisation has along-standing past, the Hungarian poultrysociety has very little knowledge about theoperation of the organisation. Could youplease tell us a few words about thesetup/organisation, activity and objectivesof the WVPA?
I am surprised by your comment because ourHungarian branch is active and always wellrepresented at our global congresses, ofwhich they organised a successful one in 1997and in 2013 they were just pipped at the postin the vote to hold the 2017 Congress.
Currently we have over 2500 members andalmost 50 national branches. WVPA is run byits four executive officers (president, two vicepresidents and the secretary/treasurer)assisted by their fellow members on theWVPA’s Executive. Its goal is primarily one ofeducation and sharing of technicalinformation in the poultry health field. This isprimarily achieved by its Global Congresswhich is held every two years and its AsiaMeeting which is held in the interveningyears. In addition, its journal, AvianPathology, is one of the leading journals in itssector and we provide a regular newslettercalled Aerosols to our members.
What is your opinion about global poultry farming trends and, within this,current poultry health? Which are the mostimportant animal welfare challenges globally and in the given regions?
Currently, poultry production is all aboutproducing cost effective poultry productswhich are nutritious and safe for the
consumer and are derived from birds thathave been humanely reared. Obviously, manydiseases can adversely impact on this when itcomes to bird welfare – primarily salmonellaand campylobacter infections in terms ofproduct safety. That is why today's poultryveterinarians place an ever increasingimportance on preventive veterinarymedicine. Globally, the main issues of concernare avian influenza and the emergence ofantimicrobial resistant strains of pathogenicbacteria. Over the last year or so NorthAmerica has experienced a devastatingoutbreak of avian influenza, while in Europethe disease has been relatively quiet, with theexception of France.
There are no borders for pathogens.According to your opinion how can thecause of poultry health be represented attranscontinental level?
There are certainly no controls on themovement of wild birds and, over recenttimes, they have been linked to many avianinfluenza outbreaks. The internationalmovement of people and goods cansometimes be implicated in disease spreadbut currently this is not as important as wildbirds. Thus, vigilance in biosecurity terms oneach and every farm in the country istherefore important. However, here we havethe dilemma that the consumer wantsoutdoor production and then total biosecurityis an impossibility.
What are the new tasks of the animalhealth/welfare sector as a result of thegrowth of the world’s global populationand the increase of poultry production?
Consumption of poultry meat on a per capitabasis in many countries is still increasing andcombined with human population growthand the ability of poultry to provide relativelycheap protein, there will be real growth inpoultry production over the next fewdecades. For this to be maximised we mustkeep our flocks healthy. In addition, there hasto be a sensible and well balanced stance onpoultry welfare, otherwise in some countrieswe could find ourselves in the position thatpoultry welfare is usurping the welfare ofmankind.
The occasional deceitful consumer, the ac-tions of animal rights activists and various green movements often threatenintensive animal husbandry and, withinthis, the animal health control gained overlivestock. What do you think?
I do not disagree. In the future, our industrymust have a louder voice in certain areas andpositively counter some of these negativetrends if it is not to suffer from the so-calledgood intentions of the ill-informed. This doesnot mean just countering negativity, but toalso be proactive in promoting the positivesof our great industry.
In the last few years we have seen the sig-nificant damage caused by panic triggered by epidemic diseases in animals.Can we prepare for this? Can it be prevented?
Panic usually arises from ignorance of thefacts. What has been pleasing is to see whatmany governments have been doing in recent
years to provide the farmers and the publicwith sound basic information so they canbetter understand the basics of, for example,bird flu, salmonella, campylobacter andantimicrobial resistance. However, there isnow the issue that they could be ’preaching tothe converted’ and the minority who reallyneed to be educated will not listen to youbecause they know best – which obviouslythey do not!
What is your opinion of the Hungarianpoultry sector? What is the relationshipwith the Hungarian division of the WVPA?
I have been fortunate over the years to visitsome poultry farms in your country and Ihave always been impressed by what I saw. Iam not in a position to comment about therelationship between your poultry sector andWVPA in Hungary. However, it is importantin any relationship for each party to respectthe other’s aspirations, skills and people andfor both parties to be proactive in workingtogether in securing your industry’s future.
Avian Pathology Avian Pathology has been the official journalof the World Veterinary Poultry Associationever since 1972 when it first came into beingas the brainchild of Professor Klimeš fromBrno in former Czechoslovakia. Now it isofficially owned by a charitable trust, theHoughton Trust and is produced by theinternational publishers, Taylor & Francis.
Since its early days the journal has grownand prospered and its prosperity has been ofgreat value to poultry scientists, not only forthe dissemination of knowledge on ground-breaking research but because the royaltiesearned by the journal are returned to thepoultry community by the Houghton Trust inthe form of travel and small project grantsand by sponsorship of two prestigiousbiennial award lectures. These are all aimed athelping and encouraging younger workers toenhance their careers in poultry research orthe wider aspects of the poultry industry(see http://www.houghtontrust.org.uk).
Therefore, in supporting the journal bysubmitting high quality research articlesand/or by purchasing subscriptions to thejournal, or by the purchase of individualarticles, you are helping to perpetuate andenhance the poultry community in general.
The many advantages of publishing in the
journal can be viewed at http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/est/cavp-info andinclude a discounted personal subscriptionfor WVPA members plus other attractivefeatures such as a worldwide readership,rigorous peer review, no page charges,selected colour pages printed free and rapidpublication via Accepted Manuscripts Online.
The advantages ofsubscribingand readingthe journalarticles areto keep youwell-informed ofcurrentdevelopments.
The SpecialIssue on NecroticEnteritis (publishedin June) is ofparticular topical interest to all those who areinvolved in poultry disease, welfare, nutritionand management.
Janet M. Bradbury, Editor-in-Chief,
Avian Pathology
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Reoviruses are involved in a wide variety ofdiseases in poultry especially in the meatbranch, however most of the commercialbroilers (up to 85-90%) are infected withoutclinical signs. In the Kosher slaughter ofbroilers in Israel, ‘Tendon Cross Syndrome’which involves rupture of at least one of the16 Gastrocnemius muscle tendons, has aspecial meaning due to disqualification ofpoultry with ruptured tendons due toKashrut reasons.
This syndrome has been reported as causedby Reovirus. The outcome of this is heavyeconomic damage to growers. With theincrease of events and economic damage in2014-2015 it was decided to carry out aprecise genetic classification of the virusisolates in Israel.
According to a study carried out in 2010 inIsrael, Reoviruses are divided into fourgenetic groups (1-4). Group 1 includes thecommercial vaccine strain s1133 (Goldenberget al, 2010, Avian Pathol. 39, 189-199).
Monitoring of outbreaks and phylogeneticchanges that had occurred in Reovirus inIsrael in 2014-2015 using RT-PCR method andSigma-C gene sequencing showed that a highpercentage of isolates belong to genotypicGroup 2 with a change of up to 10-12% incomparison to 2008's isolates.
A total of 205 events were tested in theLaboratory of Avian Diseases in KimronVeterinary Institute in 2015 (the isolationprocess had been carried out in the PoultryHealth Laboratories, Egg and Poultry Board,
and allantoic fluids or tendons were usuallysent), and 85% were positive to Reovirus byPCR. Among the Reovirus-positive,prevalence of Group 2 was 90%. Followingthis finding it was recommended to extendthe vaccine given to breeding flocksaccording these genetic changes in the virus.
Avishai Lublin, Yigal Farnoushi, Sara Mechani, Division of Avian and Fish
Diseases, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Michael Pirak, Shimon
Pokamunski, Poultry Health Laboratories,Egg and Poultry Board.
Genotypic characterisationof Reovirus strains
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Olaf Swarbrick was a member of BVPA andthe only person to be its president twice. Hewas one of the ‘old brigade’ – an outstandingclinician with a perceptive mind coupled tothe tenacity of a terrier who had a variety ofinterests some of which, including the onedetailed here, very few of his professionalcolleagues knew about!
From Page 376 of The Road to Little Dribblingby Bill Bryson:
. . . There is so much stuff that no one can
definitively say how much there actually is.Isn’t that splendid? I had just by chance readan article in Current Archaeology about aman named Olaf Swarbrick, a veterinarianby profession, who spent a good portion ofhis life tracking down all the ancientstanding stones in Britain. It seems no onehad done this before. Swarbrick fround1,502 stones at 1,068 locations. That is amuch larger number than it sounds. If youdecided to visit one standing stone aweek, it would take you twenty years tosee them all.
Olaf Swarbrick
Contributions toAerosolsWhy not tell Aerosols’ readers about yourbranch and its activities (good quality pictures are always welcomed) as well asforthcoming meetings so that we can mention them in our diary of futureevents.
National WVPA Branch Secretaries and individual members are encouraged tosend contributions for inclusion in futureeditions of Aerosols to Sue Clanton at: [email protected]
WVPA XXth Congress 2017It is with great pleasure that we invite you, onbehalf of the World Veterinary Poultry Association, to join us at the WVPA XXthCongress 2017 which will take place at TheEdinburgh International Conference Centre(EICC), Edinburgh from 3-8th September2017.
After the success of the WVPA Congress2013 in Nantes, the WVPA organisingcommittee were delighted to announce thatthe XXth would take place in the Scottishcapital of Edinburgh in 2017. This is an
excellent opportunity forbusinesses in theindustry to engage withprofessionals in thepoultry science researchfield and approach theirtarget market.
The Congress willattract a wide range ofdelegates; poultry
research scientists and practitioners with thecongress theme focusing on the rich poultryscience research history of the UK: ‘PoultryVeterinary Science – Remembering past roots,exploring current challenges, developingfuture solutions.’
It is expected that the Congress will attractdelegate numbers in excess of 1200 visitingEdinburgh from over 70 countries joiningtogether to explore the past, share the presentand helping to forge the future of poultryveterinary science.
We very much look forward to welcomingyou to Edinburgh in 2017.
More details, and to register, visit:www.wvpac2017.com
Philip HammondChairman,
Local Organising Committee WVPA XXth Congress 2017
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Quick quiz – How much do you know about the WVPA?
1. Who, what, where, when? 2. What, where, when?
3. Who, what, where, when? 4. Where, when?
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Quick quiz – How much do you know about the WVPA?
5. Where, when? 6. Who, where, when?
7. Where, when? 8. What, where, when?
Answers: 1.Trevor Bagust and Ursula Heffels-Redman • Ursula’s receipt of Honorary Life Presidency • Cancun
Congress • 20112.WVPA 50th birthday cake • Marrakech Congress • 19993.Adrian Knoetze • 3rd Young Poultry Veterinarian Award winner • 2nd WVPA Asia Meeting • 20144.Cape Town Congress • 20155.2nd WVPA Asia Meeting • 20146.Korean delegation • 1st WVPA Asia Meeting • 20127.Nantes • 20138.Zulu beads • Cape Town Congress • 20159.Trevor Bagust and Peter Biggs • Nantes Congress • Peter’s induction into Hall of Honour • 201310.Dick Jones (Houghton Trust) and Prof. Thaweesak Songserm (Asian Avian Pathology Lecturer) • 1st Avian
Pathology Lecture • 1st WV PA Asia Meeting • 2012
9. Who, what, where, when? 10. Who, what, where, when?
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3rd WVPA AsiaMeeting
20-21st October 2016Manila, Philippines
Preventionis better than cureA specialist meeting for poultry veterinariansand health scientists that will look at all aspects of the theme in relation to the current Asian disease situation.
For further information contact:
WVPA Philippines: [email protected] Global: [email protected]
With the next European flu season approaching at the end ofthe year, this conference is ideally timed to give you theopportunity to reflect and plan for the future.
This conference will look at what has recently beenhappening in the USA, South East Asia, France and the UKbefore considering the latest thinking on the practicalitiesand technicalities of control including compartmentalisation,vaccination, monitoring & surveillance and disinfection.
Places, at £190, which includes a set of the proceedings, lunchand refreshments, can be booked direct from the website
www.positiveaction.co.uk
Co hosted by:International Poultry Production and International Hatchery Practice
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August5-9 – American Veterinary MedicalAssociation and American Association of Avian PathologistsSan Antonio, Texas, USAWebsite: www.avma.org www.aaap.info
September6-8 – VIV ChinaBeijing, ChinaWebsite: www.vivchina.nl
27-30 – National Veterinary PoultryConferenceAbuja, NigeriaWebsite: www.poultryvetsnigeria.com
28-30 – National Meeting on PoultryHealth, Processing and Live ProductionOcean City, Maryland, USAWebsite: www.dpichickens.org/events
October20-21 –WVPA Asia MeetingManila, PhilippinesWebsite: www.wvpa.net
26-27 – 4th IHSIG SymposiumSão Paulo, BrazilWebsite: www.ihsig.com
January 201730-31 – International Poultry Scientific ForumAtlanta, Georgia, USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.org
31-2 February – InternationalProduction & Processing Expo (IPPE)Atlanta, Georgia, USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.org
March19-22 – 66th Western Poultry DiseaseConference (WPDC)Sacramento, CaliforniaWebsite: www.conferences.ucdavis.edu
Diary of meetings 2016/17
Forward planning:June 2018
20-22 – VIV Europe 2018Utrecht, The NetherlandsWebsite: www.viveurope.nl:
July 201813-17 –American VeterinaryMedical Association & AmericanAssociation of Avian Pathologists Denver, Colorado, USAWebsite: www.avma.org www.aaap.info
June30 – 2 July – Emerald Coast VeterinaryConference 2017Destin, Florida, USAWebsite: www.emeraldcoastvc.com
July17-20 – Poultry Science AssociationMeetingOrlando, Florida, USAWebsite: www.poultryscience.org
21-25 – American Veterinary Medical Association and AmericanAssociation of Avian PathologistsIndianapolis, Indiana, USAWebsite: www.avma.org
September 3-8 – XX Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry AssociationEdinburgh, ScotlandWebsite: www.wvpa.net
25-27 – National Meeting on PoultryHealth, Processing and Live Production Ocean City, Maryland, USAWebsite: www.dpichicken.org/events
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