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Information Gateways
Poultry Science Virtual Library
An information gateway to poultry science sites on the web created by the Web Administration Group, Poultry Science Department, Texas A & M University, USA. The site includes links to universities and research centres, associations, poultry producers, breeding farms and a range of other poultry web sites.
NetVet - Birds - Poultry
This information gateway is a subsection of the larger NetVet site on birds. The site contains a series of links to poultry related sites including veterinary, commercial, industry, associations, organisations, and societies.
Specialist Databases
DuckData
DUCKDATA provides a bibliography of published literature on the ecology, conservation, and management of North American waterfowl and their wetland habitats. Published by the U.S.
Geological Survey's, Biological Resources Division, the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center, and the USGS National Wetlands Research Center, references to literature concerning
species and habitats not found in North America is limited. At April 2001, approximately 180
references include the word Australia and approximately 75 include New Zealand. The database
contains references to a wide range of subjects including anatomy, physiology, behaviour and
diseases of ducks from the 1800's to the 1990's.
General Resources
The University of Sydney Library Catalogue
Recommended subject headings on the University of Sydney Library Catalogue are:
Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Poultry
This website features reports and articles published by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries on poultry production. Some fo the topics covered include: Poultry production, Health and welfare, Products and markets.
NSW Agriculture: Poultry
This website consists of a series of practical notes on poultry production published by NSW Agriculture. Topics covered include: health and disease, health and nutrition, commercial layer management, small-scale poultry keeping, and free range eggs.
Agriculture Notes - Poultry
Collection of Agriculture Notes published by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. Topics covered include: diseases and health, nutrition, and welfare.
Chicken Meat Research Program
Collection of reports published by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Reports cover a wide range of subjects including diseases, welfare, nutrition, and the poultry industry.
Sardi - Poultry
The South Australian Research and Development Institute conducts research and development into the food, fibre, and biosciences industries. This section on poultry includes resources on nutrition, husbandry, welfare, quality assurance, and housing.
Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Domestic Poultry (4th ed)
Full text of Standing Committee of Agriculture and Resource Management (SCARM) Report No. 83 published by the CSIRO. "This Code of Practice is intended as a guide for people responsible for the welfare and husbandry of domestic poultry. It recognises that the basic requirement for welfare of poultry is a husbandry system appropriate to their physiological and behavioural needs." The report is in .pdf format and a little slow to download.
Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Land Transport of Poultry
Full text of Standing Committee of Agriculture and Resource Management (SCARM) Report No. 83 published by the CSIRO. "This Code of Practice is intended as a guide for people who are involved in transporting poultry. It is intended to encourage considerate treatment of the animals so that transport stress and injury are minimised at all stages of the transport operation". The report is in .pdf format and a little slow to download.
Australian Egg Corporation Limited
The Australian Egg Corporation Limited manages the the Australian egg industry research and development
program. Its website publishes research reports covering areas such as nutrition, public health, flock health and disease management, husbandry and welfare, and economic aspects of the Australian egg industry. The site also publishes egg related fact sheets and the Corporation's newsletter.
Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)
The Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is a joint venture between Australia&#s leading poultry research, education and industry organisations. Its website gives details of its research projects, publications, and news and events.
Poultry Web Page - publications section
Maintained by Ralph Ernst, Poultry Specialist, Avian Sciences Department, University of California, this page contains links to full-text factsheets, leaflets, and conference papers published by various departments within the University.
National Animal Health Monitoring System: Poultry
"NAHMS poultry studies provide information on animal health and health management practices on U.S. poultry operations."
Avian Sciences Net, Purdue University - Publications
Organised by subject, this site links to a large number of full-text publications in poultry science. Subjects include: biosecurity, diseases and pests, eggs, nutrition, genetics, ratites, geese, and more. Most publications are in .pdf format.
Poultry research and education
Published by the College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky. This website publishes a collection of resources on poultry.
Current Concepts in Broiler Production
Current Concepts in Broiler Production is a
publication of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System with the cooperation of the Department of Poultry Science at Auburn University. This publication is designed to provide information on new and emerging concepts in broiler and breeder production. All issues from 1992 to the present are published in .pdf format and freely available.
Poultry Science Technical Information
Produced by the Poultry Science Extension Faculty, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service at North Carolina State University, this site contains links to a number of short technical papers in poultry science. The technical papers are divided by subject. The subject areas include broiler management, poultry pests, broiler breeder management, small poultry flocks, and hatching management.
Poultry pages on the web
This web site is hosted by Kintaline Farm, Scotland. It contains links to web sites covering chickens, ducks, hatcheries, housing, incubation, diseases, and egg and meat production.
India's poultry sector: development and prospects
Report prepared by Maurice Landes, Suresh Persaud, and John Dyck for the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture. Discusses the rising demand for poultry products in India, new production methods and technologies being used, and prospects for future growth of the industry. Published in January 2004 in .pdf format.
Anatomy
What makes your chicken tick?
Produced by Gene Pesti, from the University of Georgia, Department of Poultry Science, this site consists of 127 slides on chicken anatomy during dissection.
Poultry anatomy
Part of the Avian Sciences Net website hosted by Purdue University. Features a collection of slides with explanatory notes.
Diseases and Pests
See Also: Avian Influenza
The Avian Immune System
Published on the Web by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, this fact sheet was written in 1991 and revised in 1995 by Dr. Gary Butcher and Dr. Richard Miles, both poultry specialists with the Institute. The fact sheet explores immunity, the immune response, and the role of antibodies in the avian immune system.
Eye Disorders of Poultry
Published by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, this fact sheet was written in 1998 by J.P. Jacob, G.D. Butcher and F.B. Mather, all poultry specialists with the Institute. The fact sheet provides information on eye disorders in poultry and covers ammonia toxicity, Marek's disease, avian pox, bacterial infections, fungal infections, respiratory infections, nervous system disorders, nutritional deficiencies, developmental disorders, cataracts and trauma.
Western Poultry Disease Conference Index 1966 - 1999
Prepared by Donald Bell, Poultry Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California, this site is an index, by subject, to the Western Poultry Disease Conference series.
Poultry Disease Diagnosis
Authored by Tom W. Smith, Jr., Extension Poultry Science Specialist at Mississippi State University, this site aids in examining sick or dead birds for identifying symptoms and lesions when determining disease conditions.
Diseases of Poultry
Compiled by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University, this document outlines common poultry diseases. The diseases are organised into the following sections: disease classified by cause, disease sorted by symptom, disease name list, basic disease information, and sanitation and disease prevention.
Western Australian Department of Agriculture - Poultry health
Collection of resources published by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture. Topics covered include: exotic diseases, coccidiosis, stickfast fleas, avian flu, and biosecurity.
Diagnosing Broiler Leg Problems
A tutorial by Gene Pesti, University of Georgia. Includes sections on comparative anatomy of diseased bones, cutting bones for examination a glossary of terms and a reference list of articles for further reading
Respiratory Infections In Domestic Poultry Flocks
Authored by Eva Wallner-Pendleton and Dale Webb, Extension Veterinarians at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, this guide discusses the most common respiratory infections in poultry and oultines steps to diagnose, prevent and treat them.
Information Resources on Newcastle Disease in Birds
Compiled and published by the Animal Welfare Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture. An extensive bibliography focussing on recent research that has been published on Newcastle Disease. It covers the period from 1997-2002 and entries are organised by year and alphabetically by author within the year.
Handbook on Poultry Diseases
The Handbook on Poultry Diseases has been prepared by Simon Shane, Ph.D., School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University for the American Soybean Association to assist veterinarians, students, and avian health professionals in South East Asia to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases in poultry flocks.
AUSVETPLAN: Avian Influenza
Interim draft Version 3.1 2005. This strategy sets out the disease control principles approved by the Primary Industries Ministerial Council use in an animal health emergency caused by the occurence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Australia.
Botulism in Chickens, Ducks and Other Poultry
An AgNote from the Northern Territory Government. This note discusses the incidence of botulism in poultry, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Exotic Newcastle Disease
This fact sheet covers the symptoms, ransmission and conrol of Exotic Newcastle Disease, also known as velogenic viscerotropic Newcastle disease. It also outlines control methods used in the United States by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Newcastle Disease
Provided by the CSIRO. This site provides a description of the clinical signs of Newcastle Disease, a brief history of Australian outbreaks, methods of transmission and links to further information.
77th Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases.
Published by the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. Full text of proceedings of the 77th Northeastern Conference on Avian Diseases, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York, June 15-17, 2005. See also proceedings of the 76th Conference.
Nutrition
RIRDC Poultry nutrition research reports
A collection of poultry nutrition reports published by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Title include:s
Poultry Feeding and Nutrition
Compiled by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University, this site contains links to full-text articles on the feeding, nutrition, and dietary requirements for poultry and other birds.
Nutrient Requirements of Poultry: Ninth Revised Edition, 1994
Produced by the National Acedemies Press, this full-text book has been produced by the Subcommittee on Poultry Nutrition of the Committee on Animal Nutrition, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council. It looks at the key factors of nutrients, nutrient requirements and nutrient sources.
Genetics
Poultry breeds
Compiled by the Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University. An alphabetical listing of poultry breeds with brief notes and images.
Nature: The chicken genome
The chicken is the first bird to have its genome sequenced. Published by Nature this Web Focus provides a collection of resources on the chicken genome. Resources include the physical map, sequence, analysis, and description of genome variation in wild versus domesticated breeds.
Chicken genome resources
Published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, this website presents a vast collection of resources on the chicken genome as well as other related poultry and avian resources.
ChickMaP
Maintained by Irene Black, Department of Molecular Biology, Roslin Institute, this site constructs an integrated genetic and physical map of the chicken genome.
Ark Database - Chicken
quot;The ARKdb database system provides comprehensive public repositories for genome mapping data from farmed and other animal species, providing a resource similar in function to that offered by GDB or MGD for human or mouse mapping data respectively. Data stored includes details of loci and markers, references/papers, authors, genetic linkage map assignments, cytogenetic map assignments, experimental techniques, PCR primers and conditions and any other data pertaining to genome mapping." The database can be accessed by locus/marker, by published reference or by map.
US Poultry Genome Project
The US Poultry Genome Project is hosted at Michigan State University. The website site publishes a vast collection of resources including databases, chromosome linkage maps, gene primer sets, consensus linkage maps, reports, and newsletters.
Turkey Genome Mapping Project
Hosted by the University of Minnesota. The site includes details of genetic markers (microsatellites, ESTs, and SNPs) and linkage maps (cDNA/RFLP and Microsatellite maps).
Ark Database - Turkey
quot;The ARKdb database system provides comprehensive public repositories for genome mapping data from farmed and other animal species, providing a resource similar in function to that offered by GDB or MGD for human or mouse mapping data respectively. Data stored includes details of loci and markers, references/papers, authors, genetic linkage map assignments, cytogenetic map assignments, experimental techniques, PCR primers and conditions and any other data pertaining to genome mapping." The database can be accessed by locus/marker, by published reference or by map.
Reproduction
Poultry female reproductive anatomy
Part of the Learning reproduction in farm animals website created by Dr. Rodney D. Geisert of the Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University. The site consisits of several collections of labeled slides.
Poultry male reproductive anatomy
Part of the Learning reproduction in farm animals website created by Dr. Rodney D. Geisert of the Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University. The site consisits of several collections of labeled slides.
Avian Embryo
Authored by Dr. Tom W. Smith, Professor of Poultry Science and Extension Poultry Specialist, Mississippi State University, this site is a scientific discussion of the formation of an egg and the stages that the chick progresses through during incubation. Included are experiments and exhibits for educators plus diagrams for constructing two small incubators.
Associations
Poultry Research Foundation
Australian Veterinary Poultry Association
Australian Egg Corporation Limited
World's Poultry Science Association
Poultry Science Association
World Veterinary Poultry Association
American Association of Avian Pathologists
Recommended Research Databases and Indexes
Recommended research databases and indexes for this area of study are: CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, AGRICOLA and Web of Science.
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