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Abstracts: Monitoring chicken flock behaviour provides early warning of infection by human pathogen Campylobacter

April 1, 2016April 14, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Campylobacter is the commonest bacterial cause of gastrointestinal infection in humans, and chicken meat is the major source of infection throughout the world. Strict and expensive on-farm biosecurity measures have been largely unsuccessful in controlling infection and are hampered by the time needed to analyse faecal samples, with the result that Campylobacter status is often […]

Abstracts: Quantitative assessment of human and pet exposure to Salmonella associated with dry pet foods

March 22, 2016March 12, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Recent Salmonella outbreaks associated with dry pet foods and treats highlight the importance of these foods as previously overlooked exposure vehicles for both pets and humans. In the last decade efforts have been made to raise the safety of this class of products, for instance by upgrading production equipment, cleaning protocols, and finished product testing. […]

Abstracts: Simplifying the Welfare Quality assessment protocol for broiler chicken welfare

March 17, 2016March 12, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Welfare Quality (WQ) assessment protocols place the emphasis on animal- based measures as an indicator for animal welfare. Stakeholders, however, emphasise that a reduction in the time taken to complete the protocol is essential to improve practical applicability. We studied the potential for reduction in time to complete the WQ broiler assessment protocol and present […]

Abstracts: Veterinary applications of infrared thermography

March 11, 2016March 12, 2016adminLeave a Comment

Abnormal body temperature is a major indicator of disease; infrared thermography (IRT) can assess changes in body surface temperature quickly and remotely. This technology can be applied to a myriad of diseases of various etiologies across a wide range of host species in veterinary medicine. It is used to monitor the physiologic status of individual […]

Abstracts: Perspectives on pasture versus indoor feeding of dairy cows

March 2, 2016March 12, 2016adminLeave a Comment

The dairy industry in many regions of the world has moved towards a high- input/high-output system maximising annual milk production per cow, primarily through increasing concentrate-based total mixed rations fed indoors year round, as opposed to allowing cows to feed on pasture. Pasture-based dairy systems in regions like New Zealand and Ireland are oriented towards […]