Histomoniasis outbreaks in commercial turkeys in the southeastern United States: Proximity of broiler breeder farms as a potential risk factor in disease development
| Autor: | Michael P. Martin, R.E. Jones, O.J. Fletcher, D.V. Rives |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Veterinary medicine
040301 veterinary sciences 030231 tropical medicine broiler breeders Disease Broiler breeder Histomoniasis Retrospective data 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine turkeys lcsh:SF1-1100 biology lcsh:TP368-456 Potential risk Outbreak Histomonas meleagridis 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Heterakis lcsh:Food processing and manufacture Geography blackhead disease Animal Science and Zoology histomoniasis epidemiology Flock lcsh:Animal culture |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Poultry Research, Vol 29, Iss 2, Pp 496-501 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1056-6171 |
| Popis: | Summary Histomoniasis, an infectious disease of turkeys and other gallinaceous birds, has significant impacts on the health and welfare of infected turkey flocks. No preventatives or treatments for the disease are available. In the current study, the proximity of broiler breeder farms as a potential risk factor for histomoniasis in grow-out tom flocks was assessed using 2015 retrospective data provided by a commercial turkey integrator located in North and South Carolina. Company grow-out tom farms were grouped into potential “at risk” categories based on distance from broiler breeder farms. Presence of a broiler breeder flock within 1 mile of a grow-out tom farm placed that tom farm at a higher relative risk (RR) (RR = 3.45; 95% CI = 1.7519–6.8121; P-value = 0.0196) for occurrence of histomoniasis. There was no increased RR of histomoniasis at tom farms in distance categories beyond 1 mile from a broiler breeder flock. These results are consistent with variable transmission of Heterakis eggs harboring Histomonas from broiler breeder houses to susceptible turkey farms based on distance between farms. |
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