[HTML][HTML] Backyard poultry: exploring non-intensive production systems

N Gentile, F Carrasquer, A Marco-Fuertes, C Marin - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of backyard poultry historically encompassed “food-producing animals.”
Nevertheless, a recent shift in livestock production paradigms within developed countries is …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of Marek's Disease Virus Strains in Infections in Backyard and Ornamental Birds

RD Chacón, CJ Sánchez-Llatas, CS Astolfi-Ferreira… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Marek's disease virus is a pathogen capable of inducing tumors,
immunosuppression, and paralysis in birds. The degree of virulence is associated with …

The Meq Genes of Nigerian Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains

JN Patria, L Jwander, I Mbachu, L Parcells, B Ladman… - 2024 - udspace.udel.edu
Background: Marek's disease (MD) is a pathology affecting chickens caused by Marek's
disease virus (MDV), an acute transforming alphaherpesvirus of the genus Mardivirus. MD is …

[PDF][PDF] Co-occurrence of scaly leg and bumble foot in backyard poultry and its clinical management

K Vijayakaran, R Velusamy, A Latchumikanthan… - 2024 - veterinarypaper.com
The concurrent occurrence of scaly leg caused by Knemidocoptes mutans and bumble foot
caused by Staphylococcus aureus in Aseel chickens is investigated in this study. Clinical …