Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014

  • Poultry Welfare in Developed and Developing Countries

    Talha ELsadig Abbas

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: 08 January 2014
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    Published: 30 January 2014
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    Abstract: Poultry welfare acquired a lot of attention in the last years especially in Europe. That appears in the activities of Animal Welfare organisations in addition to the governments of European Union which include researches and performing legislations and standards for keeping poultry. In addition, emerge of kind of consumers preferring organic foods,... Show More
  • Analysis of Clinical Manifestation of Newcastle Disease in Traditional Poultry of Chad

    BAN-BO Bebanto Antipas, BIDJEH Kebkiba, NADJILEM Digamtar, Alhaji Mahamat Souleymane, Andarawous Ballah Tina

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014
    Pages: 5-9
    Received: 25 December 2013
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    Published: 20 February 2014
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    Abstract: Since its discovery in 1926, the virus of Newcastle disease (NDV) has been well described by several authors. But the control of this disease remains today a topical issue. It causes economic losses in industrialized and developing countries. The clinical manifestation of NDV differs from one species to another. This article places a state of clini... Show More
  • Social Factors and Quality Attributes Influencing Preference for Production of Local Poultry in Butaleja and Tororo, Eastern Uganda

    James. Higenyi, John. David. Kabasa, Charles. Muyanja

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014
    Pages: 10-17
    Received: 08 February 2014
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    Published: 28 February 2014
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    Abstract: Micronutrient deficiency is prevalent among the low-income rural and peri-urban dwellers in Uganda, largely attributed to decreasingly adequate intake of food of animal origin. The aim of this study was to determine the socio-cultural factors that influence preference for production of local poultry in Butaleja and Tororo districts. A total of 193 ... Show More