Poultry farming is one of the most efficient animal husbandry methods and it provides
nutritional security to a significant number of the world population. Using modern intensive …

Poultry diseases pose major constraints on smallholder production in Africa, causing high
flock mortality and economic hardship. Infectious diseases, especially viral diseases like …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been deepening in the layer poultry sector
in Zambia partly due to the inappropriate use of antimicrobials. Escherichia coli (E. coli), a …

Globally, the inappropriate dispensing and use of antibiotics in animals has contributed to
the development of bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In Zambia, there is insufficient …

Salmonella is responsible for some foodborne disease cases worldwide. It is mainly
transmitted to humans through foods of animal origin through the consumption of poultry …

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study employed a structured questionnaire in
77 layer poultry farms in the provinces of Lusaka and Copperbelt, Zambia, from September …

There is a growing risk of antibiotic resistance (AR) in smallholder poultry (SP). This study,
therefore, aimed to investigate AR pattern of bacterial isolates from SP in the Guinea …

Poultry farming is widely recognized as a highly efficient technique of animal husbandry,
contributing significantly to the nutritional security of a substantial portion of the global …

Background The non-typhoidal salmonellosis (NTS) is a pathogenic bacterial zoonosis with
substantial but often under-appreciated public health impacts. The NTS is prevalent in …

Antimicrobials are employed in the control of contagious illnesses in humans and animals
and are also utilized as growth enhancers in livestock and poultry. Improper application of …