Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is the continuation of our previous Special Issue, titled "Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases".

Based on the number of animals, poultry represents the largest domestic animal stock in the world, and poultry eggs and meat supply affordable, high-quality protein. Poultry husbandry, especially on a small scale, is efficient and renewable and can provide a ready source of nutrition and income. However, poultry diseases caused by various strains of pathogens, such as avian influenza, Newcastle disease, Salmonellosis, and parasitic and fungal pathogens, can cause significant economic losses and even lead to life-threatening diseases in animals and humans. Therefore, understanding poultry pathogens and effective strategies for preventing and controlling avian diseases are critical to protecting animals and people.

Poultry diseases, being very complex in nature, are a constant threat to poultry health and production. They can have transboundary characteristics, i.e., they can easily spread across borders via different routes (wild birds, trade, fomites) and have a high socio-economic impact, affecting livelihoods in both developing and developed countries. Some pathogens are zoonotic and, therefore, have pandemic-causing potential. Because of their importance, major poultry diseases are listed by the World Organization for Animal Health. The detection of these diseases in a country, region, or continent will require the implementation of compulsory control measures, which highly affect the poultry industry. Due to high mortality and decreases in production (eggs and meat), they cause huge economic losses for poultry producers, thus impeding the trade of and market for foods of animal origin. To alleviate the detrimental effects, highly focused research is needed.

Prof. Dr. Renfu Yin
Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Dodovski
Guest Editors

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• poultry pathogens
• poultry diseases
• avian viruses and diseases

• Poultry Pathogens and Poultry Diseases in Microorganisms (11 articles)