Perry (clinical veterinary science, U. of Bristol, UK) presents this proceedings volume from the World's Poultry Science Associations symposium on avian gut function in health and disease. The 23 contributions deal with the following major themes: history and current use of feed additives in the EU, gastrointestinal structure and functional development, gastrointestinal flora, nutritional effects, pathology, immunological and pathogen control, monitoring, and what avian gut problems mean to the poultry farmer. Many studies are offered from UK perspectives. This book is distributed by Oxford U. Press. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Derived from the 28th Poultry Science Symposium of the World's Poultry Science Association (UK), this book focuses on the current interest of the phasing out of antibiotic use in poultry and covers in-depth interactions between the bird, its diet and potential pathogens. It also demonstrates the understanding of the gut health in the 21st century of commercial poultry and flocks and the ultimate safety of poultry product in the human food chain.
