Main diseases in poultry farming. Bacterial infections

Handy and rigorous book focused on the main bacterial infections in poultry farming. The contents, which have been written by prestigious authors with a wide experience in this field, combine relevant information when dealing with the diseases and scientific background information. Each chapter comprises the most updated information (aetiology, pathogenesis and transmission, clinical signs, post mortem lesions, diagnostic procedures, treatment and control) to better understand the various infections. Numerous high-quality images have been included to complement the information provided and make the contents understandable and accessible to readers.

Autor: rof. Dr. Dr. Hafez is a head of the Institute of Poultry Diseases at the Free University of Berlin. He gained his Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc) at the department of Poultry Diseases from Cairo University in 1975, and completed his Dr. medicinae veterinariae (Dr. med. vet.) at the department of Poultry Diseases, Giessen University, Germany in 1981. He finished the Dr. habilitatus (Dr. med. vet. habil.) thesis at the department of Poultry Diseases, Munich University, Germany in 1994. Dr. Hafez is Veterinary Poultry Specialist since 1982, Veterinary Microbiology Specialist since 1989, Veterinary Animal Hygiene Specialist since 1996, Diplomate of European College of Veterinary Public Health (Dipl. ECVPH) since 2005, and Diplomate of European College of Poultry Veterinary Science (Dipl. ECPVS) since 2009. Dr. Hafez’s career has focused on poultry diseases diagnosis and control in general and in particular respiratory and foodborne diseases, management, and hygiene. He is currently the Honorary Life President of the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA). He is Past-President of the WVPA, Past-President of ECPVS, Chairman of Poultry Scientific Committee of the German Veterinary Chamber, Chairman of the German Branch of the World Veterinary Poultry Association and Chairman Working group 10 (Turkey) of the European Branch of World Poultry Science Association (WPSA). In addition, he is an honour Professor at the University of Hohenheim since 1996 as well as honour Professor at the Alexandria University, Egypt since 2009. Since 2015 he is advisor of the Arab Federation for Food Industries (AFFI). Furthermore, he is a member of several other scientific committees related to veterinary medicine. He is author and co-author of 231 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 49 book chapters. Rüdiger Hauck Dr. Rüdiger Hauck is Research Scholar at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis (USA), where he does research on the causative viruses of avian influenza, avian encephalomyelitis and infectious bronchitis. He received his degree in Veterinary Sciences from Free University of Berlin in 2002. He completed his Dr. medicinae veterinariae (Dr. med. vet.) at the Institute for Poultry Diseases of the Free University of Berlin in 2006. He is Certified Veterinary Specialist for Poultry Diseases and Microbiology and Diplomate of the European College of Poultry Veterinary Science (ECPVS). His areas of interest include viral vaccination studies, detection and typing of bacterial pathogens, and studies of protozoan parasites. Dr. Hauck worked as Veterinary Consultant at the Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit (Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety), where he was a member of the team Antimicrobial Resistance. He is co-author of 41 articles in peer-reviewed journals and three book chapters.