On this podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Bobeck, Dr. Karen Grogan, and Dr. Kate Meloche interview the brightest minds of the global poultry industry.

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It is possible to work in a variety of areas related to poultry production, but the goal is always the same - achieve the best possible outcome for the animals, producers, and consumers. Our role as technical support for poultry production requires us to be adept at these aspects and find a balance between them. In this episode, Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown and I discuss aspects of animal care practices, welfare, and management in poultry production. Additionally, we discuss some of the newest innovations and trends in the field, as well as some key aspects of consumers&#39; needs and demands. “If you really want to be successful in overall poultry health and care, you have to be able to get involved in multiple management styles and practices.” - Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: <ol><li>The journey towards getting involved in a big poultry company</li><li>Advice for people looking for jobs in production/management</li><li>The next steps for the US poultry industry</li><li>Innovations for improving animal care</li><li>Dealing with animal production criticism</li><li>Slower-growing breeds in chicken production</li><li>Animal welfare trends</li></ol> 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown has earned his BS and DVM in Animal Science from Iowa State University and he is a Diplomate from the American College of Poultry Veterinarians. He joined Perdue Foods in 1998 and is currently the Senior Vice President of Technical Service and Innovation. In his present role, he is responsible for technical support (nutritional, veterinary, laboratorial, the continuous improvement of live operations, welfare programs, and compliance) as well as technical innovation (turning innovative technologies from just good ideas into real changes within Perdue Foods’ everyday business). Those responsibilities include 11 feed mills, 15 hatcheries, and the health and care of 13 million chickens – placed weekly on family farms throughout the 14 states that Perdue raises chickens. He has been guiding the company’s industry-leading transformation in how chickens are raised and he was vital in the company’s successful shift away from antibiotics. Prior to joining Perdue, he was the Director of Global Technical Services for poultry at various companies such as Salisbury Labs, Solvay Animal Health, and Fort Dodge Animal Health. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/)- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/)- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html)- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)- AB Vista (http://www.abvista.com/)

#06 - Always striving to be better: The poultry way - Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown

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Poultry production includes more than just one species. Each one of them has its own characteristics, so production for each species is conducted differently. There are many differences between turkeys and chickens when it comes to nutrition, general management, facilities, and behavior, so the more you know about the particularities, the more effective your production will be. In this episode, Dr. Sally Noll and I discuss turkey production specificities and needs, as well as recent research on the subject. We also talk about some challenges related to nutrition and biosecurity, as well as ways it can be improved. “If you don&#39;t have things perfect at the beginning, when the birds get to the barn, you&#39;re already behind.” - Dr. Sally Noll 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: <ol><li>Recent research in turkey production; </li><li>Challenges and differences between turkey and chicken production; </li><li>Challenges for evaluating &#34;gut-health&#34; products and manipulating the gut microbiome; </li><li>Adapting to consumer demand for All-Veg diets in turkeys;</li><li>2015 vs. 2022 avian influenza outbreak responses and biosecurity measures.</li></ol> 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Sally Noll has been serving at the University of Minnesota since 1985. She has over 30 years of extension experience in all aspects of turkey production and broiler chicken production, and the focus of her research and extension programming is turkey/poultry nutrition and disease/health issues of relevance to the poultry industry. Because of the extension appointment, her research and extension program vary depending on assessed needs for problem solving in poultry production. Past collaborative projects of hers include evaluations of production systems, environmental impacts on turkey production, biosecurity approaches, ammonia emissions from turkey facilities, gut health and microbiome succession, and areas with problems related to reovirus-arthritis and avian metapneumovirus. Her poultry research program has been recently focusing on nutritional evaluation of feed ingredients, protein/amino acid requirements, and evaluation of a partially slotted flooring system for commercial market turkeys. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/)- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/)- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html)- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)- AB Vista (http://www.abvista.com/)

#05 - What makes turkey production different from other poultry species? - Dr. Sally Noll

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There are many differences between backyard poultry operations and commercial poultry systems. Backyard poultry can include pets as well as animals as a food source – such as eggs – and diseases can be introduced into the flock in many ways that are unnoticed by the owner. And besides, it’s often a challenge for backyard growers to recognize and associate different clinical signs with different diseases. Consequently, a good poultry diagnostician working in that sector must educate their customers and promote small flock health and preventive care. In today’s episode, Dr. Karen Grogan has a great conversation with Dr. Hailey Quercia about some of her findings on health challenges in small flocks. Dr. Quercia also shares her experience as Laboratory Director and Avian Diagnostician at the Harrisonburg Regional Animal Health Laboratory (Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). &#34;Even if you have an entire library of tests but you’re not sure what to pursue and what would be effective, it can be a waste of clients’ money.” - Dr. Hailey Quercia 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: <ol><li>Health challenges in small flocks throughout the years</li><li>Recognizing Marek&#39;s disease in small flocks</li><li>Services for backyard owners in Virginia</li><li>Working at an animal health laboratory</li><li>Improvements in backyard flock medicine</li><li>Interesting cases</li><li>Key aspects of small flock nutrition</li><li>Use of Antibiotics </li><li>Mentoring students</li></ol> 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Hailey Quercia’s interest in poultry began when raising chickens, ducks, and geese, which also piqued her interest in population level animal health. It was only after shadowing a mixed animal practitioner that she realized there were veterinary careers that focus on population medicine, and she decided to become a large animal veterinarian. After receiving her DVM from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, she was undecided on whether to focus on dairy, poultry, or pathology, but finally chose to become a poultry diagnostician. She thus earned a Master’s on and did a residency in avian pathology at Auburn University, subsequently accepting the position of Laboratory Director and Avian Diagnostician at the Harrisonburg Regional Animal Health Laboratory (Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/)- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/)- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html)- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)

#04 - Lessons learned on health challenges in small flock poultry - Dr. Hailey Quercia

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Keeping humans and nature in harmony is what sustainability is all about. Furthermore, there has been a broad discussion regarding sustainable production, net zero emissions, and the use of antibiotics and water in animal production. Consequently, we must consider the environmental impact of animal production activities and the challenges of implementing environmentally friendly alternatives to the animal production system. Would that become a conventional production instead of a niched production? How economically sustainable is it for the animal producers? In today’s episode, I talk with Dr. Ermias Kebreab about these sustainability challenges in animal production. I also talk about what we can expect for the following years in terms of changes in animal production systems. &#34;There&#39;s still a lot of work to do to make sure that animals for food are produced in a sustainable, ethical, and environmentally friendly manner.&#34; - Dr. Ermias Kebreab 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: <ol><li>Mathematical modeling explained and applied in poultry</li><li>Sustainability challenges in the food chain</li><li>Demand for sustainable animal food products</li><li>Sustainability and its benefits to animal production </li><li>Importance of raising animals for food</li><li>Take-home message</li></ol> 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Ermias Kebreab is Associate Dean and holds the Sesnon Endowed Chair in Sustainable Agriculture. His research interests include animal nutrition, mathematical modeling of biological systems, and environmental impacts of livestock. He is contributing author to 2019 IPCC update on enteric methane emissions. He co-chaired the feed additive and methane committees of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO. He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed articles and received several awards including Excellence in Ruminant Nutrition and International Agriculture from the American Society of Animal Science, and 2022 Chancellor’s Innovator of the year award. He served on two committees of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on methane and nutrition of dairy cattle. He is regularly an invited speaker including a TED talk. His research was in the top 10 of all research conducted at the University of California system in 2021. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Asmara, Eritrea and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Reading, U.K. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/)- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/)- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html)- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)

#03 - Where are we regarding sustainability in animal production? - Dr. Ermias Kebreab

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The latest outbreaks of avian influenza have raised concerns for the poultry industry. We already know a lot about influenza, so what are we missing? Are we prepared to deal with an endemic outbreak in the United States? What aspects should be taken into account when designing avian influenza control and mitigation strategies? In this episode, I talk to Dr. Giambrone about all of these issues, including the current situation of avian influenza in the United States and around the world, and possible strategies to handle it. 
 
&#34;In case of a new avian influenza outbreak, I think the US will wait and see how these other countries vaccinate and control it to know how best to respond themselves.&#34; - Dr. Joseph Giambrone 
 
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: 
 
- The history of research on bird diseases 
- Avian influenza (AI) control in endemic areas 
- AI vaccines: production, commercialization, and regulatory control 
- Mitigation strategies for AI outbreaks 
- AI pathogenicity and ways to deal with it 
- Public perception of the poultry industry and commercial scale production 
- A clinical picture of immunosuppression 
- Key points for new starters in the industry 
- Best sources for poultry diseases material 
 
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Joseph Giambrone is a professor emeritus in Auburn University’s Department of Poultry Science with a joint appointment in the Department of Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. A molecular virologist, immunologist, and epidemiologist, he has been working on understanding viral pathogen ecology for 42 years. As well as developing new and effective vaccines, he led efforts to improve the detection and surveillance of viral diseases. He also developed vaccine strategies to protect commercially grown chickens against pathogens, like avian influenza viruses, that have infected humans. His research has had a profound impact on practices used today to reduce the incidence and severity of viral diseases in commercially grown poultry. 
 
𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 
 
The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: 
 
- JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/) 
- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/) 
- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html) 
- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)

The latest outbreaks of avian influenza have raised concerns for the poultry industry. We already know a lot about influenza, so what are we missing? Are we prepared to deal with an endemic outbreak in the United States? What aspects should be taken into account when designing avian influenza control and mitigation strategies? In this episode, I talk to Dr. Giambrone about all of these issues, including the current situation of avian influenza in the United States and around the world, and possible strategies to handle it. 
 
"In case of a new avian influenza outbreak, I think the US will wait and see how these other countries vaccinate and control it to know how best to respond themselves." - Dr. Joseph Giambrone 
 
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: 
 
- The history of research on bird diseases 
- Avian influenza (AI) control in endemic areas 
- AI vaccines: production, commercialization, and regulatory control 
- Mitigation strategies for AI outbreaks 
- AI pathogenicity and ways to deal with it 
- Public perception of the poultry industry and commercial scale production 
- A clinical picture of immunosuppression 
- Key points for new starters in the industry 
- Best sources for poultry diseases material 
 
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Joseph Giambrone is a professor emeritus in Auburn University’s Department of Poultry Science with a joint appointment in the Department of Pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine. A molecular virologist, immunologist, and epidemiologist, he has been working on understanding viral pathogen ecology for 42 years. As well as developing new and effective vaccines, he led efforts to improve the detection and surveillance of viral diseases. He also developed vaccine strategies to protect commercially grown chickens against pathogens, like avian influenza viruses, that have infected humans. His research has had a profound impact on practices used today to reduce the incidence and severity of viral diseases in commercially grown poultry. 
 
𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 
 
The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: 
 
- JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/) 
- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/) 
- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html) 
- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)

#02 - The Current Worldwide Status of the Avian Influenza Virus - Dr. Joseph Giambrone

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Poultry production faces disease challenges every day, Avian influenza being one of the most critical. That’s why we must better understand how the diagnostic process works so we can help our veterinarians reach a timely diagnosis and evaluate our biosecurity programs properly. In today’s episode with Dr. Saad Gharaibeh, we talk about the importance of disease diagnostics and how it can help improve the poultry industry. 
 
&#34;There are different diagnostic techniques for different diseases and stages of the disease, so you must be wise in choosing the one that best fits the situation you have on your farm.&#34; - Dr. Saad Gharaibeh 
 
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: 
 
- Poultry testing laboratory and the diagnostic services 
- The timeline of a poultry disease diagnosis 
- Sample type and quality 
- Best practices to reach a diagnosis 
- Panel testing for multiple diseases 
- The current situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak 
- Biosecurity practices and challenges 
- Building serology baseline knowledge for producers 
 
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Saad Gharaibeh grew up in Jordan, where his father ran a chicken farm. In 1996, he completed a bachelor&#39;s degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. Then he completed a Ph.D. Program and a residency in veterinary pathology at the University of Georgia in 2001. Dr. Gharaibeh has held positions as a diagnostician at the Clemson University Diagnostic Center, a diagnostician, researcher, and poultry disease instructor at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and as a poultry disease instructor, researcher, and avian histopathologist at the Poultry Disease and Research Center at UGA. He currently works as a poultry pathologist at the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, both at UMN. 
 
𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 
 
The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: 
 
- JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/) 
- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/) 
- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html) 
- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)

Poultry production faces disease challenges every day, Avian influenza being one of the most critical. That’s why we must better understand how the diagnostic process works so we can help our veterinarians reach a timely diagnosis and evaluate our biosecurity programs properly. In today’s episode with Dr. Saad Gharaibeh, we talk about the importance of disease diagnostics and how it can help improve the poultry industry. 
 
"There are different diagnostic techniques for different diseases and stages of the disease, so you must be wise in choosing the one that best fits the situation you have on your farm." - Dr. Saad Gharaibeh 
 
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: 
 
- Poultry testing laboratory and the diagnostic services 
- The timeline of a poultry disease diagnosis 
- Sample type and quality 
- Best practices to reach a diagnosis 
- Panel testing for multiple diseases 
- The current situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak 
- Biosecurity practices and challenges 
- Building serology baseline knowledge for producers 
 
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Saad Gharaibeh grew up in Jordan, where his father ran a chicken farm. In 1996, he completed a bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine at the Jordan University of Science and Technology. Then he completed a Ph.D. Program and a residency in veterinary pathology at the University of Georgia in 2001. Dr. Gharaibeh has held positions as a diagnostician at the Clemson University Diagnostic Center, a diagnostician, researcher, and poultry disease instructor at the Jordan University of Science and Technology, and as a poultry disease instructor, researcher, and avian histopathologist at the Poultry Disease and Research Center at UGA. He currently works as a poultry pathologist at the Minnesota Poultry Testing Laboratory and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, both at UMN. 
 
𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 
 
The Poultry Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: 
 
- JBI (https://www.jbidistributors.com/animal-producers-biosecurity/) 
- Protekta (https://protekta.com/product-category/poultry/) 
- DSM (https://www.dsm.com/anh/species/poultry.html) 
- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)

#01 - How can disease diagnosis help to promote poultry production? - Dr. Saad Gharaibeh

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The Poultry Podcast Show is a brand new podcast where you’ll get fresh, cutting-edge insights – straight from the brightest minds of the global poultry industry, right into your ears. 
 
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