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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV), the causative agent of enzootic bovine leucosis (EBL), is a member of the family Retroviridae, and genus Deltaretrovirus. Whilst BLV has been associated with considerable economic losses in the cattle industry worldwide, there is paucity of information on the...

The poultry industry has been expanding rapidly in Zambia with both eggs and table birds forming a major dietary protein source for the majority of the population. Despite this expansion, unhygienic rearing conditions have characterized the poultry industry at both small scale and commercial...

Animals are known to harbour different pathogenic bacteria with potential for zoonosis especially with food producing animals like poultry. Currently quail farming is rapidly gaining momentum in Zambia, as a source of protein in the form of meat and eggs. The study aimed at evaluating the...

Aflatoxin B1 negatively affects broiler performance and is also a public health hazard as it has been associated with cancer in humans. Several methods have been suggested for minimizing effects of aflatoxin B1 contamination including use of anti-oxidizing agents such as vitamin A. This study was...

This study was aimed at determining the strains of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) present in Zambia causing disease in vaccinated broiler flocks. Despite routine vaccinations with appropriate IBDV vaccines, which is a control strategy of infectious bursal disease (IBD), many poultry farms...

Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are an important food as a source of protein and fit well in the farming system of smallholders in Zambia. Unfortunately the grain is prone to stor-age losses mainly due to storage insects. Bruchid (Callosobruchus maculatus) attack on dry beans is a serious storage...

Conventional microbiological techniques used in the detection and identification of Salmonella infections in chicken samples are relatively lengthy. In Zambia today, the situation has even been made worse by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics. Detection of Salmonella from such treated birds...

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the efficacy of different nutritional supplements on productive performance of broilers. Parameters considered included growth rate, feed consumption, feed efficiency, mortality and the economic feasibility of using the commercial supplements....

This study was conducted to find out the incidence of Salmonella enteritidis in table eggs and chicken carcasses entering the consumer market in the city of Lusaka. Diarrhoea stool samples from humans admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) were also included in the study to...

Commercial hatcheries in Zambia have been experiencing losses due to dead-in-shell embryos for quite sometime. Numerous Salmonella serotypes have been frequently recorded in poultry population in Zambia, but no information is available on bacterial association with dead-in-shell mortality in...