Safety and efficacy of an aroA-deleted live vaccine against avian colibacillosis in a multicentre field trial in broilers in Morocco.

The safety and efficacy of an aroA-deleted live vaccine against avian colibacillosis (Poulvac(®) E. coli) was evaluated in broilers in a multicentre field trial. The trial sites consisted of 18 paired bird houses (randomly assigned to either the vaccination or the control treatment groups) located in 15 farms in three different regions of Morocco.

Correlation between clinico-pathological outcome and typing of Haemophilus parasuis field strains.

Haemophilus parasuis is the etiologic agent of Glässer's disease in pigs, which is pathologically characterized by serofibrinous polyserositis and arthritis. H. parasuis include virulent and non-virulent strains and confirmation of virulence in H.