January 2016No 32

Newsletter of the World Veterinary Poultry Association

ContentsPresident’s message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Euthanasia training for egg and pullet producers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Branch reports: Hungary, Argentina . . . . . 4

Branch reports: Italy, Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Branch reports: Malaysia, Nigeria . . . . . . . . 6

Branch reports: Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Branch reports: USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

WVPA Congress 2015 Cape Town . . . . 10-11

Sponsorship appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Honour for British vets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

South African interview . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18

Diary of meetings 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

National contacts for WVPA . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Visit: www.wvpa.netFor more information on the association, membership, grants andawards, publications, meetings and links to related websites

Editor – Charles Hofacre

I must start by thanking our South African Branch for the great WVPACongress they hosted in Cape Town. When Hannes and his team took thisCongress on board four years ago, not even they, with all their SouthAfrican optimism, could have envisaged such a good overall outcome.This congress also saw the awarding of the first WVPA-Merial Innovationin Vaccination Award and the induction of four new branches, includingNigeria and Kenya from the African continent.

On the Asian front, the 3rd WVPA Asian Meeting will be hosted by thePhilippines Branch in Manila on 20-21st October 2016 and the Thai Branchwill be hosting the 2019 Global Congress (after Edinburgh in 2017). Inaddition, the Malaysian Branch recently paired up with WPSA to hold asuccessful two day meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

I am also very pleased to say that the new executive team of officers has‘clicked’ from the outset and has already created its vision for the next fouryears, including your new vice president, Nicolas Eterradossi, accepting achampioning role for technical excellence in future WVPA Congresses.

After lengthy discussions, WVPA signed a sponsorship agreement withCeva in November that will enable WVPA to develop a digital library. We are currently just starting this project but there will be furtherannouncements about it later in the year.

For some time WVPA has been conscious of the valuable partnership it haswith industry. Following various positive discussions in Cape Town, anadvisory group of the major congress sponsors and your officers is beingcreated as a communications conduit between the two parties, with theobjective of further improving the good relationships that already exist.Talking about good relationships, it would be remiss of me not to highlightthe Houghton Trust and the excellent relationship that exists between themand WVPA and the generous support they give to the global and AsianAvian Pathology Lectures.

In closing, may I confirm that your new Executive has a firm control onactivities and looks forward to evolving your Association over the comingthree years so that it serves the needs of its branches and members.

May 2016 be an intellectually stimulating and rewarding year foreveryone!

Nigel Horrox

President’s message

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Euthanasia training for eggand pullet producers

There is increasing pressure throughoutagriculture for farmers to be more transparentwith their practices, adopt improvedstandards of animal welfare, and satisfyconsumers that on-farm activities correspondto the current social values that the publicholds. The majority of consumers areignorant about the activities and realities onfarm, yet have a right to demand that thepeople producing their food do it in a waythat is consistent with their values.

The on-farm activity that has the mostpotential to impact animal welfare andemotionally affect the public is euthanasia.

The importance of dealing withcompromised poultry in a humane andtimely manner is well recognised on farms,but there has been very little access toeducation to help farmers develop effectiveplans and techniques. In order to address thislack of education and training, the PoultryIndustry Council (PIC), in partnership withthe IMPACT Program, has developed athorough and effective training program thatis being offered to poultry farmers in Ontario,Canada and potentially more widely.

In accordance with national programrequirements, Egg Farmers of Ontario (EFO)has made this training program mandatorywith all Ontario egg and pullets farmerscompleting the training in 2015. Otherprovincial commodity groups are aware ofthis program and currently considering therequirements of their members.

The education program consists of threeparts, which work together to improveanimal welfare on farms and improve thereputation and credibility of the poultryindustry. A representative from each farmattends a two hour classroom course thatdiscusses the ethical considerations aroundeuthanasia, how to select appropriateeuthanasia strategies for their farm, and howto properly and humanely apply thetechniques described.

The farmers receive an educationalworkbook that discusses the strengths andweaknesses of approved methods of poultryeuthanasia, as well as methods to evaluateinsensibility and confirm death. Alleuthanasia techniques are consistent withAVMA (American Veterinary MedicalAssociation) Guidelines and ensure that anyspecial considerations for euthanasiatechniques are met. Upon return to the farm,

this representative will lead the discussion todevelop a euthanasia plan that lays out theeuthanasia methods to be used, the decisionprocess around timely euthanasia, how toconfirm insensibility and death, andcontingency plans for emergencies.

After the euthanasia plan is developed, thefarm will be visited by a trained validator.This individual will evaluate the euthanasiaplan, observe each employee carrying out theeuthanasia techniques laid out in the plan,and verify that the chosen method ofeuthanasia can be performed correctly.

In Ontario, there is a pool of poultryveterinarians and industry partnerswho have attended a ‘ValidatorTraining Course’.

This Validator Training Course is anin-depth course in how to performeuthanasia, train farmers, and thenevaluate euthanasia techniques. Thevalidators are then able to teachproper techniques and ensure thatfarmers can perform euthanasia inthe acceptable manner.

Once farms are validated, thevalidator will sign the euthanasiaplan, stating that each worker hasshown competency in the euthanasiamethod they have shown. A copy of thisendorsement will be kept by the PoultryIndustry Council. This list of trained andvalidated workers on the farm will bevaluable for the industry in the event thatthere is a criticism levelled at it. If a questionis raised about the responsibility of theindustry, there is hard evidence that trainedfarmers have proactively improved theirtechniques up to the current best-practices, asdescribed by the AVMA. If a video were tosurface, showing improper or ineffectiveeuthanasia, both the farm and the industry asa whole have convincing evidence that theindividual has had training in propereuthanasia, and is not following farm orindustry standards of animal care.

This model for training has resulted in arobust, defensible, transparent method ofimproving animal welfare, farmer education,and industry reputation around thecontentious issue of euthanasia.

Dr Mike PetrikCorresponding Secretary

WVPA, Canada Branch

Euthanasia using theZeypher captive bolt gun

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HungaryThe Hungarian Branch organised their annual

Derzsy Days on 4-5th June in Zalakaros.This year had a larger than normalregistration with more than 250participants. Zoltán Pénzes received theDerzsy Award – his presentation topicwas vector vaccines against the mostdangerous diseases, especially ND.

This year’s scientific program had moreinternational speakers:l Josef Bachmeijer (Wiesenhof) fromGermany gave a lecture on hiscompany’s sustainable chickenproduction. This presentation gave aguideline for future broiler welfareproduction. l Marleen Boerjan (Pas Reform) fromHolland spoke about the embryonicdevelopment of chicks and how weshould fine tune our hatcheries to have

good quality chicks. l Klaus-Peter Behr (Anicon) from Germanyintroduced the newest developments inautogenous poultry vaccines underlining theimportance of correct diagnosis. l Luuk Stooker (Zoetis) from the UKpresented their long term (2011-2014)infectious bronchitis survey results andsuggested protection possibilities. l Stephane Lemiere (Merial) from Francereviewed the respiratory problems of turkeysand the importance of appropriate fieldvaccinations.

Beyond the international speakersHungarian speakers also gave lectures: l Highly pathogenic AI situation in Europeand our experience in Hungary – ImreNemes. l Antibiotic sensitivity of isolatedMycoplasma synoviae strains – MiklósGyuranecz. l Losses in chicken production due topoultry diseases – László Ozsvári.l Review of the prudent use of antibiotics –Ákos Jerzsele.l Black head in broiler breeders – LászlóKőrösi.l Complex protection against salmonella –László Bajnok.l Feed effect for gut flora balance and gutimmune system – Gábor Szigeti. l Staphylococcus aureus infection in day oldturkeys – Csaba Nemes.l Prevalence of IB viruses in Hungary, 2014survey – Judit Kojer.

The Hungarian Branch held their autumnmeeting on 24th September in Budapest. Thiswas organised with the 77th NationalAgriculture and Food Exhibition.

Topics of the meeting included the actualpoultry health situation and problems inHungary and the neighbouring countries; thepoultry industry's present and future,possibilities for cooperation and the ‘chickenof the future’.

The speakers were:l Csorbai Attila – president of HungarianPoultry Product Board, Hungary.l Peter Mitsch – veterinarian of TierarztGmbH Dr Glatzl (Austria).l Karel Kovarik – president of Czech PoultryHealth Association (Czech Republic).l Vladimir Savic – director of CroatianVeterinary Institute Poultry Centre, Croatia.l Piotr Kwiecinski – veterinarian, VetlabBrudzew, Poland.l Jozef Kalus – secretary of Slovakian PoultryHealth Association, Slovakia.l Nemes Csaba – veterinarian, NFCSVeterinary Office Diagnostic Directorate,Hungary.

This was a highly successful meetinghighlighting the importance of knowing thepoultry health situation of neighbouringcountries.

Dr László KőrösiCorresponding SecretaryWVPA, Hungary Branch

ArgentinaTwo events related to poultry took place inArgentina during the last semester. One wasthe loss of our colleague and friend Dr JorgeA. Martinez who, although retired, assisted inorganising the Argentinean Branch of theWVPA. The other was the meeting ‘NovenasJornadas Internacionales de VeterinariaPráctica’, which was held during August inMar del Plata, Argentina.

The obituary of Dr Martinez will bepresented in the next newsletter since I wasnot able to finish gathering all theinformation on his professional life.

However, briefly, Dr Jorge Alberto Martinezpassed away at the age of 78 in the city ofBuenos Aires, Argentina.

Jorge received the DVM degree in 1965. Hetaught at the College of Veterinary Science,

Zoltán Pénzes receivingthe Derzsy Award

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National University of La Plata (Facultad deCiencias Veterinarias de la UniversidadNacional de La Plata).

Afterwards, he pursued graduate studieswith Dr Malcom Reid at The University ofGeorgia where he met the love of his life, whowas from Sweden. They both came to live inArgentina where they were married.

Dr Martinez was a friend and wonderfulcolleague who helped organise this branch.He is survived by his beloved daughterCarolina and son Jorge.

Celina BuscagliaCorresponding Secretary

WVPA, Argentina Branch

ItalyThe European project COST ACTION FA1404‘Improving current understanding andresearch for sustainable control of the poultryred mite Dermanyssus gallinae’ aims todisseminate practical knowledge andinformation among scientists and operatorsregarding all aspects of Dermanyssus gallinaeinfestation in poultry system.

This topic represents a central matter,considering the worldwide diffusion of themite, and the heavy consequences it usuallycauses in poultry farms.

The 1st COST Conference and ManagementCommittee Meeting was held in Foggia, Italywith the participation and the contribution ofa wide panel of experts. To access the fullreport on Poultry Red Mites visit:http://www.eurovetpar.org/downloads/cost-action---coremi--final-report.pdf

Antonio CamardaCorresponding Secretary

WVPA, Italy Branch

KenyaKenya was inducted into the WVPA family atthe WVPA Congress in Cape Town, SouthAfrica. Since then, the following steps havebeen made by the youngest WVPA chick.

The Vets Poultry Forum (TVPF) hasconstituted an executive leadership teamcomposed of the following:l Dr Simon Alubbe – Chairman of Executive

Committee and Corresponding Secretary.l Dr Portus Olwande – 1st Vice-Chairman. l Dr Joshua Mwangangi – 2nd Vice-Chairman.l Dr Jacqueline Kasiiti – Secretary andTreasurer.l Ms Elizabeth Muigai – Member.

TVPF will be publishing a bi-monthlynewsletter, TVPF Poultry News, startingJanuary 2016. This newsletter will be an e-newsletter and will be distributed via e-mailto about 100 veterinarians currently onTVPF's mailing list.

The newsletter willcover updates fromWVPA events, newsof TVPF local events,poultry news fromKenya and aroundthe world, and shortarticles of interest topoultryveterinarians.

TVPF has acquiredthe domainwww.tvpf.org and isin the process ofdesigning a website.This will go livearound March 2016.This website willkeep TVPF audiences appraised on anongoing basis about the happenings anddevelopments in the poultry world. It willalso provide an avenue for other WVPAbranches to follow what TVPF is doing inKenya.

The schedule of meetings by TVPF for thefirst quarter of 2016 is as follows:l TVPF Executive Committee meeting –January 2016.l TVPF poultry farmer's workshop in EasternKenya.l Poultry meeting for veterinarians inNairobi – March 2016. The opportunities andchallenges in the poultry sector in Kenya andhow poultry veterinarians and professionalscan make a positive difference.

Finally, TVPF has begun the process ofdeveloping a Farmer's Poultry Manual.TVPF's target is to develop this manualthrough 2016 and make it ready for poultryfarmers in 2017.

Dr Simon AlubbeCorresponding Secretary

WVPA, Kenya Branch

Branch reports

Dr Simon Alubbe with WVPAPresident Nigel Horrox

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MalaysiaSome 86 members attended the 1st AnnualGeneral Meeting in May 2014 and, since then,WVPA Malaysia has gained force with more

than 153 current members fromdifferent industries and universities/research institutes. We started in 2014with an inaugural lecture by the VicePresident of WVPA Malaysia, Prof DrAbdul Rahman Omar entitled ‘PoultryViruses: From Threat to Therapy’ inconjunction with the 1st AGM.

During the 2nd WVPA AsiaConference in Bangkok, Thailand, twoof our young poultry veterinarians,who have recently graduated from the

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UniversitiPutra Malaysia in 2014, Dr Mohammad AzrinYahaya and Dr Syamira Syazuana Zaini, wereawarded the WVPA Asia Travelling Award toattend the conference.

At the XIXth World Veterinary PoultryCongress in Cape Town, South Africa, morethan 20 delegates from Malaysia, led by thepresident of WVPA Malaysia, Professor DatinPaduka Dr Aini Ideris, attended. During theCongress, our young WVPA Malaysiamember, Dr Maximillian Sim Kwang Huifrom Amlan International won the WVPA-Zoetis Young Poultry Veterinarian Award. Inaddition, Prof Datin Paduka Aini Ideris waselected as one of the two Vice Presidents ofWVPA. Congratulations to both of them.

In 2015, we organised the 2nd WVPA-WPSAScientific Conference with the theme‘Enhancing Innovation in Poultry Health andProduction’ in conjunction with the LivestockAsia and Asia MEATEC Expo & Forum at theKuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia.

The conference was co-organised by theWorld Poultry Science Association (Malaysiabranch) and UBM Exhibition and more than250 delegates registered. The conferencebrought together prominent scientists,

academics, industry players and policymakers from Malaysia and overseas. A totalof 33 oral papers on current and newinnovations and effective strategies incontrolling diseases, enhancing health andalso maximising production via nutrition andfeed technology were presented.

In addition, best practice in management aswell as welfare and breeding aspects ofpoultry were covered by various experts.More than 35 postgraduate students attendedto present their work as oral or posterpresentations. Before the closing of theconference, Nigel Horrox, the President ofWVPA, was given the floor to highlightWVPA and what the future holds.

WVPA Malaysia hopes to work closely withvarious agencies from Malaysia, Asia andoverseas in organising more activities andprograms that will benefit various parties inmeeting the current challenges and everchanging needs of the poultry industry inMalaysia and other countries.

Dr Abdul Rahman OmarCorresponding SecretaryWVPA, Malaysia Branch

NigeriaThe Nigerian Branch of the WVPA hasorganised the following activities:l An Expert in Residence: A programinitiated to harness all poultry experts fromNigeria universities and research institutes toform a think-tank base for a diseasesurveillance team that will provide updateson avian disease/agent challenges.l Poultry Clubs at the veterinary colleges fora broad based awareness on avian diseases,meanwhile preparing the students forsuccessful poultry practice.l Poultry Farmers Focal Groups: Aneducational/training program for farmers atthe state level. This is to create awarenessamong farmers on how and where to accessquality information on avian health. Theprogram should be addressing challengesamong poultry farmers.l The Nigerian Branch Website:www.poultryvetsnigeria.com

Dr Jones OkoyeCorresponding Secretary

WVPA, Nigeria Branch

The second annual meetingof the Malaysian Branch of

the WVPA in 2015

At the 2nd WVPA-WPSAScientific Conference

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Prof. Hafez read the message ofWVPA President Nigel Horrox and alsocongratulated WVPA Pakistan onorganising this international seminar.Dr Saleemi presented a branch reportincluding WVPAC 2015 participationby a delegation of 12 people fromPakistan. Prof. Hafez and Dr HanifNazir distributed certificates ofmembership among newly joinedWVPA members. There was also a postersession for participants followed by a galadinner. The third technical session wasmoderated by Dr Farzana Rizvi:l Dr Khalid Naeem Khawaja from NRLPDon IBV isolation and characterisation of localisolates.l Prof. Zhiqiang Shen from China onimmune enhances.l Prof. Jiakui Li from China on tibialdyschondroplasia in broilers.l Dr M. Kashif Saleemi from Department ofPathology, University of Agriculture,Faisalabad,Pakistan, on mycotoxins – apersistent threat to the poultry industry.

The fourth technical session was moderatedby Dr Aisha Khatoon:l Prof. H. M. Hafez on enteric diseases.l Dr Guanggang Qu from China on H9N2isolates of avian influenza from China.l Prof. Ahmed Din Anjum fromLahore, Pakistan, on infectiouslaryngotracheitis in Pakistan. l Dr M. Q. Al-Natour from JordanUniversity of Science and Technologyon molecular characterisation of NDVisolates from recent outbreaks in theMiddle East.

In the concluding session Dr FaqirMuhammad Sabir, a renowned poultryveterinarian, leading poultry stakeholder,founding member of WVPA Pakistan andAlumni of this University, was Chief Guest.

Prof. Dr Iqrar Ahmed Khan VC, UAF, alsoparticipated. Dr Hanif Nazir Ch presented therecommendations of the seminar. Dr F. M.Sabir highlighted the global role ofveterinarians in the poultry industry and alsourged the institutes and veterinarians to workmore for the poultry industry.

Dr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi concludedthe session and thanked the national andinternational participants.

Dr Muhammad Kashif SaleemiCorresponding SecretaryWVPA, Pakistan Branch

Branch reportsPakistanA two day International Seminar on PoultryDiseases was organised by WVPA Pakistan incollaboration with the Department ofPathology, University of AgricultureFaisalabad (UAF), Pakistan, in December2015. A total of 300 participants, including 22attendees from seven countries took part. Allthe participants were avian healthprofessionals from the public and privatesector. In the inaugural session Prof. Dr AhrarKhan, Chairman Department of Pathology,welcomed the participants and Prof. Dr IqrarAhmad Khan, Vice Chancellor, UAF, was thechief guest. He appreciated the professionalactivity organised by the Department ofPathology in collaboration with WVPA andhighlighted the role of the poultry industry inthe national economy of Pakistan.

Dr Hanif Nazir Ch, President WVPAPakistan, welcomed all the participants. Prof.Dr Talat Naseer Pasha VC, University ofVeterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, alsoparticipated as guest of honour. The DeanFaculty of Veterinary Science Prof. Dr ZafarIqbal thanked the participants, while DrMuhammad Kashif Saleemi, Secretary WVPAPakistan, moderated the inaugural andclosing sessions.

The first technical session was moderated byProf. MT Javed:l Prof. Dr Corrie Brown from The Universityof Georgia, Athens (UGA-USA), on futurechallenges for the global poultry industry.l Dr Michel Bublot from Merial, France, onvector vaccines versus classical vaccines.l Dr Hanif Nazir Ch from WVPA Pakistan onthe current Newcastle disease situation inPakistan.l Dr Roberto Soares from Brazil, CEVAAnimal Health Malaysia, on vector vaccinesfor Newcastle diseases.

The second technical session was moderatedby Dr ST Gul:l Prof. Dr Hafez Mohamed Hafez fromInstitute of Poultry Diseases, Free University,Berlin, Germany, on avian influenza.l Prof. Cheng He from China on avianairsacculitis.l Prof. Dr Aleem Bhatti from GP Lab, Lahore,Pakistan, on re-emergence of avianadenovirus infections in Pakistan.

The WVPA Branch meeting was moderatedby Secretary WVPA Dr M. Kashif Saleemi andchaired by Prof. H. M. Hafez, Honorary LifePresident of WVPA, and Dr Hanif Nazir Ch.

Dr Anjum presenting asouvenir to Dr MustafaKamal

VC-UAF presenting a shieldto chief guest Dr F. M. Sabir

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Branch reports

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USAThis year’s AAAP Annual Meeting was heldin Boston in July at the Boston ConventionCenter. The four day event included a halfday symposium on Saturday morning titled,‘An Update on Marek’s Disease Vaccination,Diagnosis and Immunosuppression’. Sixpresentations were given and a round tablediscussion on the impact of new vaccines onMarek’s disease protection was held.

The Scientific Program began on Sundayand concluded on Tuesday. It consisted of 144oral presentations and 97 posterpresentations. Featured events included aNew Member Meet and Greet, a Wine andCheese Social in the Poster Room, and theannual Awards Luncheon.

This year’s keynote speaker was JagdevSharma from the Biodesign Institute atArizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Thetitle of his presentation was ‘Outreach by ourindustry to improve household nutrition andincome by increasing returns from backyardchickens in rural Africa’.

On Monday, AAAP members enjoyed thethird in a series of history lectures titled,‘Pioneers of avian medicine’. The lecture wastitled ’The Life and Times of Ray Bankowski(1914-1993)’ and was given by Richard H.McCapes of Davis, CA.

AAAP does much to mentor young peoplewho are beginning their career orcontemplating a career in avian medicine.Four AAAP awards are given to students. TheScientific Program includes presentations bywinners of three AAAP student awards,giving those talented individuals a chance topresent their research to a prestigiousaudience.

The Richard B. Rimler Memorial PaperAward is a competitive award given to acandidate who is enrolled in a thesis-requiring Master of Science program or a PhDprogram, or has received such a degreewithin the year preceding the applicationdeadline. The award is meant to recogniseexcellence in poultry disease research by agraduate student. This year’s winner wasStivalis Cardenas-Garcia and the title of herpresentation was ‘An evaluation of peripheralblood and splenic lymphocyte proliferation intwo chicken breeds’.

The Reed Rumsey Award is given tostudents, residents or interns in a college ofveterinary medicine program or an avianmedicine training program.

This competitive award is given based on anabstract submission of original research or acase study conducted by the applicant. Thereare two Reed Rumsey Award winners eachyear, one for clinical research and the otherfor basic research.

This year’s award winners who presentedtheir papers during the Scientific Programwere Seiche Genger (North Carolina State) forclinical research with her paper titled ‘Jejunallength and weight is increased incommercially raised turkeys with depressedgrowth’ and Eric Parent (University ofMontreal) in basic research for his paper titled’Virulence profiles characterization of clinicalstrains of Clostridium perfringens causingnecrotic enteritis in successive broiler chickenflocks raised without antibiotics’.

The L. Dwight Schwartz Travel Scholarshipis intended to introduce veterinary studentsto the many aspects of poultry medicine andto facilitate their interaction with researchscientists, poultry diagnosticians, and clinicalpoultry veterinarians who would furthertheir education and training.

This year’s winner was Eric Shepherd fromthe University of Georgia and he presented apaper at the Scientific Program titled‘Development of real-time quantitative RT-PCR assays to detect GA07, GA08 and GA13infectious bronchitis virus types’.

The fourth student award given at theAnnual Meeting recognises the best studentposter presented at the meeting. While theprevious awards were announced ahead ofthe annual meeting, the A. S. ‘Rosy’Rosenwald Student Poster Award is a truesurprise to the winners as the judging is doneduring the Scientific Program.

This award, like the Reed Rumsey award, isgiven to two students – one for basic researchand the other for applied research.

This year’s poster award winners wereBlanca Lopez de Juan Abad for appliedresearch and Matthew Moreau for basicresearch.

Ms Abad’s poster was titled ‘Evaluation offactors that influence dose variability ofMarek’s disease vaccines’ and Dr Moreaus’sposter was titled ‘Salmonella enteritidisdisplays enhanced virulence and colonizationin mice following growth in egg yolk’.

Bob and Janece Bevans-KerrCorresponding Secretaries

WVPA, USA Branch

WVPA Congress 2015 – C

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The traditional opening – Mrs J Bagust beats the drum

The 2015 Hall of Honour inductees

Presentation of the Bart Rispens Award to Kylie Hewson

An African welcome in the exhibition hall

Reception in the exhibition area

Innovation at the South African Congress

A truly African welcome! Award winners Maximillian Sim Kwang Hui (YoungVeterinarian), left, and Dr Siba K. Samal (Vaccination).

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Cape Town, South Africa

The new President used his name to summarise his goals

The new President with his two Vice Presidents

The Congress Organiser makes his closing speech

Post-congress debriefing meeting

The Avian Pathology Lecturer receives his certificate

The retiring Executive at the Business Meeting

Induction of Prof. Hafez as an Honorary Life President

Induction of the new President

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Dear Nigel and Francois-Xavier

Let me start by saying the experience I had atthe WVPA 2015 Congress in Cape Town wasbeyond my expectations. The scientific natureof the presentations coupled with theapplications on farms and in business wereindeed a must have for any poultryveterinarian.

Since my attendance I have started lookingfor a postgraduate qualification in PoultryScience/Medicine as my interest in theprofession was renewed.

Poultry professionals with qualificationshave all left Zimbabwe and we are in direneed of poultry specialists. The level ofintegration in the industry has increasedphenomenally in the last decade wideningthe knowledge gap. Often poultry specialistshave come from as far as South Africa andEgypt to try and fill the gap but only on aconsultancy basis with no veterinarians to fillthe gap when they go back to their country ofresidence. Lastly, the only institution trainingveterinarians has had to hire expatriates toteach poultry medicine.

All this is to give you a background of howyour sponsorship will go a long way toimproving the state of poultry medicine inZimbabwe. Thank you for contributing to myattendance in Cape Town.

In appreciation I have started giving back tothe community by assisting with the teachingof poultry medicine to 4th year veterinarystudents on a voluntary basis.

In addition, as mentioned by Dr DouglasChoto, I have a Facebook page called

ZimPoultry aimed at assisting the small scalepoultry farmer with basic poultry knowledgewhich they would normally not access attheir expense. Lastly, my job in its normaloperation involves consulting to differentpoultry farmers at varying levels acrossZimbabwe thus making the congress evenmore beneficial to farmers in the country.

I will also work towards building our localchapter and ensuring its sustainability.

This is all to express my appreciation foryour generosity as an Association.

Kind regards.Dr Shadreck Magonziwa

(BVSc, BBA, MCom)

Sponsorship appreciation

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The British Veterinary Poultry Association(BVPA) was recently presented with a specialmerit award at the British Poultry Council(BPC) awards ceremony in London, inrecognition of the profession’s work incontaining avian influenza.

According to BPC chairman John Reed, thethree outbreaks experienced in the UK sinceNovember 2014 have cost the sector morethan £50m in lost income and clean-up costs,and it is a case of ‘when, not if’ the diseasewill strike again.

“Avian influenza is the single biggest threatto the British poultry industry,” he said.“During each outbreak, the industry has

called on the support of members ofthe BVPA who have workedtirelessly to help those individualsand businesses affected.

“We wanted to recognise theiroutstanding contribution to thepoultry sector for their guidance incontingency planning and theirinvaluable knowledge andexpertise.”

David Welchman (left) accepted thespecial merit award on behalf of theBritish Veterinary PoultryAssociation, from the UK’s juniorenvironment minister Mark Spencer.

Honour for British vets

Contributions toAerosolsWhy not tell Aerosols’ readers about yourbranch and its activities (good quality pictures are always welcomed).

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National WVPA Branch Secretaries and individual members are encouraged tosend contributions for inclusion in futureeditions of Aerosols to Sue Clanton at: sclanton@uga.edu

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Wor In September the World Veterinary PoultryAssociation will be holding its globalCongress in Cape Town. Recently the Bulletinmet with WVPA’s vice president andpresident elect, British poultry veterinarian,Nigel Horrox, who is well known in SouthAfrica, to find out more about WVPA and itsactivities. Nigel was in South Africa withfellow vice president, Prof Hafez Hafez fromthe Free University of Berlin in Germany.They met with the Congress’ LocalOrganising Committee to make the finalarrangements for this prestigious event.

Q – What exactly is the WVPA?The WVPA is the global organisation forpoultry veterinarians and health scientistsand its primary objective is the exchange ofinformation on all matters associated withavian health. This it does by means of globalcongresses which are held every two yearsand its Asia Meetings which are held in theintervening years as well as by publishing itsscientific journal, Avian Pathology. TheWVPA is made up of over 45 NationalBranches and individual members fromcountries that do not have National Branches.It is run by an Elected Executive Committee.Unfortunately, our president diedunexpectedly last year and the ExecutiveCommittee has been running one person lightsince then as it decided to leave thepresidency vacant out of respect for thedeceased president.

Q – Please can you tell us a bit more aboutthis gentleman?This gentleman was Trevor Bagust fromAustralia. He assumed our presidency in 2011at the Cancun, Mexico Congress. He had avaried and interesting career that had threephases. Firstly, he was a research scientist ofsome renown, secondly, he spent quite a fewyears in China establishing diagnosticlaboratories and training the staff the Chinesehad allocated to these laboratories and,thirdly, he was the driving power behind postgraduate training in avian health atMelbourne University. Incidentally, at leastone veterinarian from southern Africa hasbenefitted from Melbourne University’s postgraduate training under Trevor’s watchfuleye. Trevor was a visionary who saw thatWVPA had to evolve into an Association forall sectors of poultry veterinary health andnot just mainly be for academics andresearchers (although they are thefoundations on which poultry veterinary

science is built) and it had to expand itsmembership in Asia. It was Trevor whopersuaded me to become his vice president in2011 to create a ‘dream ticket’ to see his visionthrough to fruition. We are well on the way toachieving that goal and over the last fewyears we have created branches in Thailand,Pakistan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Koreaand Iraq and I am really pleased that hiswidow will be joining us as guest of honourat the Cape Town Congress.

Q – So what constitutes a National Branchof WVPA?If a country has 20 or more members it cancreate a branch with voting rights at a globallevel. That branch then endeavours to meetthe aims of WVPA locally in its own country.

In Sub-Saharan Africa we also have ‘sister’branches.

Q – Can you tell us more about these‘sister ’ branches?WVPA wants to encourage poultryveterinarians in Sub-Saharan Africa todevelop their expertise but most of thecountries in this region do not yet haveenough poultry veterinarians to create theirown branch of WVPA. So we established anunderstanding with the South Africa Branchof WVPA whereby a country can establishwhat we call a ‘sister branch’ with the SouthAfrican branch assuming the role of ‘bigsister’ to help them in their formative years.To date we have sister branches in Botswana,Zambia and Zimbabwe and there are othersin the pipeline. We see this as a logical way toprogress as the countries in this region sourcemost of their poultry needs, such as breedingstock, feed additives, equipment andmedicines and vaccines, from South Africa.

Q – What is the history of WVPA?The WVPA was formed more than 50 yearsago – in fact it celebrated its 50th birthday atits Moroccan congress in 2009! In its earlydays, WVPA tended to be centred on Europeand the USA but nowadays its membership istruly global – several branches have openedin Asia in recent years. Historically, themembership was mainly academics andresearchers but over the years ourmembership base has become wider and nowincludes many practitioners, consultants,government veterinarians as well as companyemployed veterinarians, be they in actualpoultry companies or the companiessupplying our industry such as genetics

Prior to WVPAC 2015, our then Vice President Nigel Horrox gave an interviewto Poultry Pluimvee Bulletin, South Africa’s poultry magazine. This interview,which is reproduced here, gives an intriguing insight into the WVPA.

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World’s poultry vets in South Africahouses, feed companies and pharmaceuticalcompanies. The WVPA has steadily grownover the years and now has some 2,500members, most of whom belong to one of theNational Branches.

Q – What about Africa?The WVPA has been strong in North Africafor some time with National Branches inMorocco, Tunisia and Egypt, the last of whichincidentally hosted our Congress in 2002. Thegood news is that a Nigerian branch has justbeen formed and it will be formally acceptedinto WVPA during the Cape Town Congress.Couple this to the sister branches wediscussed earlier and I feel WVPA’s positionin Africa is a healthy one, but we wouldwelcome further growth in a region which isrising in global importance when it comes topoultry production.

Q – Why was Cape Town chosen to hostWVPAC2015?In 2011 at our Congress in Cancun, Mexico,WVPA had to decide the venue of the 2015International Congress. This would be heldsomewhere other than Europe as ourCongresses alternate between Europe and therest of the world and the 2013 Congress washeld in Nantes, France. The South AfricanBranch submitted an excellent proposal tohost the 2015 Congress in Cape Town and,since there was no other bid, it wasunanimously accepted. Since then, the LocalOrganising Committee, which has been sowell led by Hannes Swart, has done a greatjob. It was also pleasing to see a committee onwhich the ladies were well represented andwas ethnically diverse.

Q – What will be happening at the CapeTown Congress?Our activities at the Cape Town event willbasically fall into three areas – the conference,the exhibition and the social programme. Theconference comprises some 20 or so invitedkeynote or plenary lectures which last for halfan hour and shorter scientific papers whichhave been submitted from all around theworld. In addition, the Cape Town Congresswill be the first WVPA Congress that willfeature an electronic poster wall. Thecommercial exhibition features many of theglobal pharmaceutical companies that servicethe poultry sector and provides a greatopportunity for colleagues from industry,practice and academia/research to network.The social programme is centred on the

opening reception and a Gala Dinner and, ofcourse, we expect delegates to enjoy thenumerous opportunities presented by theCape wineries, the Waterfront and the Cape ofGood Hope!

Q – Will there be anything special?Every Congress features the prestigious AvianPathology Lecture and this year Dr DieterLiebhart from Vienna, Austria will speak on‘Strategies to prevent histomoniasis inpoultry’. In addition, there are some greatkeynote lectures and, personally, I am lookingforward to Professor Trevor Smith fromCanada who is going to speak on mycotoxinsand Professor Thaweesak Songserm fromThailand who will be covering duck diseases.These gentlemen are great orators!

In addition, three awards will be presented.These are the Bart Rispens Award (sponsoredby MSD Animal Health) which is for the bestpaper published in Avian Pathology duringthe previous two years and the WVPA-ZoetisYoung Poultry Veterinarian Award and theWVPA-Merial Innovation in VaccinationAward.

The 2014 Young Poultry Veterinarian Award,which recognises young veterinarians whoare making a real impact, was won by theSouth African Adrian Knoetze who works forRainbow. A well deserved award for a greatyoung veterinarian.

Q – What can the South African Poultrysector do now?Hannes Swart and his Local OrganisingCommittee have done a great job. What theyneed at the eleventh hour is a great turnoutfrom the South African colleagues and forthese people to interact with theirinternational guests to ensure they receive agreat traditional South African welcome!

Q – Finally, can you briefly tell us what thefuture holds for WVPAIn September, I am sure that we are going tohave a great Congress in Cape Town! In 2016there will be the WVPA Asian meeting inManila in the Philippines, which will befollowed by our next global congress inEdinburgh, Scotland in 2017. As far as our2019 global congress is concerned its venuewill be decided in September at WVPAC2015.

However, at this point in time we should allbe focusing on Cape Town and I look forwardto seeing many of my South African friendsand friends from your neighbouring countriesthere in September!

ObituariesRon was an entrepreneur by nature. Ron

and his wife Joan founded Biomune Inc., anew animal health vaccine company, inLenexa, Kansas in 1987.

Ron served as President for 18 years. Thecompany grew from its grass roots startup toproducing and selling animal vaccines inmore than 30 countries, and includedpartnering with Lohmann in Germany andZeon in Japan. One of the most uniquevaccines developed and marketed by Ronwas a salmonella vaccine for chickens. Thiswas the first vaccine to be used in animals toprotect human health.

Ron was an industry leader and chartermember of both the Association of VeterinaryBiologics Companies (AVBC) and theAmerican Association of Avian Pathologists.

In 2005, Ceva Sante Animale of Francepurchased Biomune, and Ron became ChiefExecutive Officer until his retirement fromBiomune in 2008.

In 2010, Ron sold and retired from Avipath,LLC that he and Joan founded and where hewas President. The company had the solepurpose of supplying pathogen free eggs andchickens to Biomune for approximately 10years.

His retirement years gave Ron time to spendwith his children and grandchildren which hehad always yearned to have. Ron will begreatly missed by his family and all thosewho knew him.

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Ronald E. PlylarRonald E. Plylar, 72, passed away Friday,

April 17, 2015 at the University ofMaryland Medical Center. Ronaldresided in Gig Harbor, Washingtonwith his wife Joan. He was a lovinghusband, father and son. Ron nevermet a stranger and was a verycompassionate and caring man. Ronis admired, respected and loved bymany, including business associatesfrom around the world. He wasalways the optimist and an excellentleader.

Ron was born in Spokane,Washington and as a young childmoved to Alabama where he grewup. Ron graduated from theUniversity of Alabama with aBachelor's of Arts Degree in Business

and from Memphis State University with aMaster's of Business Administration Degree.

His career span included sales, marketingand executive positions with Swift in theSoutheast US and with large animal healthpharmaceutical companies Merck andHoffmann-La Roche in the Northeast. He wasPresident of Intervet America and IntervetCanada, animal vaccine and pharmaceuticalcompanies headquartered in Millsboro,Delaware, from 1982 to 1987.

Georges BennejeanGeorges Bennejean died in October 2015 atthe age of 85. Georges was born in Gueret, asmall town in the centre of France, in 1930.

His father was an officer in the French army,and Georges spent his youth overseas, inAfrica and later in Indo-China during theSecond World War under the Japaneseoccupation.

Returning to France, he gained hisveterinary qualification in 1956 at theVeterinary School of Lyon, founded in 1762 asthe world’s first veterinary school.

He completed his training at the sameUniversity, in microbiology (1962) andimmunology (1968).

In 1960, he joined the Poultry ExperimentalStation in Ploufragan, a new centre ofresearch created to develop the young poultryindustry in Brittany in the areas of genetics,

Samantha PohlSamantha (Sam) was born on December 22,1985 and passed away due to cancer on

Wednesday, July 29, 2015.Samantha was a resident of

Hallettsville, Texas at the time of herpassing. AAAP members mourn herloss.

Samantha was a graduate of TexasA&M University where she receivedher BS and MS in Poultry Science andher DVM. She will receive her MAMdegree posthumously from theUniversity of Georgia. At the time ofher death, she was back in Texas andworking for Elanco.

She loved being a poultryveterinarian and had an intensededication to the profession.Samantha will be missed.

Ronald E. Plylar(1942-2015)

Samantha Pohl (1985-2015)

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Georges Bennejean(1930-2015)

nutrition, breeding and pathology. Georgeswas in charge of poultry diseases, and theparasitic diseases of coccidiosis, ascaridiasisand capillariasis posed the most urgentproblems.

He developed facilities and techniques toprevent and treat these conditions.

Later, recognition of the importance ofmicrobiological diseases led the VeterinaryServices of the Ministry of Agriculture tobuild a new laboratory and facilities inPloufragan: The National Laboratory of AvianPathology.

As Director, Georges was responsible for thecreation of this laboratory of 1000m2, 34experimental rooms with filtered air, 25isolators and a SPF chicken unit.

Diseases studied by his team of 50researchers and technicians included Marek’sdisease, Newcastle disease, infectiousbronchitis, mycoplasmosis, Gumboro disease,turkey rhinotracheitis and egg dropsyndrome.

As an expert member of theScientific Veterinary Committee ofthe European EconomicCommunity, Georges contributed toEEC guidance concerningimportant diseases such asNewcastle disease, avian influenzaand mycoplasmosis.

He was President of the WVPA(1989-1993), and President of theFrench branch of WVPA (1976-1998), succeeding Prof. Brion.

He retired in 1995 and hiscontribution to veterinary sciencewas recognised by awards from thepoultry industry.

As director of research, he reached thehighest grade in the publicly-funded researchsector in France.

He was elected in 1997 as a member of theAcademie Veterinaire de France.

He leaves behind his wife Annick, threechildren and six grandchildren.

Charles F. HallDr Charles Franklin Hall, 92, died onNovember 11, 2015 in Bryan. He was born inShanghai, China, on November 24, 1922, andwas the fourth son of YMCA missionaries,Lawrence and Margaret Hall. He lived inChina until 1927, at which time the familyreturned to the United States.

Charles was educated in the public schoolsof Cheney, Kansas and Springfield,Massachusetts.

In the fall of 1941, he entered Kansas Statebut his education was interrupted in 1942 byWWII, at which time he enlisted in the ArmyAir Corps as an aviation pilot.

Found to be colour blind Charles was sent toaircraft and engine school in Gulfport,Mississippi. In 1944, he was transferred toNorth Africa and the Middle East where heserved as a crew chief on the flight line inCairo for a year before becoming a C-54 flightengineer in 1945, flying from Casablanca toKarachi until the end of the war.

In the spring of 1946, Charles re-enteredKansas State and received a BS degree inAgriculture and a DVM degree.

On May 9, 1951 Charles and Alice LucilleMarkley were married and had a daughter,Eleanor. Charles spent his entire professionalcareer teaching and doing research anddiagnostic work at the University ofArkansas, Michigan State University, andTexas A&M University.

At each of the universities he receiveddistinguished awards in teaching. He retiredwith the rank of Professor Emeritus fromTexas A&M in 1984.

His happiest moments were spent‘grandparenting’ and travelling.

Charles is survived by his daughter Eleanor,his son Thomas from a previous marriage, aswell as five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Charles F. Hall (1922-2015)

Obituaries

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large animals and, finally, specialising inpoultry where he made his greatestcontributions.

Following a few years in private practicein the Pacific Northwest, Robert began hiswork in the poultry industry in NorthwestArkansas starting in the mid-1960s. Hejoined Mississippi State University Collegeof Veterinary Medicine's Poultry ScienceProgram in 1981; one of Robert's researchfocuses and a developed passion wasincreasing productivity within poultryhatcheries worldwide.

He developed a computer program allowinghatcheries to pinpoint areas of productivityshortcomings and to increase successfulhatching rates to approach 100%.

Robert was inducted into the MississippiPoultry Hall of Fame in 2013 and the USDepartment of Agriculture's Poultry Hall ofFame in 2014. Although Robert retired fromMSU in or near 1999, he continued to be anactive consultant and contributor to thepoultry industry until just months before hispassing.

Robert is survived by his wife Jane,daughters Marion, Susan and Kim and sonsRobert and Dan. Robert was blessed with 10grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Robert KeirsRobert W. Keirs, long time resident ofStarkville, MS and professor in theCollege of Veterinary Medicine atMississippi State University, passedaway quietly at home surrounded byfamily on November 23, 2015.

Robert, an only child, was born toOvida and Andrew Keirs inTaylorville, Illinois on January 26,1926.

He joined the US Navy in 1942 atthe age of 16 to serve in thesubmarine service aboard the USSNautilus (SS-168) during World WarII. He earned three battle stars forhis part in naval missions while inthe Pacific and received a

commendation signed by both GeneralsNimitz and MacArthur.

Following his military service, Robertattended Iowa State College's veterinarymedicine program (now Iowa StateUniversity's College of Veterinary Medicine)earning his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine(DVM) in 1954 and began his 63-year careeras a veterinarian beginning with small/

Robert Keirs(1926-2015)

3rd WVPA AsiaMeeting

20-21st October 2016Manila, Philippines

Preventionis better than cureA specialist meeting for poultry veterinariansand health scientists that will look at all aspects of the theme in relation to the current Asian disease situation.

For further information contact:

WVPA Philippines: deltaman.mildred@gmail.comWVPA Global: palmpositive@yahoo.com

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January 201625-26 – Southern Conference on Avian,Diseases, World Congress CenterAtlanta, Georgia, USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.org/ipsf

26-28 – International Poultry Expo, Georgia World Congress CenterAtlanta, Georgia, USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.com

March21-23 – Poultry Focus Asia 2016Bangkok, ThailandWebsite: www.positiveaction.co.uk

15-17 – North Central Avian DiseaseConferenceSt Paul, Minnesota, USAWebsite: www.midwestpoultry.com

April25-27 –Western Poultry Disease Conference (WPDC)Vancouver, BC, CanadaWebsite: conferences.ucdavis.edu/wpdc

May16-18 – Poultry Summit EuropeUtrecht, The NetherlandsWebsite: www.viv.net

26-28 – International Symposium onTurkey DiseaseBerlin, GermanyWebsite: www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de

31-3 June – Annual Convention of WVPA Israel Branch Jerusalem, IsraelEmail: ruzenka100935@gmail.com

June2-3 – Annual Derzsy DaysHungaryEmail: korosidr@gmail.com

Diary of meetings 2016

Forward planning:July 2017

21-25 – American Veterinary Medical Association and AmericanAssociation of Avian PathologistsIndianapolis, Indiana, USAWebsite: www.avma.org

September 20173-8 – XX Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association Edinburgh, ScotlandWebsite: www.wvpa.net

July1-2 – 3rd International Symposium onParasite Infection in PoultryVienna, AustriaWebsite: www.vetmeduni.ac.at/de/International-symposium-parasite-infections-poultry-2016/

11-14 – Poultry Science AssociationAnnual MeetingNew Orleans, Louisiana, USAWebsite: www.poultryscience.org/psa16

August5-9 – American Veterinary MedicalAssociation and American Association of Avian PathologistsSan Antonio, Texas, USAWebsite: www.avma.org www.aaap.info

September6-8 – VIV ChinaBeijing, ChinaWebsite: www.vivchina.nl

27-30 – National Veterinary PoultryConferenceAbuja, NigeriaWebsite: www.poultryvetsnigeria.com

October20-21 - WVPA Asia MeetingManila, PhilippinesWebsite: www.wvpa.net

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For countries not listed above contact should be made with the secretary of the WVPA at:francois-xavier.le-gros@merial.com

Country Contact EmailArgentina Dr Celina Buscaglia celinabuscaglia@gmail.comAustralia Dr Helen Crabb Crabbhk@gmail.comAustria Prof. Dr Michael Hess michael.hess@vu-wien.ac.atBangladesh Prof. Dr Rafiqul Islam mrislam_bau@yahoo.comBelgium Monita Vereecken monita.vereecken@huvepharma.comCanada Dr Teresa Cereno teresa.cereno@inspection.gc.caChina Prof. Dr Cui Zizhong zzcui@sdau.edu.cnCroatia Dr Zeljko Gottstein gottstei@vef.hrCzech Republic Dr Karel Kovarik karel.kovarik@agroweb.czDenmark Dr Søren Astrup sa@poultryvet.comEgypt Prof. Dr Youssef Ibrahim dryoussef.ibrahim@yahoo.comFrance Dr Nicolas Eterradossi nicolas.eterradossi@anses.frGermany Prof. Dr Hafez M. Hafez hafez.mohamed@vetmed.fu-berlin.deGreece Dr Ioanna Georgopoulou ioannag@vet.auth.grHungary Dr László Körösi korosidr@gmail.comIndia Dr Barman Bichitra barman.bichitra@venkys.comIran Dr Mehdi Mirsalimi mehdi.mirsalimi@golbid.comIraq Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel yasser_veterinary@yahoo.comIsrael Dr Rachel Bock ruzenka100935@gmail.comItaly Dr Alessandra Piccirillo alessandra.piccirillo@unipd.itJapan Prof. Dr Koichi Otsuki k3666@cc.kyoto-su.ac.jpJordan Prof. Dr Mohammad Al-Natour mqalnatour@yahoo.comKenya Dr Simon Alubbe simonalubbe@gmail.comLibya Dr Soleman Al-Garib algaribnl@yahoo.comMacedonia Prof. Dr Aleksandar Dodovski adodovski@fvm.ukim.edu.mk Malaysia Prof. Dr Aini Ideris tnca@upm.myMexico Luis Arturo Suazo aneca@prodigy.net.mx Morocco Dr Mohamed Mouahid mohamedmouahid@gmail.comNetherlands Wouter Steenhuisen wouter@poultryconsult.comNigeria Dr Jones Okoye czarjones2002@gmail.comPakistan Dr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi drkashif313@yahoo.comPhilippines Dr Rolando Valientes rolando.valientes@dsm.comPoland Dr Zenon Minta zminta@piwet.pulawy.plRussia Dr Victor Irza irza@arriah.ruSerbia Dr Radmila Resanovic radar@vet.bg.ac.rsSlovakia Dr Jozef Kalus jkalus@nextra.skSlovenia Dr Uros Krapez uros.krapez@vf.uni-lj.siSouth Africa Scott Elliott prochik@protectachik.co.zaSouth Korea Dr JaeSung Heo jaesung.heo@bayer.comSweden Dr Helena Eriksson helena.eriksson@sva.seSwitzerland Dr Richard Hoop rhoop@vetbakt.uzh.chThailand Dr Sumeth Sapchukun sumeth.sapchukun@huvepharma.comTunisia Dr Abdeljelil Ghram abdeljelil.ghram@pasteur.rns.tnTurkey Prof. Mehmet Akan akan@ankara.edu.trUK Philip Hammond phammond@crowshall.co.ukUSA Dr Charles Hofacre aaap@aaap.info

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