Avian influenza viruses (AIV) are highly susceptible to all disinfectants because they are enveloped viruses. Disinfectants effective against AIV have optimum efficacies at temperatures above 20°C. Very few studies on effective disinfectants at low temperatures have been done. Disinfectants were investigated at 4 different temperatures (25, 4, 0, and −10°C) and 2 contact times (1 …
Aerosol Transmission of an Avian Influenza H9N2 Virus with a Tropism for the Respiratory Tract of Chickens
A study was carried out in French breeder duck flocks in 2008 and 2009 to identify practices and events related to the introduction of avian influenza viruses (AIVs). The status of flocks was assessed using serological methods for all subtypes of AIV without typing. Flocks managed with both natural mating and artificial insemination were investigated …
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An article in Spanish – No es necesario restringir el consumo de huevos en la dieta de personas sanas
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Information pack to assist companies in promoting World Egg Day
Egg is the food that most often causes allergy in young Spanish children, with an incidence of 2.4—2.6% in the first 2 years of life. The prevalence of sensitisation and allergy to egg is greater in children with allergy to cow’s milk and in those suffering atopic dermatitis. The protein component from egg white is …
Objective: To investigate the interrelations of serum vitamin B12 markers with brain volumes, cerebral infarcts, and performance in different cognitive …
A presentation in Spanish – El huevo en la alimentación de la mujer
A translation of the report into Spanish
400 delegates from 31 different countries, gathered in Cape Town at the end of September for the International Egg Commission’s annual Marketing & Production Conference.
Professor Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst, Dr Barbara Grabkowsky and Anna Wilke’s report on An Atlas of the Global Egg Industry.
A list of delegates registered to attend the IEC Cape Town 2013 Conference – last updated on 20th September 2013