How to perform a field investigation – Paul McMullin (Poultry Health International)

Learning objectives:

• Outline the main reasons why a field investigation may be requested, or may be necessary.
• Explain how the “Shewhart Cycle” is applicable to poultry disease outbreaks.
• Propose a strategy for how to carry out an outbreak investigation, and the main factors which need to be considered.
• Describe the main steps in a chicken post-mortem procedure.
• Evaluate the impact of multifactorial diseases on poultry outbreak investigations.
• Suggest possible interventions (management, nutritional, antibiotic) which could be used to control poultry disease outbreaks.