About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Animal Science"
Enhancing village chicken productivity through parasite management for effective newcastle disease vaccination in Kenya
Abstract:
Newcastle disease (ND) is documented among the most
important diseases of poultry in the world, causing devastating
losses in both commercial and village chickens. It is capable of
causing mortality rates of up to 100% of the flock and, as a
viral disease, can only be effectively controlled through
vaccination. The disease is endemic in village chickens in
Eastern province of Kenya. On the other hand, parasites, which
have a tendency of causing stress to the birds through nutrient
consumption, blood sucking, and irritation, have been isolated
at high levels from chickens from this area. Knowing that stress
is associated with immune-suppression, it is important to establish
the extent at which parasite burdens influence the effectiveness
of ND vaccine. We hypothesize that the presence of internal
and external parasites lowers ND vaccination response in village
chickens. This study will, therefore, address the identified
knowledge gaps with the aim of improving ND and parasite
control in village chicken production. It will determine the extent
at which external and internal parasite burdens influence
vaccination response to ND in the productivity of village
chickens, and will also establish (1) productivity and socioeconomic
parameters, (2) seasonal parasite burdens, and (3)
effect of endoparasites and ectoparasites on ND vaccine
response.
La maladie virale des poules (ND) est reconnue dans plusieurs
publications parmi les maladies les plus courantes de la volaille
dans le monde, causant des pertes dévastatrices dans des poules
de commerce et du village. Elle est capable d’entrainer des
taux de mortalité jusqu’à 100% de la volaille et, comme maladie
virale, ne peut être efficacement contrôlée que par la
vaccination. La maladie est endémique chez des poules du
village dans la province orientale du Kenya. D’une part, des
parasites qui ont tendance à causer le stress aux oiseaux par la consommation des nutriments, la succion du sang et l’irritation,
ont été isolés aux niveaux élevés des poules de cette région.
Sachant que le stress est associé à la suppression de l’immunité,
il est important d’établir l’ampleur à laquelle les accablements
de parasite influencent l’efficacité du vaccin de ND. Nous
présumons que la présence des parasites internes et externes
abaisse la réponse de vaccination de ND chez des poules de
village. Cette étude adressera, donc, les lacunes identifiées de
connaissance dans le but d’améliorer le contrôle de ND et du
parasite dans la production de poule de village. Il déterminera
l’ampleur à laquelle les accablements de parasites externes et
internes influencent la réponse de vaccination au ND dans la
productivité des poules de village, et établira également (1) les
paramètres de productivité et socio-économiques, (2) des
accablements de parasites saisonniers, et (3) effet des
endoparasites et des ectoparasites sur la réponse de vaccin de
ND.
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English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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1093-1097
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