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Chapter 1 - Zoonoses affecting poultry: the case of Campylobacter: Tom J. Humphrey and Lisa K Williams, Swansea University, UK;

1 Introduction

2 Campylobacter in poultry

3 Control measures in poultry

4 Campylobacter as a pathogen rather than a commensal of poultry

5 Conclusions

6 Future trends

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 2 - Gastrointestinal diseases of poultry: causes and nutritional strategies for prevention and control: Raveendra R. Kulkarni, North Carolina State University, USA; Khaled Taha-Abdelaziz, University of Guelph, Canada and Beni-Suef University, Egypt; and Bahram Shojadoost, Jake Astill and Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph, Canada;

1 Introduction

2 Gastrointestinal (GI) tract diseases

3 Nutritional interventions

4 Conclusion and future trends

5 Where to look for further information

6 References

Chapter 3 - Disease management in poultry flocks: Peter Groves, University of Sydney, Australia;

1 Introduction

2 Disease investigation techniques

3 Preventative measures

4 Monitoring of poultry health and performance

5 Management of sick birds

6 Emergency disease occurrence

7 Future trends and conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

9 References

Chapter 4 - Improving biosecurity in poultry flocks: Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt and Manon Racicot, Universite de Montreal, Canada; Mattias Delpont, Ecole nationale veterinaire de Toulouse, France;

1 Introduction

2 Reducing sources of contamination

3 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination

4 The most common viral pathogens in pig production

5 The most common parasitic pathogens in pig production

6 Case studies

7 Summary

8 Future trends

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 5 - Alternatives to antibiotics in preventing zoonoses and other pathogens in poultry: prebiotics and related compounds: Steven C. Ricke, University of Arkansas, USA, A.V.S. Perumalla, Kerry, USA and Navam. S. Hettiarachchy, University of Arkansas, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Beneficial effects of prebiotics: general mechanisms of action

3 Non-digestible carbohydrates as prebiotics

4 Fructooligosaccharides

5 Yeast-derived components and mannan derivatives as pro- and prebiotics

6 Galactooligosaccharide and isomaltooligosaccharide

7 Guar gum as a potential prebiotic source

8 Synbiotics: combining pre- and probiotics for enhanced nutritional supplements

9 Summary and conclusions

10 Where to look for further information

11 References