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POULTRY PUNCH NEWS

Dignitaries during the inaugural function of WVPA (India) Conference 2020 on
“Advances in Poultry Sciences for One Health”

way for sustainable poultry production in to prevent the spread of the diseasesand to play an important role in the modern
the country. Few global and several national to curb possible mutation of the virus into poultry industry.
experts have attended this conference and a more virulent type causing more severe Dr G Dinakar Raj of TANUVAS explained
deliberated. Dr Marcelo Paniago of Ceva outbreak.Dr Marcelo enlightened on dilemma between investigator and
Animal Health, Malaysia highlighted the selection of ideal vaccine and DIVA abled investor in Avian disease diagnosis.
current and future challenges of the poultry vaccines and highlighted the mechanization Disease diagnosis should be based on virus
vaccine industry and solution for the near like in-ovo technologies which is going isolation, serotyping along with molecular
future. Prof Dr Abdul Rahman Omar from
Universiti Putra of Malaysia elaborated
on Immune Evasion Strategies of Poultry
Viruses and its practical approach.
Global overview on epidemiology and its
control of Newcastle Disease was shared
by Dr Jose Luis Losada Torres of Hipra. An
interesting topic on Black Soldier Fly (BSF)
was delivered by Prof Dr Nadeem Fairoze. In
his presentation he highlighted on reducing
feed and production cost by poultry waste
management into wealth with the help of
BSF larvae. The outcome of the session
was the awareness,which hasto be created
amongst poultry entrepreneurs regarding
adhering to strict biosecurity measures
for prevention and control of diseases.
Vaccination strategies for important
prevailing diseases either with live/killed or
new technology vaccines has to be adopted
Huge Gathering during the conference

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