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January 2017 No 34 Newsletter of the World Veterinary Poultry Association Contents President’s message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WVPA Asia Meeting 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Book review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Award winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TMV and AI H5N8 in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Branch reports: Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Branch reports: Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Branch reports: Hungary, Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Branch reports: Malaysia, Korea, Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Branch reports: Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Branch reports: USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 UK vets meet in Edinburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Diary of meetings 2017/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 National contacts for WVPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Visit: www.wvpa.net For more information on the association, membership, grants and awards, publications, meetings and links to related websites Editor – Charles Hofacre It’s 10.00am and I have just concluded a late breakfast in my Bangkok hotel. Needless to say, this is quite unusual for me but there were reasons. Firstly, my flight back from Kuala Lumpur from a successful first meeting about the 2018 Asia Meeting was delayed and I did not get to my hotel until 1.30am and, secondly, I had an interview with a journalist from a global newspaper on AI. This brings me to the key word of communication. WVPA is all about communication of information, whether between members or from academia and research to their colleagues in industry and practice. Two recent developments in communication within WVPA will be launched in the next couple of weeks. The first of these is a scheme under which we will use the WVPA’s part of congress profits to provide travel grants. This will enable WVPA branches to invite international speakers, usually from research or academia, to speak at their meetings. The second of these will be the launch of the WVPA-Ceva Digital Library. Already this has over a thousand papers on it that can be searched by word, subject or author, with the number growing daily. However, communication starts at the grass roots of an organisation and it is very pleasing to see so many great contributions from branches in this issue of Aerosols. I wonder if we will see an issue of Aerosols in the future that carries a contribution from every branch? Nigel Horrox President’s message

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January 2017No 34

Newsletter of the World Veterinary Poultry Association

ContentsPresident’s message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

WVPA Asia Meeting 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Book review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Award winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

TMV and AI H5N8 in Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Branch reports: Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Branch reports: Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Branch reports: Hungary, Iraq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Branch reports: Malaysia, Korea, Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Branch reports: Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Branch reports: USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

UK vets meet in Edinburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Diary of meetings 2017/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

National contacts for WVPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Visit: www.wvpa.netFor more information on the association, membership, grants andawards, publications, meetings and links to related websites

Editor – Charles Hofacre

It’s 10.00am and I have just concluded a late breakfast in my Bangkokhotel. Needless to say, this is quite unusual for me but there were reasons.Firstly, my flight back from Kuala Lumpur from a successful first meetingabout the 2018 Asia Meeting was delayed and I did not get to my hoteluntil 1.30am and, secondly, I had an interview with a journalist from aglobal newspaper on AI.

This brings me to the key word of communication. WVPA is all aboutcommunication of information, whether between members or fromacademia and research to their colleagues in industry and practice.

Two recent developments in communication within WVPA will belaunched in the next couple of weeks. The first of these is a scheme underwhich we will use the WVPA’s part of congress profits to provide travelgrants. This will enable WVPA branches to invite international speakers,usually from research or academia, to speak at their meetings.

The second of these will be the launch of the WVPA-Ceva Digital Library.Already this has over a thousand papers on it that can be searched byword, subject or author, with the number growing daily.

However, communication starts at the grass roots of an organisation and itis very pleasing to see so many great contributions from branches in thisissue of Aerosols. I wonder if we will see an issue of Aerosols in the futurethat carries a contribution from every branch?

Nigel Horrox

President’s message

The 3rd WVPA Asia Meeting is officially opened by Nigel Horrox, Dr Lina Policarpio and Dr Erwin Cruz

The local organising committee An attentive audience!

A token of appreciation thatwas given to speakers by theFilipino hosts

Your president meets withofficers of the recently reconstituted Indian Branch

WVPA Asia Meeting 201

Last October, the 3rd WVPA Asia Meeting was hosted by ourPhilippines Branch in Manila. The meeting attractedattendees from across the region as well as from furtherafield, including a small delegation from Morocco.

These pictures should give you a feel for the event, which

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Gold Supporters

Silver Supporters

Bronze Supporters Heritage Veterinary Corporation

Presentation of the WVPA-Zoetis Young Poultry Veterinarian Award to Dr Dennis Umali

Lively questioning from the floor

The WVPA president addresses the meeting

6 – Manila, Philippines

also included the Asian Avian Pathology Lecture and thepresentation of two WVPA Awards.

The first day comprised a series of excellent technicalpresentations from the commercial companies who supportedthe event, while the second day comprised submitted papers.

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The breaks provided great networking opportunities

The WVPA-Merial Innovation in Vaccination Award was presented to Prof. Dr Mohd Hair Bejo in absentia and collected by his colleague Abdul Rahman Omar

Prof. Richard Jones of the Houghton Trust introduces the 3rd Asian Avian Pathology Lecture

A miniature glass reproduction of the iconic Filipino public transportation option

Happy members of the local branch pose for a celebratorycommemorative photograph with the WVPA president

A big thank you and boxes of chocolates for the organisers

The next WVPA Asia Meeting will be

held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2018

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Colour Atlas of Veterinary Pathology II. Pathology of domestic birds

This colour atlas of avian pathology contains some 2,500 photographs, all of whichare very clear and precisely show the pathological features they describe. The vastmajority of the photographs were taken by members of the avian pathology team atthe Hungarian Veterinary Diagnostics Directorate of the National Food Chain SafetyOffice.

The first 600 or so of this book’s 750 plus pages focus on the pathology andhistopathology of various organs, with chapters dedicated to the skin, digestive organs, serous membranes, the circulatory systems, immune organs, respiratory organs, urinary tract, reproductive organs, locomotive system, nervous system and endocrine organs.

Typically each chapter is a montage of informative photographs accompanied by a more than adequate explanatory caption in Hungarian and English. In addition, the pathology of conditions in ducks and geese getsgood coverage.

The book concludes with two chapters. The first focuses on multi-centric tumours and, with this being a Hungarian text, there is very good content on Marek’s disease. The second brings together topics not coveredelsewhere, such as the pathology of heat stress and changes in avian embryos including developmental abnormalities.

Anyone with an interest in disease investigation and post mortem work will find this book a fascinating tome.They will want to keep it close to hand and give it a key position on their bookshelf. One can soon see this bookbeing acclaimed in the same way that Diseases of Poultry is today!

Authors: Drs Dobos-Kovács Mihály & Vetési FerencPublishers: Máok Kft (www.maok.hu )

BookReview

A highlight on the opening day of the recent3rd WVPA Asia Meeting was the presentationof the 5th WVPA-Zoetis Young PoultryVeterinarian Award to Dennis Umali, aFilipino veterinarian.After being an exceptional veterinary

student, Dr Umali spent five years in Japanbefore returning to the Philippines where heis currently an Assistant Professor and UPScientist at the College of Veterinary MedicineUPLB. He is developing an Integrated HealthManagement System that will proactivelyhelp poultry farmers in the tropics in the earlydetection of production and health problemsin their flocks. While in Japan he worked for a leading

diagnostic consultancy whose clientsincluded 72 of the largest layer and breedingfarms in that country.In selecting Dr Umali as this year’s winner,

Nigel Horrox, WVPA’s president, said, “theselection committee were impressed with themotivational enthusiasm he exudes whenteaching students at various levels coupled tothe fact that he gives over and above what is

Award winnersexpected of him. He epitomises all that isgood in his generation of poultryveterinarians – in fact, he is the perfectambassador for our profession!”Dennis joins a select group of previous

winners who come from Malaysia, SouthAfrica, the UK and the USA and whom Zoetisare proud to be associated with.In addition, the 2nd WVPA-Merial

Innovation in Vaccination Award waspresented in absentia to Prof. Mohd Hair Bejofrom Malaysia for his work including thecommercialisation of a Gumboro diseasevaccine for hatchery use in Asia. He is nowactively involved in the research anddevelopment of the next generation ofGumboro disease vaccines.In announcing Prof. Bejo as winner of the

2016 Award, Merial’s Andreas Herrmannhighlighted the importance of such vaccinesto the poultry industry and the Professor’sparallel career in academia where he hassupervised numerous post graduate students,many of whom have focused on aspects ofimmunology and vaccination.

Advances have been made in the diagnosis ofthe Turkey Meningoencephalitis Virus(TMEV) by the development of a DIVA real-time RT-PCR assay and by introducing theuse of feathers for virus detection.In a recent publication in the Avian

Pathology Journal, 2016, (Nov 3: 1-27.(Epubahead of print), Dr Irit Davidson andcolleagues from the Avian and VirologyDivisions at the Kimron Veterinary Institute,reported two significant advances in thediagnosis of the flavivirus, TMEV. The virus affects turkeys causing a

neuroparalytic disease, expressed in paresis,incoordination, dropping wings andmortality that is controlled by vaccination.While the molecular diagnosis employed

until now the brain tissue, sampling was nowupgraded by demonstrating that the turkeyfeather pulps were also applicable for TMEV

detection. This is the first turkey virusfor which the molecular detection wasshown effective in the feather pulps,similarly to the chicken feathers thatwere demonstrated as a non-invasivesampling organ for at least threeviruses, Marek's disease, chickenanaemia and infectiouslaryngotracheitis. The publication also presents the

development of a DifferentiatingInfected from Vaccinated Animals(DIVA) assay, to distinguish betweenwild-type TMEV strains and thevaccine virus.This will enable researchers to

determine whether the TMEV-associated clinical signs were causedby a wild-type virus or a vaccination-related reaction.

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Israel report on Turkey Meningoencephalitis Virus

First outbreak of avianinfluenza H5N8 in Israel

Avian influenza subtype H5N8 has beencontinuously detected among wild birds inAsia since 2010 where it has caused severaloutbreaks in commercial poultry farms. In2014 the virus has been introduced intoEurope probably via the autumn migration ofwild birds returning from Russia and Asiawith routes going from northeast tosouthwest, with an increased mortality ofwild birds being observed in 2016 comparedwith 2014/2015. This is a report of an outbreak of this avian

influenza subtype H5N8 in domesticatedpoultry farms in Israel. The outbreak was firstdiagnosed on 13th November 2016 in a flockof heavy breeders in the north of Israel. Sincethen, in the first week of December until 11thDecember 2016, nine domesticated poultryflocks were recorded positive to avianinfluenza H5N8 in the south west of Israel:five meat turkey flocks, three heavy breederflocks, and one light breeder flock. In thisperiod, mortality of migratory mallard ducks(Anas platyrhynchos) and other species in theArava region has also been found positive to

avian influenza subtype H5N8. Geneticanalysis and comparison of the virus from thepoultry and the mallard ducks will soon beconducted.

A. Lublin,Kimron Veterinary Institute, Israel,

[email protected]

Contributions Why not tell Aerosols’ readers about yourbranch and its activities (good quality pictures are always welcomed) as well asforthcoming meetings so that we can mention them in our diary of futureevents.

National WVPA Branch Secretaries and individual members are encouraged tosend contributions for inclusion in futureeditions of Aerosols to Sue Clanton at: [email protected]

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AustriaIn January 2016 the first meeting of theAustrian poultry sector took place during theEcosocial forum in a small village in the southeast of the country. This annual meeting linkspeople engaged with poultry from differentfields to discuss various issues of the poultrymarket and the situation concerning nationalproduction. Poultry health issues are also covered and

the Clinic for Poultry reported on an ongoingproject carried out in co-operation with theAustrian Poultry Health Service (QGV) anddifferent ministries. Meeting activities continued in April when

the Association to promote Research inPoultry Science (VAG) organised for the fifthtime a two-day meeting outside Vienna at theLake Neusiedl, in a splendid resort. The scientific talks, accompanied by an

enjoyable social program including a winetasting, make this meeting a constant eventwithin the yearly activities of the AustrianBranch. Guest speakers from different European

countries contributed with presentations onactual diseases in turkeys, the handling ofsalmonella regulations in layers,sustainability of production and the effects ofmycotoxins. The second day solely focused on

campylobacter and antimicrobial resistance.For campylobacter it was concluded thatdespite a high prevalence in chicken flocks noclear strategy is currently available tominimise the risk of human infections.However, the use of antimicrobials in

Austrian poultry flocks has been substantiallyreduced in recent years, although thetransition from imported soybean mealtowards products grown in Europe causedcertain health problems in layers.Following 2007 and 2012, for a third time the

Clinic for Poultry and Fish Medicine, togetherwith Dr Fiona Tomley from the RoyalVeterinary College in London, organised theInternational Symposium on ParasiteInfections in Poultry at the VeterinaryUniversity in Vienna on 1st-2nd July. Whereas the previous symposia were solely

focusing on protozoan infections, this timeectoparasites and nematodes were covered aswell. The main aim of this symposium is toprovide a focus for colleagues wanting to lookat, and engage with, the bigger scientific

picture. High quality keynotes given byrenowned experts in the field of Eimeria(H.D. Chapman, T. Jeffers, D.P. Blake), redmite (O. Sparagano), histomonas (I. Bilic)and parasitic diseases of game birds (D.Welshman) paved the way to achieve the settargets. They were complemented by oral

presentations on the different subjects. Shortoral presentations of three minutes each actedas appetisers for the posters, which obtainedsubstantial attention with intense discussionduring the breaks. A total of 43 presentations were given, of

which a substantial number highlighted thelimited options available to prevent and/ortreat parasitic infections in poultry. This is ofspecial importance for outbreaks of blackheaddisease and a disease recording system waspresented to raise awareness and supply basicinformation for people in the field(www.blackheaddisease.info).Based upon substantial sponsorship, this

time the gala dinner was held at the NaturalHistory Museum, harbouring some of themost remarkable objects of natural sciences inthe world. Strolling around a collection ofstuffed animals and extinct creatures fromaround the world late in the evening was anunforgettable event for all participants. The 135 participants from 18 countries left

the meeting not only with up to dateknowledge but also with new or intensifiedpersonal contacts.

Michael Hess,Corresponding Secretary

WVPA Austrian Branch

Some impressions of the symposium can beseen at: www.vetmeduni.ac.at/de/international-symposium-parasite-infections-poultry-2016/impression/

Branch reports

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Czech RepublicThe Czech poultry conference withinternational participation ‘Poultry 2016’ washeld in Brno on October 18th and 19th. Thisconference was organised by the CzechBranch of the World Poultry ScientificAssociation (WPSA) and World VeterinaryPoultry Association (WVPA).

On the opening day, twoimportant founders of poultryfarming were celebrated Prof.Milos Skrivan from the Instituteof Animal Science Uhrinevescelebrated his 80th birthday in2016, and Prof. Bedrich Klimes,CSc, the former dean of theVeterinary faculty and founderof the poultry discipline at thisfaculty in Brno, celebrated his90th birthday.

Specialists from four European countriesand from Israel and Japan participated at theconference with a total of 22 presentations, ofwhich half were by foreign representatives.The opening day of the conference is always

dedicated to breeding issues and the secondday focused on poultry diseases and theircontrol.The scientific programme of WPSA focused

on the colour of birds’ eggs and the functionof the distal gastrointestinal tract of poultry,which is very important for water re-absorption and is affected by undigestednutrients from the upper part of the tract witha possible propagation of harmful bacteria.Prof. Takashi Kuwana (Japan) explained the

possibilities of using primordial stem cells forthe protection of endangered bird species. DrMichael Grashorn (Germany) talked aboutalternatives to the commercial production ofbroilers, which are slower growing hybridsIsa, Sasso and Kabir reared on some farms inGermany.

The second day of theconference was devoted toveterinary issues. Thepresentations dealt with bothresearch results and certainproblems in the practice. Thepresentation of Dr JitkaMucksová (Czech Republic)described future vision in thedevelopment of new types ofvaccines and outlined a possiblenew transportation of antigenusing the Rous sarcoma virus

with bound specific antibody. Dr IritDavidson from Israel concentrated herpresentation on diagnosis of viruses isolatedfrom feather follicles. This method can beused for diagnosis of Marek’s disease, chickenanaemia virus, infectious laryngotracheitisvirus and turkey meningoencephalitis virus.Laboratory diagnostics was the subject of

Prof. Michael Hess‘s (Austria) presentationwho pointed out the lack of standardisationamong individual laboratories, especiallywith implementation of new technologiessuch as PCR methods. He emphasised theintroduction of ring tests to enhance thequality assurance system. Dr Michal Pakandl (Czech Republic)

reported on experimental transmission ofchicken and turkey coccidia to easternbobwhite and partridge. Two presentationswere given by Dr Avishai Lublin (Israel). Onedealt with reoviral infections where a failureof current vaccines has been observed inmany cases in Israel. Their analyses showedthat vaccination strain s1133 of group 1 isnon-protective against field isolates whichwere of genetic group 2. This author alsoinvestigated possible transmission ofNewcastle disease from pigeons to chickens,which was not confirmed experimentally. In practice we often cope with diseases of

the turkey respiratory complex, which wasthe subject of Dr Stephane Lemiere’spresentation (France). A field surveyperformed in Western France showed that inhalf of the flocks with the respiratorysyndrome, beside the rhinotracheitis virus(TRT), PMV1 virus with lower pathogenicitywas also isolated. Therefore, he recommendsto vaccinate twice also during fattening ofturkeys with live vaccine against theNewcastle disease. Low pathogenic AIVviruses are also involved in turkeyrespiratory complex in France. Another interesting presentation was given

by Dr Ivan Rychlík (Czech Republic) who isengaged at the Veterinary Research Institutein Brno in systematic studies of intestinalmicroflora in poultry and the identification ofbacterial species in live chickens usingmolecular biology methods. He has typedcertain bacterial strains (genus Firmicutes)with protective effects against salmonellainfections in chickens.A total of 155 specialists from the veterinary

and poultry breeding sector participated atthe conference, and at the business meetingsof both associations (WPSA and WVPA).

Prof. Michael Hess fromVienna University

Avishai Lublin, DVM, fromthe Veterinary and

Diagnostic Institute inKimron (Karel Kovarik,

Ladislav Lojda from right)

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Veterinary Medicine issued by theuniversity are accepted in theEuropean countries without furtherrecognition procedures. Thevisitation report has praised theinternationally outstanding scientificwork of the institution which hasalso been acknowledged by thegovernment, qualifying theuniversity as a ‘Research University’.

Dr László Kőrösi,Corresponding SecretaryWVPA, Hungary Branch

IraqThree participants in the 3rd InternationalScientific Conference at Kufa University, Iraqwere Assistant Prof. Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel(President of WVPA Iraq/Head of Iraqiveterinarian’s syndicate/Kerbala Branch,College of Veterinary Medicine, University ofKerbala). The two other participants were Dr Ali

Mahdi Sahib/University of Kufa and Dr LatifIbrahim Kadhim/University of Kerbala. Assistant Prof. Dr Yasser also participated in

the annual meeting of Poultry ScienceAssociation. He shared data of his researchentitled Performance of broilers fed dietssupplemented with two yeast cell wall strainsusing two feeding strategies, and also Effectof yeast cell wall supplementation onthreonine requirements in broilers asmeasured by performance and intestinalmorphology. He also presented on theBioavailability evaluation of cholecalciferol ingrowing broiler chickens and Phase onelaying hens performance of Hy-line Brownlayers fed soybean and soybean free dietsusing caged and cage free rearing systems.A training course entitled New Techniques

in Poultry Feeding was organised by theCollege of Veterinary Medicine/University ofKerbala. The lectures weregiven by Asst. Prof. DrYasser Jamal Jameel. Thelectures covered manysubjects, such as theprinciples of avian nutritionand nutrient requirementsduring hot weather,especially in Iraq. Assistant Prof. Dr Galib

Branch reportsThe international conference on poultry was

assessed by all participants as successful andthe next conference ‘Poultry 2017’ will takeplace at the same venue on October 24-25th,2017. This long-term cooperation between the

breeding section of WPSA and veterinarysection of WVPA led by their presidents Ing.Pavel Trefil, DrSc, and MVD Karel Kovarík,has created a good basis for meeting ofpoultry specialists in the Czech Republic withthe organisational support of the Veterinaryand Pharmaceutical University in Brno.

Karel KovarikPresident,

WVPA, Czech Republic Branch

HungaryThe Hungarian University of VeterinaryMedicine, founded 229 years ago as one of thefirst veterinary schools in the world, hasregained its autonomy. Based on the decisionof the Ministry of Human Resource, it wasdetached from the Szent István Universityand has obtained an autonomous status as theUniversity of Veterinary Medicine Budapeston July 1st, 2016. The university, owing to its rich heritage and

continued efforts to improve and adapt, hasdeveloped into a trilingual – Hungarian,German and English – internationallyacknowledged European educationalinstitution with 650 students from around theglobe studying veterinary medicine.Our institution was the 7th from 97

veterinary schools in Europe to receive a full(education and quality assurance)accreditation from the European Associationof Establishments for Veterinary Education.This means that the diplomas of Doctor of

Flag inauguration

Assistant Prof. Dr YasserJamal Jameel (President ofWVPA Iraq), Assistant prof. DrGalib A.M. AL-Kassie,Assistant prof. Dr AhmedMahdi, Assistant prof. DrJafar Al-jebori, Dr Ali MahdiSahib, Dr Ali Adnan Radeef

Péter Sótonyi Rector opens the ceremony

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A.M. AL-Kassie and Dr Yasser receivedcertificates for their participation in this 5thinternational conference for veterinarysciences at the College of VeterinaryMedicine, University of Basra, Iraq, held onNovember 2-3, 2016.

Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel,Corresponding Secretary

WVPA, Iraq Branch

MalaysiaThe WVPA Malaysia Branch held its AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) on 22nd July 2016. Atotal of 110 members attended the event and anew committee, comprising Prof. Dr AbdulRahman Omar as the President; Prof. DatinPaduka Dr Aini Ideris, Past President; DrBahsharudin Mohd Sharif, Vice President; DrRahmat SM Sheriff, Secretary; Dr SuriyaKumari Ramiah, Deputy Secretary; Dr JolenePoo Vern Ying, Treasurer; Dr Ray Tan WeiCheit, Deputy Treasurer; and six CommitteeMembers: Assoc. Prof. Dr Jalila Abu, DrMaximillian Sim Kwang Hui, Dr David ChoeDi Wei, Dr Amanda Lim, Dr Sophia Tang TzePei, and Dr Phang Yuen Fun. The speakers for the seminar were Dr

Andrea Hermann (Merial) and Dr Jessica Lee(Ceva) who presented on Avian Astro Virusand New Approach against IB Strains inMalaysia, respectively. During the WVPA Asia Meeting held in

Manila (21-23rd October 2016), Prof. Dr MohdHair Bejo, Dean of Faculty of VeterinaryMedicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia won theMerial Innovation in Vaccination award forwork on hatchery vaccination againstvvIBDV. The 3rd Avian Pathology AsianLecture entitled Recent Advances onNewcastle Disease Virus was delivered byProf. Dr Abdul Rahman Omar. Prof. Dr Abdul Rahman Omar also

presented his own paper entitled Diagnosticsand Vaccines Against Poultry Viral Diseases:Current Status and Future Prospects.

The presiding committeemembers with Prof DatinPaduka Dr Aini Ideris as

President

During the meeting, it was agreed that thenext WVPA Asia Meeting in 2018 will be heldin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Rahmat SM Sheriff,Corresponding Secretary,WVPA, Malaysia Branch

KoreaThe KAPV annual seminar was held on 4-5thNovember, 2016 at Cheonan, Korea. Therewere 80 poultry veterinarians and 20government officers in attendance.

Presentations included: Disorder ofmusculoskeletal system, YooChan Bae (QIA);Necropsy of disease of gizzard, DongMyungChoi (DaeHan Vet clinic); Farm managementfor duck disease, HyungGwan Jang(Chonbuk National Univ.); HACCP, HeeSuLee (QIA); Practice on HPAI biosecurity,JongBo Shim (HanYang hatchery);Antimicrobial resistance and vet prescriptionsystem, Youncheol Wo (KVMA); andEnvironmental friendly farming, JongCheolYoo (Neobio).

JaeSung Heo,WVPA, Korea Branch

ThailandOn November 8th-9th, 2016, as a member ofthe Thailand branch, I had an opportunity tomeet with the executive committee of theWorld Veterinary Poultry Association, DrNigel Horrox, Dr Nicolas Eterradossi, DrFrancois Xavier Le Gros and Dr CharlesHofacre, and the WVPAC2017 team led by theChairman, Dr Phillip Hammond. This twoday observation of WVPAC2017 preparationin Edinburgh, Scotland was so inspiring and

Branch reports

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full of useful information for preparing thefuture conference in Thailand. We started byvisiting Edinburgh castle, which will be theopening ceremony venue, and a real historicallocation. Staff at the castle walked us to seethe venue sites and explained about theactivities that could be arranged there. I canimagine that the participants will be veryimpressed. Then, in the afternoon, the teammoved to inspect the National Museum ofScotland, where I saw ‘Dolly the clonedsheep’. This location will be used for the Galadinner; how wonderful to have dinner in areal museum! The venue was nice and themuseum staff knew their job very well. Forme, I foresee that the gala dinner will beenjoyable and pleasant. After that, we went toEICC (Edinburgh International ConferenceCentre). From outside it does not look verybig; but when entering the EICC, it is amodern conference center. The exhibition hallis a proper size and the screen, light andsound are in excellent condition. Smallconference rooms, with a pizza-like design,are flexible and can be adjusted to suit thenumber of delegates in the room. It isamazing that all the great venue locations arein the city centre; not too far from each other. Thailand will be the host in 2019. It seems to

be many years ahead, but when I saw thedetails that the Edinburgh team have beenworking on, time is not that long! OurWVPAC2019 team members are alreadyappointed though we are still in the veryearly stages. In 2017 we will go through theprocess of selecting PCO, venues, and thenstart planning the event activities. When wemeet in Edinburgh in September, our teamshall be ready to present the next conference,which will be held in Bangkok.

Dr Vachira Limtrajitt,Member of WVPAC2019 team,

WVPA, Thailand Branch

PakistanA delegation of five members from theWVPA Pakistan Branch attended the 3rdAsia WVPA meeting (WVPA Asia-2016)in Manila, Philippines from 20-21stOctober 2016 at the Crown Plaza ManilaGalleria Hotel, Manila. The Pakistani delegation was led by Dr

Hanif Nazir Ch (President WVPAPakistan) and other members includedDr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi(Secretary WVPA Pakistan), Dr RanaSajjad Arshad, Dr Shafia Tehseen Guland Dr Adnan Shoukat.Two scientific oral presentations were

made by Pakistan members – Protectionof Newcastle disease by essential oils byDr Saleemi and Pesticide toxicity inpoultry by Dr Shafia. Two young Pakistan WVPA members

Dr Adnan from Gulzar Feeds and DrShafia from the Department ofPathology, University of AgricultureFaisalabad were awarded with travelgrants by the WVPA to attend thismeeting. Dr Saleemi appreciated thefinancial support by WVPA and thankedthe President of WVPA, Dr NigelHorrox. On 21st October a meeting of Asian

branches was also held to discuss matters ofAsian WVPA. The Pakistan Branch of WVPAshowed its interest in hosting the WVPAAsian meeting in 2020 because it was alreadydecided that the venue for the next meeting in2018 will be Kula Lumpur, Malaysia.The Pakistan Branch successfully organised

a two day international seminar on PoultryDiseases in 2015 attended by more than 300participants from eight countries.

On the basis of this pastexperience WVPA Pakistan is apotential candidate for holding theWVPA 2020 Asian Meeting. Pakistani delegate members freely

interact with colleagues from otherAsian branches and explore manyoptions for future collaboration.The Pakistan Branch is alsoplanning to hold a seminar/training course in the first quarterof 2017.

Dr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi,Corresponding Secretary,

WVPA, Pakistan Branch

Dr Saleemi and Dr SajjadArshad at the WVPA AsiaMeeting in Manila 2016

Dr Adnan Shoukat & DrShafia Tehseen Gul receivingtheir travel grant awards

Left, Isabel Gimeno, P.P. Levine Awardand, right, Guillermo Zavala, BruceCalnek Achievement Award

Above, CharlesHofacre, PhibroPoultry Health Research ExcellenceAward and, right, Louise DuFour-Zavala, C.A. Bottoroff Award for Excellence inPoultry Health and Diagnostic Programs

USAThe AAAP met in San Antonio, Texas inAugust for the 59th annual meeting. A fullfour days of scientific presentations andawards were packed into these days. Thiswas the last year that Chuck Hofacre servedas the Executive Vice President after 13 yearsand is replaced by Suzanne Dougherty.Hector Cervantes was elected President of

The inaugural AAAP Hall of Honour Class was

inducted at San Antonio

Left, (top) Ton Schat gave the Lasher-Eckroade History Lecture entitled The History of theFirst-Generation Marek’s Disease Vaccines: the Science and Little Known Facts. Left,(below) Guillermo Zavala gave the Keynote Address to an overflowing audience onEmerging and Reemerging Poultry Diseases: an International Perspective

AAAP for 2016-2017 and was very honouredto be the first President born in a Spanishspeaking country (Mexico). The KeynoteAddress and History Lectures were also given. Other awards were presented, as shown

below and right.

Charles Hofacre,Corresponding Secretary,

WVPA, US Branch

Left, Brian Jordan, Bayer-Snoeyenbos New Investigator. Centre, Kabel Robbins, Outstanding Field Case and/or ReportAward. Right, Nik Faiz, Richard B. Rimler Memorial PaperScholarship Award

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Dr Hector Cervantes, Dr SuzanneDougherty, Dr Chuck Hofacre

and Dr John Smith

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Left, Silvia Carnaccini and, right, HyesunJang, Reed Rumsey Student Award

Left, John Glisson and, right, JohnSmith, Special Service Award

Left, Maria and, right, Brandon, L. Dwight Schwartz Travel ScholarshipAward

Left, Emily Aston and right, WilliamShaw, A.S. Rosenwald Student PosterAward

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For more information please visit

www.WVPAC2017.comSponsorship/Exhibition Enquiries:[email protected]

Registration Queries:[email protected]

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Early Bird Registration Deadline24 April 2017

The World Veterinary PoultryAssociation Congress 2017is taking place in Edinburghon 4 – 8 September 2017.

The Congress will attract a wide range of delegatesincluding both poultry research scientists andpractitioners and will include leading speakers fromacross the world.

It is expected that delegate numbers will be inexcess of 1200 visiting Edinburgh from over 70countries joining together to explore the past, sharethe present and helping to forge the future of poultryveterinary science.

If you have not yet registered for WVPA 2017 youcan still do so now and take advantage of our earlybird delegate rate which is available until 24 April2017. Please visit: www.wvpac2017.com/delegates/registration for further information.

AccommodationAccommodation has been secured at a number ofhotels close to the Edinburgh InternationalConference Centre (EICC). Accommodation canbe booked as part of the registration process anda selection of the hotels can be found atwww.wvpac2017.com/delegates/hotels

production to meet the needs of arapidly expanding humanpopulation.Avian influenza was discussed

by Professor Ian Brown in thecontext of avian and swine andthis was followed by ProfessorJohn Oxford who discussed theone health principle and humanaspects. Papers were given by Prof. David Lloyd on

how antimicrobial resistance occurs, and theChief Veterinary Officer of England, NigelGibbens discussed meeting thechallenges of the recently publishedO’Neill report. Welfare topicsincluded tail docking in pigs, andcontrolled atmosphere stunning and‘on farm’ killing of pigs and poultry.The meeting was a great event and

it was unique that the veterinaryprofessions of two meat productionsectors could meet to exchangeexperience and ideas on suchrelevant and challenging topics.Come join us in Edinburgh for WVPAC2017

4th-8th September 2017 www.wvpac2017.com

Phil Hammond,Corresponding Secretary,

WVPA, UK Branch

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UK vets meet in EdinburghThe British Veterinary Poultry Association(BVPA) descended on Edinburgh, Scotlandfor their winter meeting, joining forces withthe Pig Veterinary Society (PVS) of the UK fora special meeting. Prior to the official meeting the Local

organising committee of the WVPAC2017 metwith the global team to visit the venues of thehost city Edinburgh, including EdinburghCastle, the Edinburgh InternationalConference Centre (EICC) and the NationalMuseum of Scotland. The global team led byWVPA President Nigel Horrox workedclosely with the local team over the week andall involved look forward to what will be anincredible event, boasting a fantasticacademic programme coupled with what willbe a memorable social programme.The BVPA held their winter meeting with

the PVS on the 10th and 11th November withfour topics that were considered relevant andchallenging to both species. These topicsincluded global issues, influenza in achanging world, antimicrobial resistance andwelfare. The meeting commenced with papers on

global food production, development ofsurveillance systems, the role of gutmicrobiome in efficient food production andbreeding protein. The papers emphasised theneed for optimising efficiency in food

WVPA President NigelHorrox at Edinburgh Castle

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Tuesday 14th March 2017 (the day before VIV Asia)

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January 201726-27 – Southern Conference on AvianDiseases (SCAD)Atlanta, Georgia USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.org/ipsf/docs/2016SPSS_Program.pdf

30-31 – International Poultry Scientific ForumAtlanta, Georgia, USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.org

31-2 February – InternationalProduction & Processing Expo (IPPE)Atlanta, Georgia, USAWebsite: www.ippexpo.org

March14 – Immunosuppression2017Bangkok, ThailandWebsite: www.positiveaction.co.uk

14 – Incubation2017Bangkok, ThailandWebsite: www.positiveaction.co.uk

15-17 – VIV AsiaBangkok, ThailandWebsite: www.vivasia.nl

19-22 – 66th Western Poultry DiseaseConference (WPDC)Sacramento, CaliforniaWebsite: www.conferences.ucdavis.edu

April6-7 – Annual Convention of WVPA ItalianBranchFiera Avicola, Via Punto di Fermo, 2, Forli,ItalyWebsite: www.patologiaviare.org

June30 – 2 July – Emerald Coast VeterinaryConference 2017Destin, Florida, USAWebsite: www.emeraldcoastvc.com

Diary of meetings 2017/18

Forward planning:

June 201820-22 – VIV Europe 2018Utrecht, The NetherlandsWebsite: www.viveurope.nl:

July 201813-17 –American VeterinaryMedical Association & AmericanAssociation of Avian Pathologists Denver, Colorado, USAWebsite: www.avma.org www.aaap.info

July17-20 – Poultry Science AssociationMeetingOrlando, Florida, USAWebsite: www.poultryscience.org

21-25 – American Veterinary Medical Association and AmericanAssociation of Avian PathologistsIndianapolis, Indiana, USAWebsite: www.avma.org

September 3-8 – XX Congress of the World Veterinary Poultry AssociationEdinburgh, ScotlandWebsite: www.wvpa.net

22–2nd Scientific Symposium of WVPAItalian BranchHotel Parma&Congressi, Via Emilia Ovest,Parma, ItalyWebsite: www.patologiaviare.org

25-27 – National Meeting on PoultryHealth, Processing and Live Production Ocean City, Maryland, USAWebsite: www.dpichicken.org/events

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WVPA would like to thank thefollowing companies for theirsupport, especially of Aerosols

VICE PRESIDENTNicolas [email protected]

PRESIDENTNigel [email protected]

SECRETARY - TREASURERFrancois-Xavier Le [email protected]

Your officers

National contacts for WVPA

For countries not listed above contact should be made with the secretary of the WVPA at:[email protected]

Country Contact EmailArgentina Dr Celina Buscaglia [email protected] Dr Helen Crabb [email protected] Prof. Dr Michael Hess [email protected] Prof. Dr Rafiqul Islam [email protected] Monita Vereecken [email protected] Dr Teresa Cereno [email protected] Prof. Dr Cui Zizhong [email protected] Dr Zeljko Gottstein [email protected] Republic Dr Karel Kovarik [email protected] Dr Søren Astrup [email protected] Prof. Dr Youssef Ibrahim [email protected] Dr Nicolas Eterradossi [email protected] Prof. Dr Hafez M. Hafez [email protected] Dr Ioanna Georgopoulou [email protected] Dr László Körösi [email protected] Dr Barman Bichitra [email protected] Dr Mehdi Mirsalimi [email protected] Dr Yasser Jamal Jameel [email protected] Dr Rachel Bock [email protected] Dr Alessandra Piccirillo [email protected] Prof. Dr Koichi Otsuki [email protected] Prof. Dr Mohammad Al-Natour [email protected] Dr Simon Alubbe [email protected] Dr Soleman Al-Garib [email protected] Prof. Dr Aleksandar Dodovski [email protected] Malaysia Prof. Dr Aini Ideris [email protected] Luis Arturo Suazo [email protected] Morocco Dr Mohamed Mouahid [email protected] Wouter Steenhuisen [email protected] Dr Jones Okoye [email protected] Dr Muhammad Kashif Saleemi [email protected] Dr Rahmat SM Sheriff [email protected] Poland Dr Kamila Bobrek [email protected] Dr Victor Irza [email protected] Dr Radmila Resanovic [email protected] Dr Jozef Kalus [email protected] Dr Uros Krapez [email protected] Africa Dr SPR Bisschop [email protected] Korea Dr JaeSung Heo [email protected] Dr Helena Eriksson [email protected] Dr Richard Hoop [email protected] Dr Sumeth Sapchukun [email protected] Dr Abdeljelil Ghram [email protected] Prof. Mehmet Akan [email protected] Philip Hammond [email protected] Dr Suzanne Dougherty [email protected]

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VICE PRESIDENTAini [email protected]