Preface

POULTRY generally suffers from many parasitic diseases, and the object of this book is to present to poultry-keepers the information about life histories of these pests, so that protection may be successfully ensured. Poultry products are valuable protein sources throughout the globe and the poultry commercial industry, especially Commercial Production Systems (CPS) gained continuous growth during 20-30 years. On the other hand, the traditional scavenging rural systems are also exploited with low growth and serious nutritional, management, and constraints of diseases. The parasite can cause harm in poultry developing countries with the declined productivity of backyard poultry. The handbook describes useful updated information on the pathogenic parasites of economic consequences and also elaborately describes the procedure as well as techniques for the epidemiological study, diagnosis, treatment, and control. The book is structured interestingly for routine application in research institutes, field laboratories, and universities. The book describes the characteristics and habits of the parasites in relation to the occurrence of many diseases. The book guides poultry-breeders, and fanciers in distinguishing and coping with poultry parasites that can cause them serious loss. As most of the birds are grown in more concentrated/confinement areas, new disease problems may appear and old ones sometimes reoccur simultaneously. Proper treatment, management, and sanitation can reduce disease or parasite problems at an early stage. The book is an invaluable resource for both veterinarians in training and in practice for gathering knowledge about the parasitic diseases of poultry. The contributors are well-specialized in their knowledge for writing the individual chapter. This book is especially intended for farmers, industry specialists, practitioners, academics, researchers, veterinarians, and DVM graduate students engaged with a special interest in poultry health, and management. It is assumed that a wide circulation of the handbook can accelerate the standardization and enhancement of diagnostic capacity, treatment, and effective disease control programmes. I hope that this book serves as a new paradigm for the stimulus to further research in clarifying the pathomechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of parasitic diseases of poultry. I expect that the reader will observe this book interestingly with updated information about the diseases. The book can utilize the knowledge in research and teaching to the new generation. I always welcome constructive feedback and encouragement from my veterinarian colleagues all over the world.