Turkey Production: Toward better Welfare and Health

On behalf of the World Poultry Science Association - Federation of European Branches, the Institute of Poultry Diseases, Free University Berlin, held and organized the 5th International Symposium on Turkey Production: Toward better Welfare and Health (Meeting of the Working group 10 -Turkey). The symposium was held to stimulate the exchange of current information and ideas related to turkey production and to help focusing attention on specific problems and encouraging new approaches to solve them. At the symposium 40 oral presentations in 7 main sections were held. The first one was devoted to topics related to turkey production and rearing management including biosecurity. Sections 2 and 3 were respectively concerned with turkey nutrition and animal welfare. Sections 4 and 5 dealt with production and intestinal integrity. Sections 6 and 7 addressed to miscellaneous health disorders, which impair the turkey production. 191 scientists and experts from 21 countries (Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States of America) attended the symposium. It is my sincere pleasure to acknowledge all the speakers for their co-operation and willingness to share their expertise with the global turkey family. I also wish to use this opportunity to express my appreciation for our sponsors. I am most grateful for their generosity, which was essential to conduct a meeting with such broad participation. Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to all individuals who worked in the planning and co-ordination of that event, especially the staff of the Institute of Poultry Diseases at the Free University Berlin. I wish also to thank the publishers for the courtesy and consideration which I have received. I hope that the information presented in this proceeding will be a valuable reference for every body involved in turkey production chain. The 6th International Symposium on Turkey Production will be hold in Berlin Germany; June 2011. I hope to see you in Berlin. Prof. H. M. Hafez Institute of Poultry Diseases Free University Berlin Chairman of the Working group 10 World’s Poultry Science Association