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Poultry can be infested with a variety of insects and mites that feed on skin debris, feathers and blood. This article describes them and suggests possible treatments.

This article explains what biosecurity is, how poultry diseases spread, how to limit viral diseases and why biosecurity is so important today.

Information on setting up a biosecurity program in order to ensure a healthy flock.

This article outlines the causes, control and prevention of cannibalistic behavior among poultry, including the trimming of beaks as a preventative measure.

Outlines the procedures to take if disease is suspected in a flock and how to make use of laboratory services to enable proper diagnosis.

This article explains how taking part in this national plan can help prevent egg-transmitted diseases gaining hold in small flocks.

This illustrated account describes how to restrain and calm the bird, and what signs of health to look for.

A post-mortem dissection of a dead bird may help establish the cause of death. This illustrated article explains the procedure.

Most common diseases and parasites can be avoided through proper management, feeding and sanitation. This article will explain how diseases occur in chickens and offer tips for disease prevention.

DEFRA provides a voluntary code of practice for poultry farmers, covering the significance of rodents in the spread of disease, assessing the situation and the different means of control available.

Provides information to flock owners as to how diseases can occur, with advice on prevention.

DEFRA provides information on biosecurity for poultry flocks.

The American Poultry Association provides a schedule of vaccinations for chicks and growing fowls.

Provides information on the UK poultry industry and about keeping a look out for infectious diseases, those that can cause disease in humans and those that cause economic loss to farmers.