Infectious Bronchitis has long been the most common and most impactful infectious disease of laying hens in Canada. This virus causes different disease syndromes and has recently been complicated by co-infections with several diseases. This talk will discuss the current state of the disease, control strategies and factors that can make management complicated for laying flocks.
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Dr. Mike Petrik graduated from OVC in 1998, and has been a full time laying hen vet with McKinley Hatchery for 25 years. In 2014, he received a Masters Degree in Animal Welfare from the University of Guelph.
He has developed laying hen health programs across 5 provinces, and developed pullet management and laying hen care strategies that have been adopted widely across the country. He has given national and international lectures on poultry health and welfare, and been involved with developing national programs for euthanasia, humane destruction, breeder and hatchery welfare.
Currently Mike is involved in several national committees discussing Avian Influenza vaccination strategies, animal destruction and salmonella control programs, and is the chair of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association’s Animal Welfare Committee.
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