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CALIFORNIA POULTRY LETTER INDEX January - December 1997

                                                          MONTH       PAGE
A	BROILERS AND MEAT BIRDS (none)

B	DISEASE

Emphasis - Disease Prevention - Biosecurity Tips            JAN		1

Factors to Consider in the Design of a Biosecurity
Program for Broiler and Turkey Operations                   JAN		5

Evaluation of Cleaning and Disinfection                     JAN		6

Your California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
System                                                      MAR		1

Symposium Held on Molecular Biology Techniques for
Investigation of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus          MAR		2

New York Reports SE Phage Type 4                            APR		5

Infectious Bronchitis and its Effect on Egg Quality         MAY		4

Avian Influenza Virus in Pennsylvania                       JUN		3

Mortality in Cormorants at Salton Sea                       JUN		4

New Spanish Video on Poultry Vaccination                    JUL		5

California Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Attributed to
Salmonella Enteritidis - 1991 through July 1997             SEP		2

Lesser Mealworm's Potential as a Reservoir for
Salmonella and Other Enteric Bacteria                       DEC		1

Tapeworms and Their Control in Chickens                     DEC		3


C	ECONOMICS

Indexing and Performance Standards in Poultry               MAY		6

Year-end Layer Estimates - U.S. - 1997                      SEP		7


D	MANAGEMENT

Educational Opportunities for Quality Assurance 
Supervisors                                                 APR		5

Relationship of Egg Collection Method and Egg Size to 
Egg Breakage in Commercial Farms                            MAY		5

Forced Air Cooling of Shell Eggs                            AUG		3

Layer Cages Doomed as Great Britain Follows Trend           SEP		6


E	MANURE

Get the Water Out                                           MAY		3

Municipal Wastewater Pathogens                              JUL		1

The Effect of Manure Height and Texture on Manure
Drying in Caged-Layer Houses                                AUG		1

The Effect of Manure Clean-Out on Pest Fly and Fly
Predator Populations in Layer Operations                    AUG		3

1998 International Poultry Waste Management Symposium       OCT-NOV	3


F	MISCELLANEOUS

California Poultry Letter / Egg Economics Update
Indexes                                                     JAN		1

California - Desert or Ocean?                               FEB         1

Vanishing Farm Animal Genetic Resources                     FEB		3

Turkey Meat as Human Tissue Model                           FEB		3

American Farm Bureau Federation Establishes Animal 
Health Committee                                            FEB		3

Values of Farm Bureau Membership                            FEB		3

Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman to Sign
CEQAP Partnership Agreement                                 APR		1

USDA Considering Regulations to Address Contract
Poultry Grower Issues                                       APR		4

PEPA Convention Report                                      APR		6

Student Awards                                              APR		6

Directory of California Water Resources Personnel
Available                                                   APR		7

New Book Available                                          APR		7

New Web Page                                                JUN		4

?Where the Deer and the Antelope Play...?                   JUL		2

Well Done                                                   JUL		3

Congratulations California Egg Commission                   JUL		3

Value of 4-H Poultry Programs                               JUL		3

Poultry Representation on Foreign Animal Disease
Advisory Committee                                          JUL		4

Continuing to Feed the World                                JUL		4

Summer Reading                                              JUL		4

California Egg Quality Assurance Program Training           SEP		1

An Update on California?s Egg Quality Assurance
Plan (CEQAP)                                                SEP		5

Meeting Notice - California Egg Industry Outlook 1998       OCT-NOV	1

Hopes for a National Title are Growing                      OCT-NOV	2

New Area Code for Davis (530)                               OCT-NOV	3

California Egg Quality Assurance Plan (CEQAP) Update        OCT-NOV	3

Poultry Information from the Internet                       OCT-NOV	4


G	MOLTING

First and Second Cycle Egg Production Relationships         MAY		1


H	NUTRITION (none)

I	PRODUCTS

FDA Releases Guidelines for Labeling Foods That Need
Refrigeration                                               APR		4

New Light Shed on Food Borne Disease                        JUN		1

Educating Food Handlers About Food Safety and the
Proper Procedures for Working With Eggs                     SEP		3

New Egg Refrigeration Laws Effective January 1              OCT		2

EGG ECONOMICS UPDATE INDEX January - December 1997

TITLE                                                MONTH

California Producer Egg Prices - 1996                 JAN

Southern California Cost of Producing Table
Eggs/Income - 1996                                    FEB

A Recap of Egg Industry Statistics - 1996             MAR

The Changing Disposition of Fowl From U.S.
Table Egg Laying Farms 1992 to 1996                   APR

When is it Time to Purchase New Housing 
and Equipment?                                        MAY

New Depreciation and Interest Template 
for Lotus 1-2-3                                       MAY

Where Are We Heading?                                 JUN

New Lotus 1-2-3 Template for Calculating 
Blended Value of Eggs For Different Case Weights      JUN

The U.S. Poultry Industry - Production 
and Values - 1996                                     JUL

Southern California Table Egg Production Costs 
and Estimated Income - January Through June 1997      AUG

Trends in Layer Performance - 1997                    SEP

Cash Flow For Replacement Pullets                     OCT

An A+ Performing Layer Flock                          NOV

Meeting Notice - California Egg Industry 
Outlook - 1998                                        NOV

1998 Outlook - Eggs and Feed California               DEC

Back copies of either the California Poultry Newsletter or Egg Economics Update may be obtained from:

Don Bell, Poultry Specialist
Phone: (909) 787-4555
Fax: (909) 787-7251
e-mail: don.bell@ucr.edu