Pharmacotherapy of Pullorum Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry – PST06107 Basic Veterinary Pharmacology
NTA Level 6 • Semester 1 • PST06107 Pharmacotherapy of Pullorum Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry Basic Veterinary Pharmacology • Source Session/Topic 27 Full source-text version: all educational wording from the extracted learning source is retained; only presenter/tutor metadata and web-layout noise are removed, while formatting is improved for readability. PST 06107 Basic Veterinary Pharmacology Session 27: Pharmacotherapy of Pullorum (Bacillary white diarrheal) Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry Learning Tasks By the end of this session students are expected to be able to: Define Pullorum Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry List signs and symptoms of Pullorum Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry Describe pharmacological treatment of Pullorum Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry Describe Control and Prevention of Pullorum Disease and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry Activity: Buzzing What is Pullorum Disease in Poultry? Definition of Pullorum and Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry Pollorum (Bacillary white diarrhea) is a bacterial disease caused by S. pullorum that usually cause high mortality in young chickens Infection is transmitted via egg or in the hatchery usually results in Death occurs during the first few days of life and up to 2-3 weeks of age. Signs and Symptoms of Pullorum in Poultry Affected birds huddle near a source of heat Do not eat Appear sleepy show whitish fecal matters Lesions in young birds usually include unabsorbed yolk sacs; focal necrosis of the liver and spleen; and grayish nodules in thelungs , heart, and gizzard Firm, cheesy material in the ceca and raised plaques in the mucosa of the lower intestine are sometimes seen Occasionally, synovitis is prominent Adult carriers usually have pericarditis, peritonitis, or distorted ovarian follicles with coagulated contents Activity: Brainstorming • What are the preventive and control measures against Pullorum Disease in Poultry? Treatment, Prevention and Control of Pullorum in Poultry Treatment Antibacterial treatment helps to reduce mortality and treated chicken remain carriers Furazolidone 0.022% in feed is effective Treatment, Prevention and Control of Pullorum in Poultry Cont.…. Breeding stock should be free from infection Control is based on routine serologic testing of breeding stock to assure freedom from infection In addition, management and biosecurity measures should be taken to reduce the introduction of S Pullorum from feed, water, wild birds, rodents, insects, or people Birds should be purchased from sources free of S Pullorum Treatment, Prevention and Control of Pullorum in Poultry Cont.…. Incubator and all associated equipment prior to use should be disinfected Exposure to environments contaminated by rodent or wild bird feces should be minimised Good insect control is essential Dead animal carcasses should be properly disposed and birds should not be allowed to come into contact with dead or decaying animals Key Points Infections with Salmonella Pullorum usually cause very high mortality (potentially approaching 100%) in young chickens and turkeys within the first 2–3 wk of age Affected birds huddle near a heat source, are anorectic, appear weak, and have whitish fecal pasting around the vent ( diarrhea ) Control is based on routine serologic testing of breeding stock to assure freedom from infection Evaluation What is Pullorum Disease in Poultry? What are the common signs and symptoms of Pullorum in Poultry? What is the pharmacological treatment of Pullorum in Poultry? What are the control measures against Pullorum in Poultry? REFER Students to Handout 27.1: For pharmacotherapy of Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry, Pharmacotherapy of Necrotic Enteritis in Poultry References Riviere J. E., Papich M. G. (2009). Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics (9 th Ed) Iowa, Wiley- Blackwel Publishers Hsu W. H. (2008). Handbook of Veterinary Pharmacology (1 st Ed) Iowa, Wiley- Blackwel Publishers Kuafmann J, (1996). Parasitic infections of domestic animals , (2 nd ed ).Berlin, Birkhäuser Verlag Press Hoare E. W. (2013). A manual veterinary therapeutics & pharmacology (2 nd ed ),New York, Forgotten Books Press Maddison . J. ( ed ) (2008). Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology , (2nd ed ). Philadelphia, Saunders Elsevier Limited ← Previous TopicNext Topic →View all Basic Veterinary Pharmacology topicsOpen Complete Full Notes PDF / OFFLINE NOTES Unataka kutumiwa notes hizi kupitia WhatsApp?Kwa notes zilizopangiliwa vizuri kwa kusoma offline au PDF, bonyeza kitufe hapa chini. Ujumbe wenye Level, Semester, Module na Topic utaandaliwa moja kwa moja.TUMIWA NOTES WHATSAPP WhatsApp: 255620339260