Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry – PST06107 Basic Veterinary Pharmacology
NTA Level 6 • Semester 1 • PST06107 Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Basic Veterinary Pharmacology • Source Session/Topic 18 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 18: Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Learning Tasks By the end of this session students are expected to be able to: Define Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry List signs and symptoms of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Describe pharmacological treatment of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Describe Control and Prevention of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Activity: Buzzing What is Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry? Definition of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) also called air sacculitis is an infection of chicken and turkeys caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum . The disease is transmitted in eggs or by indirect contact The disease is characterized by respiratory signs and lesions. Once started it follows a prolonged course in a flock. Concurrent infections such as infectious bronchitis virus, Newcastle disease virus, Escherichia coli , Pasteurella multocida and Haemophilus paragallinarum or increased level of dust in the environment predispose to CRD. Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Signs of CRD in a flock develop slowly and are usually manifested by drop in egg and meat production. They show varying degrees of respiratory distress, with slight to marked rales , difficulty in breathing, coughing, and/or sneezing. The lesions include airsacculitis , fibrinous perihepatitis and adhesive pericarditis . Chickens Infected with MG Have Nasal and Eye Discharges Pharmacological treatment of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Tetracycline 2.5 to 10 mg/kg, PO in drinking water q 24 h for 3-5days, or Tiamulin 10%, 1:300-600 diluted in drinking water for 5 days, or Erythromycin 1: 10000 liters of drinking water for 3 days, or Tylosin, 0.5% in drinking water, or Enrofloxacin 15 mg/kg, IM, q12h or other fluoroquinolones can be given in the feed or water for 5-7 days; however, relapses are common Activity: Brainstorming What are the prevention measures for Chronic Respiratory Disease?? Prevention and Control of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Poultry Control and Prophylaxis Improve the management, husbandry or nutrition reduce dust in the house remove accumulated litter I mprove ventilation Evaluation What is Chronic Respiratory Disease? What are the common signs and symptoms Chronic Respiratory Disease? What is the pharmacological treatment of Chronic Respiratory Disease? What are the control measures against Chronic Respiratory Disease 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