BACILLARY WHITE DIARRHOEA

BACILLARY WHITE DIARRHOEA PULLORUM DISEASE Fatal septicemia of young chicks . Salmonella.pullorum

CLINICAL SIGNS

CLINICAL SIGNS Somnolecence Loss of appetite Chalky white diarrhoea Stained greenish brown(sometimes) in and around vent

TREATMENT

TREATMENT Enrofloxacin Parenteral injections Oral liquids Supportive therapy

BUMBLE FOOT

BUMBLE FOOT PODODERMATITIS Injury to the lower surface of the foot and subsequent infection with Staphylococcus bacteria

Common causes of injury:

Common causes of injury: Rough perches Splinters Wire floors Poor litter or bedding

CLINICAL SIGNS

CLINICAL SIGNS Swelling of the foot pad Hard, pus‐filled abscess on foot pad

TREATMENT

TREATMENT Soak foot in warm water and Epsom salts. disinfect with alcohol. If skin is open, drain pus from abscess. Flush abscess cavity with hydrogen peroxide to cleanout pus and debris. Pack the cavity with antibiotic ointment . wrap the footwith gauze and elastic bandage. Repeat daily until foot heals.

PREVENTION AND CONTROL

PREVENTION AND CONTROL Provide good quality litter or bedding. Keep bedding clean, dry, and deep. Keep perches less than 18 inches from the floor to prevent foot damage due to impact from jumping. Remove potential sources of injury such as sharp objects and/or surfaces.

Fowl Cholera Pasteurella

Fowl Cholera Pasteurella Mycoplasma MG MS Coryza Hemophilus paragallinarum Botulism Botulinum toxin Gangrenous Dermatitis Clostridium perfringens

Fowl Cholera

Fowl Cholera Mycoplasma Dermatitis Swollen face, wattles, sinuses Pneumonia, Sudden death, swollen joints, torticollis Coughing, swollen face and sinuses. sticky eye discharge Swollen joints and/or footpad Sticky eyelids, odor, rales, nasal discharge Limberneck, flaccid paralysis Blue.black skin lesions, high mortality

Dermatitis

Dermatitis Mycoplasma Dermatitis

DEFECIENCY DISEASES

DEFECIENCY DISEASES

sno | Nutrient | Deficiencies

sno | Nutrient | Deficiencies 1 | Vit-A | Nutritional roup, polyneuritis, opacity of cornea, staggering gait 2 | Vit – D | Rickets (rubbery and brittle bones), soft shelled eggs, decreased egg production and hatchability, stunted growth. 3 | Vit – E | Crazy chick disease (encephalomalecia), loss of fertility in males, decreased hatchability.

4 | Thiamine (B1) | Paralysis of muscles and nerves (polyneuritis), retraction of head, retarded growth. Stargazing (legs and the head drawn back) 5 | Riboflavin (B2) | Curled toe paralysis, decreased egg production and poor hatchability, 6 | Pyridoxine (B6) | Stunted growth, convulsions 7 | choline | Slipped tendon (perosis), swelling of hock joints 8 | Biotin | Dermatitis lesions in foot and beak

sno | Nutrient | Deficiencies

sno | Nutrient | Deficiencies Mineral deficiency diseases | | 1 | Calcium | Thin shelled or shell less eggs, decreased egg production and hatchability and retarded growth 2 | Phosphorus | Soft bones and decreased egg production 3 | Manganese | Perosis ( enlargement of tibio metatarsal joint), slipped tendon, dwarfing of long bones, thin or shell less eggs, decreased hatchability, abnormal embryos

4 | Magnesium | Loss of appetite, convulsions 5 | Zinc | Enlarged hock joint, retarded growth, poor feathering, shortening and thickening of leg bones 6 | Copper, iron | Retarded growth, anaemia, arota rupture, feather depigmentation. 7 | seleneum | Muscular dystrophy, loosening of muscles and haemorrhages in muscles

CURLED TOE PARALYSIS

CURLED TOE PARALYSIS Defeciency of Riboflavin Poor growth Emaciation and diarrhoea unable to walk as their toes are turned inwards Drooping of wings

TREATMENT

TREATMENT Riboflavin @3.6 mg/kg of feed in chicks Riboflavin @ 1.8 mg/kg of feed in growers Riboflavin @ 2.2mg/kg of feed in layers