Key Concepts Explained: Poultry Diseases
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VIRAL DISEASES
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New Castle Disease Treatment and Prevention It is one of the most dreaded diseases of poultry Effective vaccines are available for prevention. F as it can cause very heavy mortality at a very high speed. vaccine given at the day old stage followed by RDK vac The disease is caused by a virus of paramyxo group and cine at 2 months can protect the bird. classified into many serotypes based on the virulence. Chicken is the natural host but vast majority of birds are Infectious Bronchitis susceptible to infection including ducks and turkey . It is…
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VIRAL DISEASES 2
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There are different serotypes of IB virus and many Nervous signs like in coordination, twitching of strains continue to evolve. neck Signs Mortality heavy in acute outbreak • Respiratory signs like coughing, sneezing and rales in chicks Drop in egg productionand hatchability Production of deformed, thin shelled, rough eggs with low internal egg quality Mortality low in uncomplicated cases CDIO, Palode Greenish diarrhoea Post Mortem Lesions Pin pointed hemorrhages at the tip of proventricular glands Hemorrhagic/ diphtheritic ulcers on the…
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VIRAL DISEASES 3
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Laboratory diag Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro Disease) nosis with hemagglutination and Inhibition tests can be Infectious Bursal Disease(IBD) is a highly conta employed. gious viral disease of young chicken causing serious eco nomic losses. The virus targets the Bursa of Fabricius, an Prevention important part of immune system making the bird suscep- Vaccines are available for prevention. tible to other infections. Vaccination failures may happen Avian Influenza due to the associated immunosupression. Highly Pathogenic Avian…
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VIRAL DISEASES 4
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Hemorrhages in the thigh and pectoral muscles Signs Bursa enlarged, edematous and hyperemic with • Sudden, heavy and unusual mortality reaching bloody or mucoid contents inside. almost 100% without any clinical signs Bursa firm and atrophic in chronic form • Edema of face, cyanosis of comb and wattles in Kidney may show nephrosis and mottling less fulminating cases Nervous disorders like tremors, torticollis and opisthotonus Post mortem lesions Bursal Hemorrhage • Extremely variable depending on the severity Hemorrhagic lesions (petechial to…
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MISCELLANEOUS 3
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Many factors are attributed for out breaks in poultry such as Lesions High protein diet • Presence of excess straw coloured watery Vitamin A deficiency fluid with or with out fibrin in abdominal cavity High salt/calcium level in the feed • Hydropericardium Fungal toxins in feed • Subcutaneous tissue appear jelly like Diseases of kidney Treatment Infectious causes like IB, Reo viral infection Change of feed, supplementation of phosphorus Post mortem lesions and diuretics may reduce the mortality. Whitish chalky deposits on serous mem…
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