موضوعات للمهتمين بصناعة الدواجن Topics for poultrymen( Breedrs, Smallholders, Resarchers, Students ) in poultry industry

COCCIDIOSIS DISEASE

Depression. Ruffled feathers. Closed eyes. Inappetance. Diarrhoea, blood in faeces. Production less affected than in some of the other forms of coccidiosis. Petechiae. Thickening, ecchymoses, of

FOWL POX

None. Flocks and individuals still unaffected may be vaccinated, usually with chicken strain by wing web puncture. If there is evidence of secondary bacterial

LARYNGOTRACHEITIS DISEASE (ILT)

Dyspnoea. Gasping. Coughing of mucus and blood. Drop in egg production. Ocular discharge. Sinusitis. Nasal discharge (low pathogenicity strains). Signs, lesions, in severe form may be

Infectious Bronchitis, IB Egg-layers

Drop in egg production (20-50%). Soft-shelled eggs. Rough shells. Loss of internal egg quality. Coughing, sneezing. Rales may or may not be present. Follicles flaccid. Yolk

AVIAN TUBERCULOSIS

Isolation, acid-fast stain in tissues, TB test. Differentiate from Lymphoid leukosis. None recommended. Market after one season, hygiene, cages, elimination of faeces etc.

MYCOPLASMA

Fowl-Cholera

Sulphonamides, tetracyclines, erythromycin, streptomycin, penicillin. The disease often recurs after medication is stopped, necessitating long-term or periodic medication. Biosecurity, good rodent control, hygiene, bacterins at 8 and 12

PARATYPHOID INFECTION DISEASE

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