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Infectious Bursal Disease
Symptoms: Immunosuppression, watery diarrhea, weakened muscles. Transmission: Contaminated feed and water, fecal-oral route. Control strategies: Vaccination, biosecurity, disinfection of equipment.
Poultry Anemia
Symptoms: Pale birds, lethargy, mortality in young chickens. Transmission: Vertical and horizontal, mainly through feces. Control strategies: Biosecurity, control of secondary infections, breeding for resistance.
Botulism
Symptoms: Flaccid paralysis, difficulty breathing, death. Transmission: Ingestion of toxin from decomposing carcasses or plant material. Control strategies: Removal of potential toxin sources, supportive care for affected birds, vaccination in some areas.
Newcastle Disease
Symptoms: Gasping, coughing, nervous signs. Transmission: Direct contact with infected birds, contaminated feed and water. Control strategies: Vaccination, movement restrictions, biosecurity.
Marek's Disease
Symptoms: Paralysis, weight loss, tumors, irregularly shaped pupils. Transmission: Airborne, via feather dander and dust. Control strategies: Vaccination at hatch, strict biosecurity, genetic resistance.
Fowl Pox
Symptoms: Wart-like lesions on skin, diphtheritic membranes in the mouth. Transmission: Mosquitoes, direct contact with lesions. Control strategies: Vaccination, mosquito control, quarantine new birds.
Infectious Bronchitis
Symptoms: Coughing, sneezing, rales, decreased egg quality. Transmission: Airborne, direct contact. Control strategies: Vaccination, good ventilation, strict biosecurity.
Infectious Laryngotracheitis
Symptoms: Bloody mucus, gasping, drop in egg production. Transmission: Direct contact with infected birds or material. Control strategies: Vaccination, biosecurity, quarantine of affected flocks.
Aspergillosis
Symptoms: Difficulty breathing, lethargy, changes in voice. Transmission: Inhalation of spores from moldy feed or litter. Control strategies: Good sanitation, dry bedding, proper ventilation.
Avian Mycoplasmosis
Symptoms: Chronic respiratory disease, sinusitis, reduced egg production. Transmission: Direct contact, airborne, vertical transmission (egg to chick). Control strategies: Antibiotics, culling, biosecurity.
Campylobacteriosis
Symptoms: Often asymptomatic in birds, can cause enteritis. Transmission: Fecal-oral route, contaminated food and water. Control strategies: Good hygiene, fly control, biosecurity.
Mycoplasma synoviae
Symptoms: Lameness, swollen joints, reduced growth. Transmission: Vertical transmission from hen to egg, aerosol. Control strategies: Breeding for resistance, antibiotics, eradication programs.
Avian Influenza
Symptoms: Respiratory distress, depression, drop in egg production. Transmission: Wild birds, contaminated equipment. Control strategies: Biosecurity measures, vaccination, culling infected birds.
Psittacosis (Parrot Fever)
Symptoms: Nasal discharge, lethargy, greenish feces. Transmission: Inhalation of dust from dried droppings, nasal secretions. Control strategies: Antibiotics, test and remove carriers, improve hygiene.
Lymphoid Leukosis
Symptoms: Enlarged abdomen, pale comb and wattles, weight loss. Transmission: Horizontal mainly via pecking, vertical from hen to egg. Control strategies: Eradication of infected stock, biosecurity, breeding for resistance.
Salmonellosis
Symptoms: Diarrhea, dehydration, reduced egg production. Transmission: Fecal-oral route, contaminated feed and water. Control strategies: Hygiene, pest control, vaccination.
Coccidiosis
Symptoms: Bloody diarrhea, mucus in feces, weight loss. Transmission: Fecal-oral route, ingestion of sporulated oocysts. Control strategies: Coccidiostats in feed, good litter management, rotation of anticoccidials.
Omphalitis
Symptoms: Infected navel, depression, poor growth. Transmission: Management and hygiene-related, contaminated hatching environment. Control strategies: Good hatchery hygiene, proper umbilical cord care, antibiotic treatment.
Blackhead Disease
Symptoms: Sulphur-colored droppings, liver lesions, listlessness. Transmission: Fecal-oral route, with cecal worms as vectors. Control strategies: Good worm control, proper biosecurity, quarantine new birds.
Gapeworm
Symptoms: Open-mouth breathing, neck stretching, reduced activity. Transmission: Direct from infected feces or indirectly through earthworms. Control strategies: Regular deworming, control of intermediate hosts, good sanitation.
Infectious Coryza
Symptoms: Swollen face, nasal discharge, reduced appetite, drop in egg production. Transmission: Direct contact, contaminated water and feed. Control strategies: Vaccination, culling of infected birds, biosecurity.
Spirochetosis (Borreliosis)
Symptoms: Drop in egg production, increased culling rates, weakness. Transmission: Through vectors such as soft-bodied ticks. Control strategies: Tick control, management of wild birds, antibiotics.
Erysipelas
Symptoms: Sudden death, fever, skin lesions. Transmission: Soil organism, enters through skin abrasions. Control strategies: Antibiotic treatment, vaccinate at-risk populations, rodent control.
Necrotic Enteritis
Symptoms: Dark, foul-smelling diarrhea, mortality, necrosis of intestinal tissue. Transmission: Oral, through ingestion of Clostridium perfringens bacteria. Control strategies: Antibiotic treatment, good diet management, promoting gut health.
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