Poultry diseases and treatment
Dr. Mujeeb Ather Asst. Director (Pathologist)
Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Hyderabad .
INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS :
- IT IS AN ACUTE, HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE
OF CHICKENS.
- IT IS DISTRIBUTED WORLD WIDE.
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TRANSMISSION :
- AIR BORNE
- FLOCK TO FLOCK TRANSMISSION VIA CONTAMINATED PERSONNEL
OR EQUIPMENT.
SYMPTOMS:
- INCCUBATION PERIOD 18 TO 36 HOURS
- GASPING, COUGHING, SNEEZING AND NASAL DISCHARGE
- WET EYES AND SWOLLEN SINUSES
- HUDDLED UNDER A HEAT SOURCE
- REDUCED FEED CONSUMPTION
- DECLINE IN EGG PRODUCTION
- REDUCED HATCHABILITY
- MISSHAPEN, SOFT AND ROUGH SHELLED EGGS.
GROSS LESIONS :
- SEROUS, CATARRHAL OR CASEOUS OR CASEOUS EXUDATE IN THE
TRACHEA, NASAL PASSAGES AND SINUSES.
- CLOUDY AIR – SACS
- SWOLLEN AND PALE KIDNEYS.
Rough shelled Eggs
Abnormal Normal
DIAGNOSIS:
- SYMPTOMS AND LESIONS
- DETECTING ANTIBODY TITRES
- VIRUS ISOLATION.
PREVENTION AND CONTROL:
- THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT FOR IB, STRICT BIO – SECURITY
- VACCINAATION.
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