Diseases in Poultry Farming

Diseases in Poultry Chicken:

Prevention and Control Measures of Diseases in poultry farming:- In poultry industry primarily emphasis is given more on prevention and control than curative measures.

• Make sure to start with disease free stock.
• Should Vaccine chicks against Ranikhet & Merek’s disease at Hatchery.
• Should use coccidiostal to prevent coccidiosis.
• Should Keep feed free from aflatoxins.
• Do not allow visitors or outsiders and attendants inside the poultry house unless they wear disinfected boots and clean clothing.
• Should cover floor with clean litter with 3 inch depth.
• All-in-one system of rearing chicks should be followed to ensure less disease problems.
• Must provide foot bath provision at the shed entrance.
• Must provide clean and fresh water daily.

A) Viral:

1) Ranikhet / New Castle Disease  and Symptoms: Below are the symptoms of the disease.

1. Affects all the birds of the farm.
2. Difficulty in breathing.
3. Nasal discharge.
4. Anorexia.
5. Greenish diarrhea.
6. 90-100% mortality.

Prevention measures: Should give early vaccination with F1 followed by R B vaccines.

2) Marek’s Disease and it’s Symptoms:

1. Affects all the birds in the farm.
2. Droopy wings, lameness, paralysis.
3. Should expect 60 – 75% mortality of birds.

Preventive measures: No treatment, only early vaccination will help.

B) Bacterial Diseases:

a)  Salmonellisis and it’s Symptoms:

• Chalky white diarrhoea.
• Sudden death.
• Pasted vent.
• Affects all age groups.
• Depression and loss of weight.

How to Treat this?

• Should Use effective antibiotic (Better to contact nearest veterinary centre).
• Recovered chicks act as a source of disease and thus better to cull.

b) Colybacillosis and it’s Symptoms:

• Affects all age groups.
• Diarrhoea.
• Swelling of joints
• Dizziness.
• Oedematous comb and wattle.
• Expect mortality rate up to 90%.

Treatment: Antimicrobials (Should contact nearest veterinary centre).

C) Fungal Diseases:

a) Brooder pneumonia / aspergillosis and it’s Symptoms:

•  Affects chicks.
•  High mortality.
•  Respiratory problem.
•  Swollen eye and head.

How to prevent it?. Use antifungal (Can contact nearest veterinary centre).

D) Helminthic Diseases and Symptoms:

• This disease affects mostly layer birds.
• Inappetance.
• Causes in poor body growth.
• Ruffled feather.
• Causes diarrhea.

Treatment to prevent: Should use anthelmintic every 8 weeks (Should contact nearest veterinary centre).

E) Protozoan Diseases:-

a) Coccidiosis & Symptoms:

• It causes bloody diarrhea.
• It causes high mortality rate.

Treatment:

• Proper management is necessary.
• Should use anticoccidiosis ( should contact nearest veterinary centre).

 Vaccination in Broilers :- 

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