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Fattening poultry diseases and their treatment

Fattening poultry diseases and their treatment Poultry is one of the main animal sources that are important for all individuals in all classes, and poultry is exposed from time to time to infectious diseases that occur suddenly and quickly and sometimes are difficult to control, and there are many bacterial, viral and fungal diseases that infect poultry, and we will learn about methods of treatment in this Article so follow us.

Fattening poultry diseases

Fattening poultry diseases and their treatment

The problem of fattening poultry has become one of the problems faced by the owners of farms, and some do not know the diseases that affect poultry when fattening, and we will discuss some of them in detail in the following lines, including:

First: Newcastle disease

It is considered one of the most dangerous viral diseases that quickly infect poultry and infect birds, pigeons and turkeys, and it spreads through the air or through contaminated feed or the approach of an infected bird from healthy poultry, and there are clear symptoms that appear on them, which we will mention to you as follows:

Lack of food intake, lethargy and fluffing of feathers.

Congestion with poultry crest and green diarrhea.

Mucous-feeling secretions from the eyes and nose.

Difficulty breathing and a twisted neck.

Less egg production than before.

The ways to treat this disease are as follows:

The living space of infected birds shall be cleaned and disinfected well and sterilized so that the disease is not transmitted to other birds.

Antibiotics are given for five consecutive days so that no secondary bacterial infection occurs.

Getting rid of sick birds that are difficult to treat by slaughtering and burying them in a deep and remote place.

Immunize other poultry that are not infected and give them vaccinations against this disease.

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Second: Salmonella disease

Symptoms of this disease appear as follows:

A delay in the growth of the bird and the death of many chicks before they grow up.

Lack of egg production and permanent sleepiness.

Not wanting to eat and difficulty breathing. severe diarrhea

How to treat broiler poultry from this disease

Getting rid of sick chicks.

Giving preventive medicines to other birds that are with the other infected birds.

Returning any animal from the place of breeding birds.

Constant cleaning and disinfection of the place.

Third: Avian influenza

This disease has spread in the recent period, and it is considered a viral disease that affects different types of birds as well as humans, and its most important symptoms include the following:

Lethargy, laziness, and unwillingness to eat.

Low egg production.

Difficulty breathing and slight swelling.

Legs and mane change color to blue.

Bloody secretions from the nose.

Treatment methods for broilers

There is no specific treatment for this viral disease.

Use of certain vaccines issued by the Ministry of Agriculture.