Health Guide
Poultry Health Guide
Marek's Disease
HighParalysis of legs/wings/neck, grey pupils, weight loss, tumors. Affects birds 6-20 weeks....
Newcastle Disease
Very HighRespiratory distress, green/white diarrhea, twisted neck, egg production drop....
Infectious Bronchitis
Moderate-HighSneezing, tracheal rales, nasal discharge. Wrinkled/soft eggs, watery whites....
Avian Influenza
ExtremeHPAI: sudden high mortality, swollen blue combs, hemorrhages on legs....
Kokzidiose
High in young birdsBloody/mucoid diarrhea, lethargy, ruffled feathers, weight loss....
Fowl Pox
ModerateDry: wart-like lesions on comb/wattles. Wet: plaques in mouth/throat....
Mykoplasmose
ModerateNasal discharge, swollen sinuses, foamy eyes, respiratory rales....
Infectious Coryza
ModerateFoul-smelling nasal discharge, facial swelling, labored breathing....
Bumblefoot
Low-ModerateSwollen foot pad, black scab, lameness, abscess with cheesy core....
Egg Binding
High if untreatedStraining, penguin-like stance, lethargy, palpable egg near vent....
Sour Crop
ModerateSour smell from beak, doughy crop, white plaques in mouth....
Impacted Crop
Moderate-HighHard, distended crop that does not empty overnight. Weight loss....
Fowl Cholera
HighAcute: sudden death, green diarrhea. Chronic: swollen joints, twisted neck....
Aspergillose
High in chicksChicks: gasping, high mortality. Adults: weight loss, respiratory distress....
Prolapsed Vent
High if untreatedRed/pink tissue protruding from vent. Risk of cannibalism by flockmates. Lethargy....
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