How to judge and prevent six common chicken diseases
Release time:
Aug 16,2018
There is a saying in the chicken industry that "if you want to raise chickens well, half a local veterinarian". It means that if you want to raise chickens well, the level of treatment and prevention for chickens by chicken farmers must reach at least half the level of veterinarians. This is because, in the process of raising chickens, once the disease occurs, the mortality rate is high and fast. If you don't master the technology of chicken diagnosis and disease prevention, it is impossible to raise chickens well! In this article, the editor will introduce 6 common diseases in chickens and how to diagnose and prevent them.
1. Chicken colibacillosis, a common chicken disease among livestock farmers
Chicken colibacillosis is caused by Escherichia coli. It does not refer to a specific disease, but a comprehensive name for a series of diseases. The main symptoms are: pericarditis, perihepatic inflammation and other organs.
Preventive measures for chicken colibacillosis include: reducing the feeding density of chickens, regular disinfection, and ensuring the cleanliness of drinking water and feed. The treatment of chicken colibacillosis generally use neomycin, gentamicin and furan and other drugs for treatment, when the chicks eat to join such drugs, but also can play a certain preventive role.
2. Chicken infectious bronchitis, a common chicken disease among livestock farmers
Infectious bronchitis is caused by infectious bronchitis virus and is an acute infectious respiratory disease. The main symptoms are: cough, tracheal rales, sneezing and so on.
Preventive measures for infectious bronchitis in chickens are as follows: chickens aged 3 to 5 days can be immunized with vaccine nasal drops or double dose of drinking water. When they are aged 1 to 2 months, they need to be immunized with vaccine again. At present, there is no very good effect of infectious bronchitis drugs can be treated, the early onset of antibiotics can be used to prevent excitation of infection.
3. Fowl cholera, a common chicken disease among livestock farmers
Fowl cholera is caused by Pasteurellosis multicidans, which is an acute infectious disease that can infect chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry. The main symptoms are: severe diarrhea and sepsis (acute); meat beard edema and arthritis (chronic).
Preventive measures for fowl cholera include: good feeding management and health and epidemic prevention. 30-day-old chicks could be immunized by intramuscular injection of inactivated fowl cholera vaccine. Treatment, you can choose antibiotics, sulfonamides, olaquindox and other drugs.
4. Infectious bursal disease of common chicken in livestock farmers
Infectious bursal disease is caused by infectious bursal disease virus. Once the disease is out of control, it will do great harm to chicken farmers. The main symptoms of the disease are: head drooping, poor spirit, feather canopy, closed eyelids, white or light green loose feces, and then failure and death.
Preventive measures for infectious bursal disease include: strengthening disinfection of chicken houses, supplying sufficient drinking water, adding 5% sugar and 0.1 salt to drinking water, which can improve the disease resistance of chickens. 1 to 7-day-old chicks with attenuated vaccine for a drinking water immunization; 24-day-old chickens for another immunization.
5. Chicken Newcastle Disease, a common chicken disease among livestock farmers
Newcastle disease in chickens is caused by Newcastle disease virus, which is very harmful to the chicken industry in China because of the high mortality rate of this disease. The main symptoms are: laying hens stop laying eggs, poor spirit, diarrhea, cough and asthma, difficulty breathing, discharge of green feces, head and face swelling and so on.
Preventive measures for Newcastle disease include: strengthening disinfection and isolating sick chickens in time; 3-day-old chicks were immunized intranasally with the new two vaccines, 10-day-old chicks were immunized with the monoclonal vaccine for drinking water, 30-day-old chicks needed to be immunized once again, and 60-day-old chicks were immunized with the I vaccine.
6. Pullorosis of chicken, a common chicken disease of livestock farmers
Pullorum disease is caused by Salmonella, the main incidence group is 2 weeks to 3 weeks old chicks. The main symptoms of the disease are: drooping chicken wings, disordered chicken feathers, crouching, poor appetite, poor spirit, and yellow-white or green feces.
Preventive measures for pullorum disease include: strengthening disinfection and timely isolation of sick chickens; The introduction of chicks should choose breeder farms without pullorum disease; Once the disease occurs, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin or enrofloxacin should be used in time for drinking water treatment.
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