RESPIRATORY
What diseases spread rapidly
Infectious bronchitis
Newcastle
White or yellow bumps on comb, face or wattles turning to scabs
Canker sores in the mouth, throat and windpipe; difficulty breathing, nasal or eye discharge
Fowl pox
What are the two common types of parasite classes
internal and external
There are 9 measures that someone should take to ensure the home flock is healthy. What is the first step?
Complete cleaning and disinfecting of house and equipment beore starting baby chicks or housing layers.
What is biosecurity?
Includes management practices that prevent the entrance of germs and disease into the flock and into neighboring flocks.
This disease is rapidly spread; gasping; wet eyes, swollen sinuses; drop in egg production; misshapen eggs; rough or soft-shelled eggs; water egg whites; death
Infectious bronchitis
Thick nasal discharge with odor; swollen sinuses; ruffled feathers; difficulty breathing
coryza
Name three types of external parasites
Chiggers
Lice
Mites
What is important to do daily to maintain good sanitation?
Daily cleaning of waters
What is the first step of biosecurity?
Purchase healthy stock
Rapid spread; gasping; rattling; loss of appetite; coughing; huddling; paralysis of legs; twisted neck; walking backward; drop in egg production; soft or misshapen eggs
Newcastle
Droopiness; difficulty breathing; loss of flesh; drop in egg production; purplish swollen head, comb and wattles; paralysis
cholera
What do lice look like? What are signs?
large yellowish transparent insects on the skin
low weight; black discoloration in the vent and tail area; drop in egg production
What does good litter sanitation involve?
1) screened manure pits under roosts, feeders and waterers
2) keeping litter dry and clean
3) disposing of litter and manure by spreading and plowing or spading manure under soil. (Spread or stored in areas not used by poultry)
In terms of biosecurity, which is better for birds: confinement or free range
Confinement
Slow spread, coughing, sneezing; sitting hunched on floor; emitting a cawing sound; coughing bloody mucus; nasal discharge; swollen head and wattles; drop in egg production; death
Laryngotracheitis
Which respiratory diseases are the most likely to cause death
Infectious bronchitis
Newcastle
Laryngotracheitis
Name 3 of the 4 kinds of mites
Red: roost mites- loss of weight; red specks; death
Northern Fowl: Red/black specks around vent; unthrifty; drop in egg production
Feather: loss of feathers
Scaley leg: enlarged shanks, toes with raised crusty scales
How should dead chickens be disposed of
incinerating, burying, or composting
How should equipment from other farms be dealt with?
It should not come into contact with equipment from your farm. Everything must be sanitized.
difficulty breathing; ruffled feathers; nasal discharge; rattling; facial and nasal swelling; weakness; drop in egg production; swollen joints; yellowish feces
Mycoplasma
What are two diseases that are highly pathogenic transmissible diseases?
Exotic Newcastle
Avian Influenza
Name 3 of the 5 internal parasites
Large roundworm: long yellow white worms in intestine; weight loss; droopiness; diarrhea, death
Capillary worm: hairlike worms in crop; weight loss; droopiness, death
Cecal worm: short worms in ceca; unthrifty
Tapeworm: long flat segmented worms in intestine; unthrifty; slow growth; weakness
Gapeworm: red forked worms in trachea; gasping and coughing
Where should young chickens be raised?
away from adult birds
What are 5 key ways to maintain biosecurity?
1) purchase health stock
2) keep birds confined
3) keep dirty equipment and materials from other flocks away from your flock.
4) do not mix domesticated birds with wild or caged birds (canaries)
5) medicate properly and follow directions
6) keep unfamiliar people and those who might be disease carriers away from your flock
7) control vermin
8) practice insect control program
9) keep pen areas weed and debris free and keep buildings in good repair.