Primary and secondary schools/Tintinara Area School: Show Poultry Handbook/Diseases
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Diseases of a Chook
By Brittney Ferguson and Tori Connor
Diseases
- Aspergillosis
- Blackhead
- Botulism
- Cage Layer Fatigue
- Cannibalism
- Capillaria
- Cecal Worms
- Chiggers
- Coccidiosis
- Erysipelas
- E. coli
- Fatty Liver
- Hemorrhagic Syndrome
- Fowl Cholera
- Fowl Pox
- Fowl Typhoid
- Gapeworms
- Heximitiasis
- Infectious Bronchitis
- Infectious Bursal Disease
- Infectious Coryza
- Lice
- Lymphoid Leucosis
- Marek's Disease
- Mites
- Moniliasis
- Mycotoxicosis
- Necrotic Enteritis
- Newcastle Disease
- Omphalitis
- Pullorum
- Quail Bronchitis
- Tapeworms
- Ticks
- Ulcerative Enteritis
Disease name: Coccidiosis
Symptoms:
This disease is characterized by diarrhea, pale, droopy, tend to huddle, consume less feed and water, and may become dehydrated
Preventions:
Clean Manure out everyday as it is spread through manure. Diseased birds should be removed from healthy birds.
Treatment:
It is best treated by the addition of a drug (coccidiostat). A coccidiosis vaccine is also available commercially. The product is useful only in certain types of poultry operations and must be used as recommended.
Disease name: Marek’s Disease
Symptoms:
The disease affects the nervous system causing paralysis in the legs, neck and wings.
Preventions:
There is a vaccination that can prevent this but it must be given as soon as possible after hatching. Poor management can put birds under stressful conditions which can cause an outbreak.
Treatment:
Treatment is not effective. Diseased birds should be removed from the flock and humanely destroyed. Other birds in the flock are likely to be infected at this stage - it is too late to protect them.
Disease name: Tick Fever
Symptoms:
It will become drowsy, hangs it head, closes its eyes and passes greenish diarrhea
Preventions:
To never get tick fever you should vaccinate your chook.
Treatment:
If your chook has tick fever should use insecticides to control ticks and other carriers of the disease.
Disease name: Internal Parasites
Symptoms:
Poor weight gain, little interest in feeding, diarrhea, in some cases paralysis occurs.
Preventions:
The higher standard of hygiene the lower risk of getting infestations. Birds that are on a dirty floor for a long period of time are more likely to be infected with worms. If you include Vitamin A in your poultry diet it will make birds more resistant to worm attack.
Treatment:
If your bird gets internal parasites there are drugs that can be added to food and drinking water to control certain types of worms.
See Also
- Carolyn Johnson and the 6/7 class: "Background Information”
- Georgia Leske: "Relevance to Poultry Industry"
- Ayden Reid, Bradley Swain & Nick Gowling: "Equipment Needed to Show Poultry"
- Jayden Miell & Kim Wanke: "Housing and Cages"
- Jayden Miell & Kim Wanke: "Litter and Bedding"
- Belinda Grundling & Jessica Lewis: "Feed and Water"
- Caitlyn Wandel & Melissa Nortan: "Cleaning and Hygiene"
- Amy Webb & Kendal Scobie: "Holding and Restraining Technique"
- Brittney Ferguson & Tori Connor: "Relationship, Bonding and Behaviour"
- Ayden Reid,Bradley Swain & Nick Gowling: "Training"
- Lochie Kendrick & Dakoda Wren: "Poultry Washing"
- Jayden Miell & Kim Wanke: "Preparing of Chooks for Exhibition"
- Amy Webb & Kendal Scobie:"Show Entries and Classes. Country and Royal Shows"
- Katelyn Fischer-Thurston & Lucy Brock: "Transport"
- Georgia Sanders & Jemah Finn: "Bibliography and Contacts. Poultry Breeders"
- Appendix 1
