CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What are the symptoms of bursal disease in chickens?

What are the symptoms of bursal disease in chickens?

Infectious bursal disease is an immunosuppressive, highly contagious disease that seriously harms chicks. The initial symptoms include some chickens pecking at the feathers around their anus, followed by diarrhea and white sticky or watery stools. Some chickens have slight tremors, stagger when walking, and unstable gait. As the disease progresses, the appetite decreases, the wings droop, the feathers stand upright and dull, and in severe cases, the heads of chickens hang to the ground, the eyes are closed, and they are in a state of lethargy. After 72 hours of infection, the body temperature often rises by 1 to 1.5°C, and then drops by 1 to 2°C. In the later stage, the sick chickens feel cold when touched. At this time, due to severe dehydration, the claws are dry, the eye sockets are sunken, and finally they die of extreme exhaustion. For more information, it is recommended that you visit the official website of CEVA, France.

What are the main diseases that chickens can get?

The main diseases that chickens may get are:

1. Viral diseases. Also known as infectious diseases, they can spread infections, such as Marek's, infectious Newcastle disease, avian influenza, infectious bursal disease, infectious bronchitis, infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious rhinitis, egg drop syndrome of laying hens, etc. Antiviral drugs (such as New Bird Quick, Antiviral Special, King Kong, Jinsi Ke Du Wang) should be used for treatment.

2. Bacterial diseases: caused by bacterial infections, such as Escherichia coli disease, mycoplasmosis, salmonellosis, etc., are treated with antibiotics (such as enterotoxin double-effect, clacillin, and saxanthocin, etc.).

3. Parasitic diseases. Caused by parasites, such as coccidiosis, chicken nematode disease, tapeworm disease, histomoniasis, etc. Coccidiosis is treated with anticoccidial drugs (such as strong coccidiostat or coccidiostat).

4. Nutritional deficiency. It is caused by one or several nutritional deficiencies, such as rickets caused by vitamin A deficiency; laying hens lay soft eggs and thin-shelled eggs due to calcium and phosphorus deficiency or imbalance, which requires vitamin A and D (emulsified vitamin supplement) treatment; feather pecking and hair loss are caused by amino acid deficiency, which requires amino acid (aminopeptide) treatment. 5. Physiological metabolic diseases, caused by physiological metabolism, such as fatty liver. Recover through conditioning. More details should be dealt with according to the infected chicken disease. It is best to focus on prevention, nutritional health care + disinfection health care, and treatment as a supplement. I wish you better economic benefits in breeding!