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✨️✨️MOST COMMON DISEASES THAT AFFECTS POULTRIES 🐓🐓🐓🐓🐓

Here’s a list of the most common diseases that affect chickens, their causes, and a brief note on prevention or control:

🔴 1. Newcastle Disease

Cause: Virus (highly contagious)

Symptoms: Sneezing, coughing, twisted neck, paralysis, sudden death

Prevention: Vaccination, strict biosecurity

🟠 2. Infectious Bronchitis

Cause: Virus

Symptoms: Respiratory signs, reduced egg production, watery eyes

Prevention: Vaccination, good ventilation

🟡 3. Marek’s Disease

Cause: Herpesvirus

Symptoms: Paralysis, tumours, weight loss

Prevention: Vaccinate day-old chicks

🟢 4. Fowl Pox

Cause: Virus (spread by mosquitoes or contact)

Symptoms: Wart-like scabs on comb/wattles, diphtheritic lesions in the mouth

Prevention: Vaccination, mosquito control

🔵 5. Coccidiosis

Cause: Parasite (protozoa)

Symptoms: Bloody droppings, weakness, poor growth

Prevention: Use medicated feed, good litter management

🟣 6. Avian Influenza

Cause: Virus (can spread rapidly)

Symptoms: Coughing, swelling of head, drop in egg production, sudden death

Prevention: Biosecurity, avoid contact with wild birds

🟤 7. Salmonellosis (Pullorum Disease)

Cause: Bacteria

Symptoms: Diarrhoea, weakness, high mortality in chicks

Prevention: Hygiene, test and cull carriers

⚪ 8. Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro)

Cause: Virus

Symptoms: Ruffled feathers, diarrhoea, vent picking

Prevention: Vaccination, clean housing

🟠 9. Mycoplasmosis (CRD – Chronic Respiratory Disease)

Cause: Mycoplasma bacteria

Symptoms: Coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, poor growth

Prevention: Biosecurity, antibiotics under vet guidance

🟡 10. Worm Infestations

Cause: Roundworms, tapeworms, etc.

Symptoms: Weight loss, poor laying, pale combs

Prevention: Regular deworming and clean environment.

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