@hopevet19 · Post #48 · 20/11/2024 13:22
#TIPS some infectious disease of poultry(viral and bacterial) 1 avian influenza(orthomyxoviridae) * purple discoloration of wattles and Combs with swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid * swollen head, accumulation of liquid in eyelids and comb * pinpoint bleeding under the skin(mostly seen on feet and shanks) *bleeding into the ovaries * bleeding into the gizzard *bleeding in the mucosa of trachea *bleeding in the muscle and in the fat around the heart 2 Fowl pox(poxviridae) * Dry form :- wart like nodules on the skin (Combs,face and wattles) * Wet form:- cankers are embedded in the membranes of the mouth, larynx and trachea *Wet form:- Brown nodular lesions on the mucosa membrane of larynx;when removed,an eroded area is left. 3 Marek's Disease(Herpsvirus) neurological form(progressive paralysis): * paralysis (loss of muscle function) of wings, characteristic dropping of limb. *Twisted neck (torticollis) *lameness *Brachial plexus(nerve) is two or three times the normal thickness, swelling caused by fluid(oedema) #Visceral form: * enlarged liver with diffuse grayish nodules formed by abnormal growth of tissue. Enlarged spleen with diffuse grayish discolorations. #Infectious Coryza(Haemophilus) * watery swollen eyes and face, purulent nasal exudates *Eyelids stick together by mucous and exudates. # Fowl cholera(pasteurella) blue coloration of wattles,swollen wattles and face. *Yellow-brown pus accumulated in a swollen wattles *Pus (whitish to yellow) accumulated in a hock joint. *Pinpoint bleeding in the muscles of heart #Biruk Eshetu(DVM) 0926257962
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