21/12/2025
✨️✨️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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