Discussion created on December 30, 2022
What are the most important causes of swollen wattles in broiler breeders?
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IntroductionInfectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a highly contagious respiratory tract disease in chickens, Infectious Bronchitis (IB), and some strains are nephropathogenic. It is possibly the most economically important viral respiratory disease of chickens in regions where there is no highly pathogenic avian influenza virus or velogenic Newcastle disease (vND) virus and is found every ...
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In Fowl Cholera the mortality rate is high. If you face high morbidity and low morality plus nasal and lacrimal discharge (one or both side), reduce egg production without change in quality (in case of production phase), low feed and water consumption, 10 to 15 days course, low common period (2D), positive response to antibiotics, exudate in trachea (usu non fibrionopurrolant), with or without Avi ...
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Here in Bangladesh, Fowl Cholera is a very common disease in commercial layer, But only swollen wattle is not enough sign to diagnose any disease. So it is my humble request to all respective person to describe the proper history and clinical sign.Thanks.
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Egg binding occurs when the egg does not pass through the reproductive system at a normal rate. Egg bound occurs when there is difficulty in laying an egg because of an inflammation of the oviduct or partial paralysis of the muscles of the oviduct and production of a very large egg that can not be laid physically. This is common, and often preventable, problems in broiler breeders and not exposed ...
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