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Sudden Death in Broilers

Sudden Death Syndrome in Broilers

Published: June 21, 2011
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ABSTRACT Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is a condition in which fast growing broiler chicks die suddenly with no apparent causes. It has developed in to a major problem for broiler industry in many parts of the world. Broiler chicken of all ages are affected starting as early as 2 days of age and continues up to marketable age. Peak mortality usually occurs between 3 rd and 4 th week of age wit...
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Tufail Banday
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Dr. Sheikh Adil Hamid
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
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ORUH PRECIOUS
3 de diciembre de 2018
My broilers are 14 weeks old and are weighing 4 and 4.5 kg respectively and are dieing suddenly. What should I do, am I over feeding them? Please I need urgent reply.
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Dr.Md.Khaled Saifullah Aminul Millat
1 de enero de 2019

SDS create a great problem in farmers.
This is a good article, it should help the practitioners.
Thanks a lot.

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Hendrix Kabulaya
23 de julio de 2019

This is an excellent article. I've been facing SDS without knowing the cause of deaths in my chickens. I've observed that my chickens were being fed between 1 and 14 days making them grow faster than the usual. This has really cost me, as most of the birds have been wiped out by death. I wish I had seen this article way much before I started rearing broilers.

Thanks for the article and may you continue giving farmers this kind of information. I would request that you also create a Facebook page if you don't have to help farmers with such kind of valuable information.

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kimbasi jockim
27 de agosto de 2019

How can one make the feeding and lighting schedules in broiler farming in order to reduce the sudden deaths?
Am in uganda-kasese
Waiting for agent response.
Thanks.

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Mohammed Abdul Waris
2 de septiembre de 2019

My broilers are 6 weeks old and are weighing 1.7 to 2 kgs respectively and are dying suddenly. What should I do, am I overfeeding them? Please, I need urgent reply.

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Sethekele
3 de marzo de 2020
Thank you for the information on sds it is really helpful
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Tosan Ovuakpor
7 de agosto de 2020

My broilers are dying suddenly, what should I do, 2 died in 2 days.
What is the time to feed day if I must do it twice.

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Shirley
27 de octubre de 2020
I started seeing my chicks start dying at 3 to 4 weeks may be one or two when I wake in the morning but this last set I am taking out 4 and 6 for the day just today I took 10 dead ones out from 150 chicks and this is not the first amt.
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Dale Reynolds
19 de febrero de 2021
I am trying to help a friend in Zimbabwe Africa who has SDS in his flock. my Question is Is there any reason the dyeing 5 week old chickens should not be prepared for food? These folks are Hungry and this was a very important effort on their part for survival.
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Musarurwa
8 de junio de 2022
Very helpful article. Thank you very much for information
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Larai Salwh
10 de diciembre de 2022
This is helpful
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