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Parasitic diseases in poultry
A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism (referred to as the host) and gains an advantage at the expense of that organism. The two types of internal parasites that affect poultry are worms and protozoa. Usually, low levels of infestation do not cause a problem and can be left untreated. Clinical signs of a parasite infestation include unthriftiness, poor growth and feed conversion, decreased egg production, and, in severe cases, death. Also, parasites can make a flock more susceptible to diseases or worsen a current disease condition. External parasites can also cause problems for small flock poultry producers and occasionally for large flock producers. These unwanted visitors can be brought into the poultry house by wild birds or new birds being added to the flock. All new birds should be checked for parasites before they are mixed with the original flock.
An Agricultural Research Service immunologist has pioneered a novel technology that will help develop nonchemical methods to control diseases that affect poultry. ARS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) chief scientific research agency.
Whether baked, broiled or barbecued, poultry is an important source of dietary protein. But its production has become increasingly threatened by a disease called coccidiosis, which costs the U.S. poultry industry about $700 million annually....
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assalam o alaikum all my friends on this forum. I want to ask one thing more that most often the birds do light yellow droppings and sometimes dark brown droppings in poultry farms but there is not any kind of mortality there. If we say poultry farms to get the birds droppings tested in laboratory,he often hesitates and says that there is no mortality then why should I go for diagnosis? I want to ask that if i should treat for enteritis or coccidiosis if birds do light yellow or dark brown...
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