1. Respiratory diseases and arthritis in fighting chickens
Respiratory diseases:
Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is an infectious disease in poultry, caused by the bacteria Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG). Diseased chickens have symptoms such as: drooping, anorexia, arthritis, swollen joints, fluid, difficulty breathing (wheezing), chicken always scaly beak, with fluid coming out of the beak.
This disease is very contagious, usually transmitted from parents to children, direct contact between infected children and healthy children. Or through indirect contact with tools, food bags, people, wild birds, mice. The economic losses caused by this disease are very high because chickens reduce their growth ability, increase feed consumption, and high mortality.
ORT: The main cause of the disease is the bacterium Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale - a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria. Chicken with ORT often presents the following symptoms: asthma, scaly beak, watery eyes, swelling of .. |