CHICKENSSSS Flashcards
Why has chicken become so successful
Cheap feed prices
Perceived health benefits
Cheaper protein source
Very common respiratory disease
Viral
Many recognized serotypes
Vaccination
Infectious bronchitis
Common intestinal parasite
Controlled by drugs and vaccine
Species specific
Poultry coccidiosis
Very fragile organism
Common
Exists because of large multiple age farms
Needs live animal
Infectious coryza
Viral disease
Spread by mosquitoes and direct contact
Controlled by live viral vaccination
Fowl pox
Viral disease
Causes tumors
Controlled by vaccination
Marek’s disease
Genetic predisposition
management factors
controlled by trimming beak and reduced light intensity
Cannibalism
Viral disease
Severity varies
common
Some vaccination
Avian influenza
Common
litter management
Treat as needed
ascarids
tapeworms
Metabolic disease
genetic selection
controlled by management practices
ascites
Metabolic disease in fast growing broilers
Heart attack
Is raising a layer or breeder more intense
Breeder
Should generic vaccination programs be used
no
What caused a sharp decrease in poultry consumption
Bird flu
Increase feed price
Recession
What makes bronchitis so successful
mutations
moves to new area
