Diseases In Birds

Question 0

Liver & cecal lesions in turkeys
Dull depressed ruffled feathers
Dx?
Tx?

Answer 0

Dx Histomoniasis (H. meleagridis) Protozoa

Transmitted by nematode Heterakis gallinarum

Tx Fenbendazole to feed

Question 1

Turkey with marked depression, anorexia, diarrhea. Young ones die, older ones fail to gain weight. Several cyanotic + darkening head.
Dx & test to confirm dx?

Answer 1

Bluecomb dz (coronavirus)
Dx test direct fluorescent antibody for vital antigens in intestines