LAM 2- E2-Poultry Hoefer Flashcards
mc skeletal abnormality in chicks
lack of Ca +/- Vit D
rubbery bones, enlarges joints, lameness, bowing of legs
3-6wks old
Rickets
R/O for Avian Influenza
Newcastle Disease
Osteoporosis/Osteomalacia
Cage Layer Fatigue
Often seen in layer fatigue
Fatty Liver Syndrome
L less
M medium
V velocity
Viscertoropic- everywhere- reportable
Newcastle disease Types
Resp dz- Herpesvirus
**Tracheal hemorrhage **
Internuclear inclusion bodies
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT)
Dry form- lesions around face Wet form- respiratory Can have both forms at the same time Mosquitos- transfer ddx- Infectious laryngotracheitis
Fowl Pox
Pasteurella
Most economically dz of turkeys
acute- respiratory
chronic- joints arthritis
Fowl Cholera
Cataral inflammation of mm in the nose- mucus effusive URI avibacterium paragallinarum swollen head ddx- mycoplasma
Infectious Coryza
Caseous and thick Can't culture PCR swab ID Turkeys can go synovial to the joint
Mycoplasma
Also a venereal dz- localizes in cloaca
Mycoplasma meleagridis
Turkeys to humans ZOONOTIC
ornithosis chlamidosis
Clamydia
Respiratory signs
Also has ABNORMAL EGGS-Thin and rough eggshells and watery albumin
Avian Infectious Bronchitis
mc cause of aspergillosis in avian species
non contagious- opportunistic
overabundance of mold spores- hygiene problem- chicks in brooder
acute onset respiratory dz in brooder chicks
looks like mold that grows on bread- fuzzy
Aspergillus fumigatus
Unfortunate side effect of egg production
via dietary manipulation, 25% drop in body weight, ____ and resume in egg production
Forced Molting
18d incubation
into amniotic sac
Marek’s disease
In- Ovo Vaccinations
Manganese deficiency can lead to _____
Slipped tendon
Causes perosis (shortening and rotation of the long bones) in young birds Gastrocnemius tendon displacement and swelling of hock joints Chondrodystrophy
Slipped tendon
Exudative diathesis
5-11wks old
edema or weeping of the skin, easily bruised/scabed
Vit E and Sel def
3 types of Vit E deficiency
Exudative Diathesis
Muscular Dystrophy
Crazy chick disease (encephalomalacia)
____ deficiency causes swollen hocks, bowed legs, slipped gastrocnemius tendon.
Bowed legs in ducklings and perosis in goslings.
Niacin Deficiency
Curled toe paralysis
Riboflavin Deficiency
Migratory flyways are important in the transmission of this disease.
Avian Influenza
This type of avian influenza has respiratory and GI signs: tracheal, sinus, and air sac inflammation, also ischemia and cyanosis of legs and comb
Mild form
This form of avian influenza has respiratory and GI signs: tracheal, sinus, and air sac inflammation, also ischemia and cyanosis of legs and comb
Mild form
This form of avian influenza has a sudden onset, short duration, up to 100% mortality. CNS, Respiratory and GI signs. Necrosis of skin, comb, wattles, and/or liver. Can look like highly pathogenic Newcastle
Fowl Plague