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