Poultry prevention/production (Butcher)

Question 1

success of poultry

Answer 1

1. feed conversion
2. perceived health benefits
3. more cost effective

Question 2

Country with highest per capita consumption of eggs

Answer 2

mexico

-feed pigments to chickens to make yolk yellow (no nutritional val)

Question 3

Infectious Bronchitis

Answer 3

• viral disease
• respiratory
• common
• many serotypes
• vaccination

Question 4

Poultry Coccidiosis

Answer 4

• Intestinal parasite
• common
• controlled by drugs and vaccines

Question 5

Coccidiosis requires

Answer 5

large number of oocysts

Question 6

Infectious coryza

Answer 6

• caused by Haemophilus paragallinarum
  
  • now avibacterium
• very fragile
• common in layers
• vaccinate!!!!!!

*perpetuated by organization of egg layer industry (large concentrated pop of diff ages)

Question 7

Birds with puffy eyes have

Answer 7

Sinusitis

• no bony covering around sinuses
• can lance the sinuses to treat

Question 8

Fowl Pox

Answer 8

• Viral disease
• spread by mosquitos and direct contact
• controlled by vaccination
  
  • vaccinate in wing web

Question 9

Turkey pox vaccination

Answer 9

given in thigh

Question 10

Wet pox

Answer 10

• chickens get lesions in mouth
• more serious disease
• lesions in trachea
  
  • protect against it by mixing pidgeon pox and fow pox vaccines

Question 11

Marek’s dz

Answer 11

• viral dz
• causes tumor formation
• controlled by vaccination

Question 12

Cannibalism

Answer 12

• genetics predisposition
• management factors
• controlled by trimming beak
• reduced light intensity

Question 13

Avian Influenza

Answer 13

• viral disease
• severity varies from LPAI to HPAI
  
  • HPAI: hemmorrhage in lots of places
• common
• Vaccination practiced in some situation

Question 14

Ascarids and tapeworms

Answer 14

• common
• litter management
• treatment as needed

Question 15

Ascites

Answer 15

• Metabolic disease
• genetic selection
• controlled by management practices

Question 16

acceptable feed conversion for broiler

Answer 16

2:1

Question 17

Vaccine routes

Answer 17

• Fine spray: deeper, better rxn
• Coarse spray: less deep, less big rxn
• Eye drop
• drinking water

Question 18

Consumptoin rates of different meats

Answer 18

1. Chicken (most consumed)
2. Beef
3. Pork
4. Fish (least consumed

Question 19

Breader vaccination program

vs

Layer vaccination program

Answer 19

• Breeder vaccination more complex because we want the offspring to have immunity
• Layer program less complex, eggs for consumption don’t need immune systems

Question 20

Ascites

Answer 20

dz caused by genetics

Question 21

Infectious bronchitis

Answer 21

lots of variants (over 100)

• infects other tissues
• coronavirus (enveloped and fragile)