Egg Yolk Peritonitis Egg Yolk Peritonitis Also called Yolk peritonitis, yolk stroke, abdominal sepsis, abdominal septicemia Prevalence- Common, more common in broiler breeders Signs General signs - The same signs associated with pain: lack of appetite, lethargy, huddling with fluffed up feathers. Occasional partial paralysis.…
Poultry Mites parasites All classes of poultry are susceptible to mites, some of which are blood-suckers, while others burrow into the skin or live on or in the feathers. Others occur in the air passages and in the lungs, liver and other internal…
what causes bowlegs in chicken Many farmers rash to give their chicken DCP supplement when the chicken experience bowlegs. DiCalcium phosphorus is only effective if the chicken has Calcium or phosphorus deficiency. There are other reasons why a chicken would have bowlegs or lameness. Phosphorus…
Nutritional Myopathy Nutritional Myopathy--which can cause chickens to have muscular degeneration or slowed growth--is caused by a lack of vitamin E, along with a deficiency of methionine and cysteine in a flock's diet. To prevent this from happening to your flock, make…
Curled Toe Paralysis Disease Other Names: Hypovitaminosis B2, Riboflavin Deficiency Curly toe paralysis is caused by deficiency of riboflavin (vitamin B2) in young chicks. It is one of the most characteristic signs associated with the vitamin deficiency, resulting in the curling of the chick’s…
Nervous conditions in poultry WHAT ARE NERVOUS CONDITIONS? Nervous signs occur when the brain, spinal cord or specific nerves are affected. Different organisms or poor feed can cause nervous signs in chickens. The most frequent nervous signs seen, are: Chickens lying down because they…
