EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS FOR DIAGNOSING POULTRY DISEASES

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1 page 1 EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS FOR DIAGNOSING POULTRY DISEASES Emaciation... Stunted, uneven growth... Swellings... Twitching, muscular spasm... Trembling... Paralysis... Dehydration... Nervousness... Lying on breast, legs paralyzed... Moist under wing... Loss of... Deposits at base of shafts... Soiled hackle feathers... Feathers picked... Depigmented... Broken on upper thigh... Feather eating... BODY Off-feed; nutritional deficiencies; lymphoid leukosis; enteritis; gizzard impaction; tuberculosis; unknown Gizzard impaction; bluecomb disease; alfatoxin poisoning; synovitis; contaminated hatching egg Ruptured air sac; edema Botulism; infectious bursal disease Epidemic tremors; encephalitis (brain damage) Botulism; Marek's disease; arthritis; aflatoxin poisoning; epidemic tremor Acute lack of water; coccidiosis; infectious bursal disease; nutritional imbalance-dietary salts Hysteria; drug intoxication; Newcastle; fungus infection Algae poisoning; acute lack of water; yellow jasmine poisoning; botulism; drug toxicity FEATHERS Infectious coryza Molting Lice or mite eggs Infectious coryza, eye infection Lice; nutritional deficiency-methionine; birds not debeaked Nutritional deficiencies-lysine, iron or folic acid Self picking Nutritional deficiency-methionine

2 Skin page 2 Pigmentation excessive... Poor production; high pigment intake Nodules, mainly legs... Marek's disease Nodules over vent... Flukes (rare) Moist, necrotic, edematous... Necrotic dermatitis, exudative diathesis Darkened, purplish... Erysipelas; fowl cholera Crusted areas... Erysipelas; scab; gangrenous dermatitis Scabby hip... Self picking, inflicted by other birds Gangrenous, green... Hemmorhage; arthritis; gangrenous dermatitis Vent irritated... Northern fowl mite; lice (occasionally) Pale... Anemia; nutritional deficiencies-iron, copper, or vitamin B 12 Swollen, puffy... Head Ruptured air sac; infectious coryza; injury; Newcastle disease Mottled, red and white margins... Eruptions, nodules... White, scaly, powdery... Frozen Favus Comb Watery... Blindness... Watery, red, inflamed, closed... Cataracts... Crusts on eye lids... Pupil irregular, blindness... Blood in eye... Large, swollen... Eyes Infectious coryza ; aspergillosis; Arizona paracolon; paratyphoid Laryngotracheitis; ammonia burn; Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-vitamin A Epidemic tremor Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; fowl pox Marek's disease Hemorrhagic anemia Mycoplasma infection

3 page 3 Swollen... Darkened, purplish... Nodules... Discharge... Pustules... Crusts at margins... Beak soft, rubbery... White coat over tongue and in mouth... Ulcers... Swollen, bulbous... Nodules... Paralysis (limber neck)... Twisting... Retracted over back... Retracted under breast... Scabby necrotic areas... Face Infectious coryza; Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; E. coli Erysipelas; fowl cholera; septicemia; injury Nostrils Infectious coryza; chronic respiratory disease; infectious bronchitis; influenza Mouth Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A Nutritional deficiencies-pantothenic acid or biotin Nutritional deficiencies-vitamin D or calcium-phosphorus imbalances Wet form of fowl pox Mycotoxins; chemical injury Wattles Infectious coryza; fowl cholera Neck Botulism; yellow jasmine poisoning Newcastle disease; fowl cholera; brain infection; improper injection of Marek's vaccine Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-thiamin Nutritional deficency-vitamin E; Newcastle disease Improper injection of drugs; other injury

4 Legs page 4 Marek's disease; botulism; heat stoke; epidemic tremor; Paralysis... cage layer fatigue; vitamin E deficiency; algae poisoning; yellow jasmine poisoning; acute lack of water Rough, scaly... ; scaly leg mite Bowed, weak... Nutritional deficiency-vitamin D; osteodystrophy Bone bends... Nutritional deficiency-vitamin D Joint swelling... Infectious synovitis; paratyphoid; pullorum; zinc deficiency; staphylococcosis; tenosynovitis; arthritis Tendon at hock displaced... Perosis (nutritional deficiency-manganese or choline) Stilted gait... Shank depigmented... Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; coccidiosis; any low grade slow disease (for any length of time) Toes twisted... Genetic Joints fixed... Swollen foot pad... Toes curled... Foot pad cracked, dermatitis... Bird walks on toes... Toes twisted... Profuse... Bloody... Green... Sulfur yellow... Light yellow or yellowishgreen... Foamy... Feet Infectious synovitis; bumblefoot Nutritional deficiency-riboflavin; genetic; management deficiency Nutritional deficiency-biotin or pantothenic acid; management deficiency Genetic Droppings Enteritis; excess roughage in diet Cecal coccidiosis; Newcastle disease Feed intake low; bile not diluted Blackhead Fowl typhoid; fowl cholera Intestinal parasites (protozoa)

5 page 5 Sudden severe drop... Unsatisfactory... Egg wrinkled, depigmented... Production pause... Poor shell quality... Instant, few or no prior signs... High mortality-producing diseases... Egg Production Newcastle disease; infectious bronchitis; laryngotracheitis; influenza-a, mycotoxin, mismanagement (no lights, feed, or water) Infectious coryza; fowl cholera; chronic respiratory diseases; diet deficiencies; gizzard impaction; fowl pox; hepatitis; lice; mites; ascarids; capillaria; lymphoid leukosis; coccidiosis; enteritis; pullorum; fowl typhoid; aflatoxicosis; adenovirus infection; toxins Necrotic enteritis; infectious bronchitis Epidemic tremor Newcastle disease; infectious bronchitis; adenovirus infection; diet deficiency; T-2 fusariotoxin Death Aortic rupture; acute lack of water; fowl cholera; overheated, fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome Fowl cholera; erysipelas; exotic Newcastle disease; acute coccidiosis; aflatoxin; botulism; poison; fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome

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