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Infectious Bronchitis - http://www.infectious-bronchitis.com/
IB is a disease that mainly affects chickens. Information on the disease, its prevention and control, and the use of vaccines to protect the flock. |
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Poultry Diseases - http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/
Provides information on the symptoms and treatment of a variety of viral and bacterial diseases. |
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Common External Parasites in Poultry: Lice and Mites - http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html
Provides information on these parasites, their life cycles, the flock symptoms and possible treatments. |
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Less Common External Parasites in Poultry - http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0019.html
Provides information on chiggers, stick-tight fleas, fowl ticks and scaly-leg mites, describes the flock symptoms and outlines possible treatments. |
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Blackhead Disease - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhead_disease
Information from Wikipedia on this important disease that affects chickens, turkeys and other poultry caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis. |
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Gallid Herpesvirus 1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallid_herpesvirus_1
Information from Wikipedia on avian infectious laryngotracheitis which is caused by this virus and affects chickens, and sometimes pheasants. |
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Gapeworm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm
Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic nematode worm which is common in young, domesticated chickens and turkeys. |
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Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM021
Provides information on this slow-spreading viral infection of chickens, its diagnosis and prevention through vaccination. |
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Duck Plague - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_plague
Information from Wikipedia on this disease, also called duck viral enteritis, which causes high mortality in ducks. |
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Avian Disease Fact Sheet - http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1094/2902-1094.pdf
Signs of health and disease in poultry, disease diagnosis, parasites, and nutritional deficiencies. From Virginia State University. |
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Poultry: Causes for Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome - http://msucares.com/poultry/feeds/poultry_laying.html
Provides information on this condition of fowls which is caused by high levels of dietary energy. |
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Fowl Cholera - http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/A_00112.htm
Information on this contagious bacterial disease, also called avian pasteurellosis, caused by Pasteurella multocida, and the diagnostic techniques used for identification of the agent. |
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Poultry: Parasitic Diseases - http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disparas.htm#asc
Provides information on a number of parasitic diseases both internal and external, the life history of the parasite and its control. |
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Bacterial and Viral Diseases - http://www.afn.org/~poultry/virus.htm
Provides a brief description of the more common diseases of poultry, their symptoms, treatment and control. |
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Poultry Diseases Network - http://www.poultrydiseases.net
Find a diagnostic guide, photo gallery, discussion forum, glossary, news, and about the industry. |
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Poultry: Viral diseases - http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disviral.htm#ib
Provides information on avian pox, Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis, quail bronchitis, lymphoid leukosis, Marek's disease and infectious bursal disease. |
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Egg Binding - http://www.poultryhelp.com/eggbound.html
Provides information on this condition which is caused by the hen being unable to lay an extra large egg, and what can be done about it. |
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Impacted Crop - http://www.poultryhelp.com/impactedcrop.html
Provides information on this condition, the symptoms, prevention and treatment, with the help of a diagram of the hen’s digestive system. |
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Poultry: Protozoan Diseases - http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disproto.htm#hexi
Provides information on coccidiosis, blackhead (histomoniasis, enterohepatitis) and hexamitiasis (infectious catarrhal enteritis). |
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Poultry Fungal Diseases - http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disfungi.htm#myco
Provides information on the symptoms and treatment of aspergillosis, mycotoxicosis and moniliasis. |
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Aspergillosis - http://www.avianbiotech.com/Diseases/Aspergillosis.htm
Information on this fungal disease of birds. Description of the fungus and its mode of action, its transmission, symptoms, prevention, treatment and diagnosis. |
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Marek's Disease in Chickens - http://www.millerhatcheries.com/Information/Diseases/marek_disease.htm
This disease is caused by a herpes virus and is sometimes called fowl paralysis. This article outlines the means of spread, the signs, lesions and prevention. |
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Respiratory Diseases - http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/respiratory_disease.htm
The American Poultry Association provides information on several infectious diseases, the incubation periods and length of treatment. |
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Avian Reovirus Infections - http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/96/avian-reovirus-infections
Provides information on the diseases caused by this group of viruses, their diagnosis and prevention. |
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Viral Diseases - http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/viral_diseases.htm
The American Poultry Association provides information on several infectious diseases, the incubation periods and length of treatment. |
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Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro) in Commercial Broilers - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM024
IBD is an acute infectious disease. This publication outlines the pathogenesis and transmission of the virus, the subclinical and clinical forms of the disease, its diagnosis, prevention and control. |
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Blackhead in Turkeys: Questions and Answers - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/other/blackhead-q&a.htm
Provides information on this disease in the UK and the products available to try to address the problem. |
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Salmonella in Chickens Reared for Meat on Farm - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/zoonoses_reports/salmonellainchick.pdf
DEFRA provides a voluntary code of practice covering the prevention of the introduction of infection to the farm and monitoring the Salmonella status of the flock. |
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Prevention and Control of Salmonella in Commercial Turkey Flocks - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/zoonoses_reports/salturkey.pdf
DEFRA provides a voluntary code of practice covering the prevention of the introduction of infection to the flock, monitoring the Salmonella status of the flock and cleaning and disinfection after depopulation. |
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Prevention and Control of Salmonella in Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/zoonoses_reports/salbreed.pdf
DEFRA provides a voluntary code of practice covering the prevention of the introduction of infection to the flock, the daily routine of hygiene and husbandry, and end of cycle routines. |
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Prevention and Control of Salmonella in Commercial Egg Laying Flocks - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/zoonoses/zoonoses_reports/sallay.pdf
DEFRA provides a voluntary code of practice covering the prevention of the introduction of infection to the flock, monitoring the Salmonella status of the flock and cleaning and disinfection after depopulation. |
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A Study of Borrelia anserina Infection (Spirochetosis) in Turkeys - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=385494&blobtype=pdf
Research paper on this subject by Ethel McNeil, W. R. Hinshaw, and R. E. Kissling. |
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Prevention of Blackhead in Turkeys - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/other/blackhead.htm
Information on this disease caused by the protozoan Histomonas meleagridis. Biosecurity is the key to prevention in the UK as there are no authorised treatments. |
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Disease Factsheet: Newcastle Disease - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/newcastle/index.htm
Information from DEFRA on this notifiable disease, its clinical signs, lesions visible at post mortem, the legislation covering outbreaks and the disease control strategy adopted in the UK. |