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Showing posts with label Avian influenza in Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Avian influenza in Egypt. Show all posts
Friday, January 9, 2015
BIRD FLU.
AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD FLU. The highly pathogenic influenza virus is rearing its head in certain countries around the world and ravaging the poultry industry,
Avian influenza virus affects birds such as chickens,turkeys, pheasants,water ducks,parrots,partridges,emus,quails and ostriches,although the susceptibility to virus varies as some birds show more fulminating signs(chickens) and others sub clinical signs(water ducks). The virus can survive outside the host for a considerable time.
The route of the infection has been linked to migratory birds which harbor the virus with no clinical signs, their droppings contaminated pond of the water fowls, these pick the virus and their contact with other birds enhance the spread .
The mode of spread: is from bird to bird by contact with secretions,dropping and contaminated bedding. Vehicles,equipment and tools also facilitate spread.Personnel moving between farms,abattoirs and poultry markets also facilitate spread,hence BIO SECURITY measures must be adhered to strictly on farms.
The avian influenza virus strikes resulting in sudden increased mortality, however these are signs of BIRD FLU.
1) Ruffled feathers.
2)soft shelled eggs,
3)depression and drowsiness.
4)loss of appetite.
5)bluish combs.
6)green diarrhoea.
7)in coordination/paralysis.
8)hemorrhaging on feet and shank.
9}blood tinged discharge from nostrils.
10)respiratory difficulties.
11) edema of comb,wattles and eye lids.
The above signs many poultry farmers can relate to because some other conditions also exhibit some of the signs,these leads them to vaccination, treatment after culling some birds.This is where the problem lies, the first step should be for you to take log of activities for the last 2 weeks; what came in?, what activities were out?,who came in?,which standard operations procedure did you or did you not perform?.while you take log of your activities, restrict movement to your farm, dispose dead birds promptly, give your birds vitamins in water and call your vet.
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