Poultry prevention/production (Butcher) Flashcards
1
Q
success of poultry
A
- feed conversion
- perceived health benefits
- more cost effective
2
Q
Country with highest per capita consumption of eggs
A
mexico
-feed pigments to chickens to make yolk yellow (no nutritional val)
3
Q
Infectious Bronchitis
A
- viral disease
- respiratory
- common
- many serotypes
- vaccination
4
Q
Poultry Coccidiosis
A
- Intestinal parasite
- common
- controlled by drugs and vaccines
5
Q
Coccidiosis requires
A
large number of oocysts
6
Q
Infectious coryza
A
- 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)
7
Q
Birds with puffy eyes have
A
Sinusitis
- no bony covering around sinuses
- can lance the sinuses to treat
8
Q
Fowl Pox
A
- Viral disease
- spread by mosquitos and direct contact
- controlled by vaccination
- vaccinate in wing web
9
Q
Turkey pox vaccination
A
given in thigh
10
Q
Wet pox
A
- chickens get lesions in mouth
- more serious disease
- lesions in trachea
- protect against it by mixing pidgeon pox and fow pox vaccines
11
Q
Marek’s dz
A
- viral dz
- causes tumor formation
- controlled by vaccination
12
Q
Cannibalism
A
- genetics predisposition
- management factors
- controlled by trimming beak
- reduced light intensity
13
Q
Avian Influenza
A
- viral disease
- severity varies from LPAI to HPAI
- HPAI: hemmorrhage in lots of places
- common
- Vaccination practiced in some situation
14
Q
Ascarids and tapeworms
A
- common
- litter management
- treatment as needed
15
Q
Ascites
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- Metabolic disease
- genetic selection
- controlled by management practices
