8- Mortality and decreased egg production in poultry

Question 1

T/F the right ovary in a chicken is the functional ovary

Answer 1

False- it is the left that is functional and the right is vestigal

Question 2

at what age do hens come into lay

Answer 2

18 weeks

Question 3

List 4 pathological reasons for an egg drop

Answer 3

environmental stress
flock mortality/ morbidity
malnutrition
viral
bacterial
parasitic

Question 4

describe egg peritonitis

Answer 4

occurs in laying hens when yolk from a developing egg or an incompletely shelled or ruptured egg is deposited within the body cavity

Question 5

Describe the clinical signs of egg peritonitis

Answer 5

Lethargy
Stops laying
Upright posture
Weight gain with reduced appetite
Dirty around vent