Poultry Poultry disease

[Hindia]

Have 2 months old Chick's with the following symptoms nasal discharge ,facial swelling ,sneezing and snoring like sound .what is the most probable diagnosis and best management.

 

[nedward]

Have 2 months old Chick's with the following symptoms nasal discharge ,facial swelling ,sneezing and snoring like sound .what is the most probable diagnosis and best management.

@Hindia, your birds are most likely be suffering from either infectious coryza or fowl pox. Being viral, your first step is to completelly isolate the affected birds and give supportive therapy. If the eyes are closed, you will have to squeez out and remove some white cream like exudate then apply topical antibiotic cream or whashout with povidone iodine. It is a very ridious and frustrating excercise. Now on management you have to fully undestand that pox infection is prevented only through vaccination at the right time. Bear in mind that once vaccinated, the birds get protected but remain carriers for the pox virus hence should you introduce new chicks to the same unit before getting them covered with fowl pox vaccine, you are exposing them to the virus straight away and they will be infected. This is the challenge small scale poultry farmers face when dealing with fowl pox. Remember a house that had been used before by birds and fowl pox vaccine administed can habour the pox virus for upto 5-10 years if not disinfected. Bottom line is unit being free from poultry(after clearing the old stock) remain unclean untill you disinfect it.