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Friday, July 1, 2011

common symptoms of game fowls

Symptoms That Occur Through The Body

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Emaciation...

Off-feed; nutritional deficiencies; lymphoid leukosis; enteritis; gizzard impaction; tuberculosis; unknown

Stunted, uneven growth....

Gizzard impaction; bluecomb disease; alfatoxin poisoning; synovitis; contaminated hatching egg

Swellings...

Ruptured air sac; edema

Twitching, muscular spasm...

Botulism; infectious bursal disease

Trembling...

Epidemic tremors; encephalitis (brain damage)

Paralysis...

Botulism; Marek's disease; arthritis; aflatoxin poisoning; epidemic tremor

Dehydration...

Acute lack of water; coccidiosis; infectious bursal disease; nutritional imbalance-dietary salts

Nervousness...

Hysteria; drug intoxication; Newcastle; fungus infection

Lying on breast, legs paralyzed...

Algae poisoning; acute lack of water; yellow jasmine poisoning; botulism;drug toxicity

Symptoms Occurring Through The Feathers

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Moist under wing...

Infectious coryza

Loss of...

Molting

Deposits at base of shafts...

Lice or mite eggs

Soiled hackle feathers...

Infectious coryza, eye infection

Feathers picked...

Lice; nutritional deficiency-methionine; birds not debeaked

Depigmented...

Nutritional deficiencies-lysine, iron or folic acid

Broken on upper thigh...

Self picking

Feather eating...

Nutritional deficiency-methionine

Symptoms That Occur Through The Skin

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Pigmentation excessive ...

Poor production; high pigment intake

Nodules, mainly legs...

Marek's disease

Nodules over vent...

Flukes (rare)

Moist, necrotic, edematous...

Necrotic dermatitis, exudative diathesis

Darkened, purplish...

Erysipelas; fowl cholera

Crusted areas...

Erysipelas; scab; gangrenous dermatitis

Scabby hip...

Self picking, inflicted by other birds

Gangrenous, green...

Hemmorhage; arthritis; gangrenous dermatitis

Vent irritated...

Northern fowl mite; lice (occasionally)

Pale...

Anemia; nutritional deficiencies-iron, copper, or vitamin B12

Symptoms That Occur Through The Head

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Swollen, puffy...

Ruptured air sac; infectious coryza; injury; Newcastle disease

Symptoms That Occur Through The Comb

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Mottled, red and white margins...

Frozen

Eruptions, nodules...

Fowl pox

White, scaly, powdery...

Favus

Symptoms That Occur Through The Eyes

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Watery...

Infectious coryza

Blindness...

Fowl pox; aspergillosis; Arizona paracolon; paratyphoid

Watery, red, inflamed, closed...

Laryngotracheitis; ammonia burn; Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-vitamin A

Cataracts...

Epidemic tremor

Crusts on eye lids...

Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; fowl pox

Pupil irregular, blindness...

Marek's disease

Blood in eye...

Hemorrhagic anemia

Large, swollen...

Mycoplasma infection

Symptoms That Occur Through The Face

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Swollen...

Infectious coryza; Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; E. coli

Darkened, purplish...

Erysipelas; fowl cholera; septicemia; injury

Nodules...

Fowl pox

Symptoms That Occur Through The Nostrils

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Discharge...

Infectious coryza; chronic respiratory disease; infectious bronchitis; influenza

Symptoms That Occur Through The Mouth

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Pustules...

Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A

Crusts at margins...

Nutritional deficiencies-pantothenic acid or biotin

Beak soft, rubbery...

Nutritional deficiencies-vitamin D or calcium-phosphorus imbalances

White coat over tongue and in mouth...

Wet form of fowl pox

Ulcers...

Mycotoxins; chemical injury

Symptoms That Occur Through The Wattles

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Swollen, bulbous...

Infectious coryza; fowl cholera

Nodules...

Fowl pox

Symptoms That Occur Through The Neck

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Paralysis (limber neck)...

Botulism; yellow jasmine poisoning

Twisting...

Newcastle disease; fowl cholera; brain infection; improper injection of Marek's vaccine

Retracted over back...

Newcastle disease; nutritional deficiency-thiamin

Retracted under breast...

Nutritional deficency-vitamin E; Newcastle disease

Scabby necrotic areas...

Improper injection of drugs; other injury

Symptoms That Occur Through The Legs

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Paralysis...

Marek's disease; botulism; heat stoke; epidemic tremor; cage layer fatigue; vitamin E deficiency; algae poisoning; yellow jasmine poisoning; acute lack of water

Rough, scaly...

Fowl pox; scaly leg mite

Bowed, weak...

Nutritional deficiency-vitamin D; osteodystrophy

Bone bends...

Nutritional deficiency-vitamin D

Joint swelling...

Infectious synovitis; paratyphoid; pullorum; zinc deficiency; staphylococcosis; tenosynovitis; arthritis

Tendon at hock displaced...

Perosis (nutritional deficiency-manganese or choline)

Stilted gait...

Tenosynovitis

Shank depigmented...

Nutritional deficiency-vitamin A; coccidiosis; any low grade slow disease (for any length of time)

Toes twisted...

Genetic

Symptoms That Occur Through The Feet

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Joints fixed...

Tenosynovitis

Swollen foot pad...

Infectious synovitis; bumblefoot

Toes curled...

Nutritional deficiency-riboflavin; genetic; management deficiency

Foot pad cracked, dermatitis...

Nutritional deficiency-biotin or pantothenic acid; management deficiency

Bird walks on toes...

Tenosynovitis

Toes twisted...

Genetic

Symptoms That Occur Through The Droppings

Symptoms

Possible Cause

Profuse...

Enteritis; excess roughage in diet

Bloody...

Cecal coccidiosis; Newcastle disease

Green...

Feed intake low; bile not diluted

Sulfur yellow...

Blackhead

Light yellow or yellowish-green...

Fowl typhoid; fowl cholera

Foamy...

Intestinal parasites (protozoa)

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