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POULTRY DISEASES BASED
ON CAUSATIVE AGENT


Listed below are diseases based on the types of organisms causing the symptoms. This listing of poultry diseases constitutes the most frequently observed maladies in poultry and game bird flocks. Less frequently observed diseases require consultation with a specialty disease manual. Click on the appropriate disease to see a discussion of the selection.


BACTERIAL CAUSED DISEASES

Botulism
E. coli
Necrotic Enteritis
Ulcerative Enteritis
Erysipelas
Fowl Cholera
Fowl Typhoid
Infectious Coryza
Mycoplasmas
Omphalitis
Pullorum



VIRAL CAUSED DISEASES

Fowl Pox
Infectious Bronchitis
Quail Bronchitis
Infectious Bursal Disease
Lymphoid Leucosis
Marek's Disease
Newcastle Disease


FUNGI/MOLD CAUSED DISEASES

Aspergillosis
Moniliasis
Mycotoxicosis


PROTOZOAN CAUSED DISEASES

Blackhead
Coccidiosis
Heximitiasis


PARASITIC DISEASES OF POULTRY

Ascarid Worms
Capillaria
Cecal Worms
Chiggers
Gapeworms
Lice
Mites
Tapeworms
Ticks


DISEASES FROM MISCELLANEOUS CAUSES

Cage Layer Fatigue
Cannibalism
Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome


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Last modified: Tuesday, 24-June-97.
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