Respiratory Disease
Infectious Diseases and Medical Concerns for Turkey. The following medical diseases or health concerns are more common in travel to Turkey (compared to the USA and other areas of the Western World): 1  travelers' diarrhea. 2  cholera. 3  malaria. 4  Escherichia coli diarrhea. 5  hepatitis A. 6  typhoid fever. 7  Insect born diseases. Infectious Bronchitis. Infectious Bronchitis is a diseases respiratory based in backyard flock chickens that is relatively common. This condition is also known as Bronchitis and a Cold. This disease is specific to chickens in particular when it comes to types of poultry. Fowl Pox is another common chicken disease found in backyard flocks. This is known by many names, such as Chicken Pox (Not the same as the human version), Bird Pox, and Avian Diphtheria. When poultry suffers from these diseases respiratory, there are many chicken diseases symptoms present, such as: Cannibalism. While not really a disease, cannibalism can be a problem in the turkey flock. Giving them enough space (a 75 by 75 foot space is needed for every 20 turkeys or so, once they're on range) can help this problem. Also, make sure they always have fresh feed and water. A disease common to chickens, blackhead, can affect turkey flocks even while it causes no symptoms in chickens. For this reason, it's generally recommended that you don't start baby chicks and turkey poults together, and that you house grown turkeys and chickens separately. Cause. The main causes of Respiratory Disease in turkeys are Mycoplasma and Avian RhinoTracheitis virus (ART). Often these agents occur together and without your vet carrying out a blood test there is no way of telling which one(s) are involved. Irrespective of the cause the treatment is the same.
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