Prevention and Measures to cure poultry diseases | epoultryfarm

Prevention and Measures to Cure Poultry Diseases | epoultryfarm

1. Take steps immediately to reduce the spread of disease. 

If you suspect that a disease is present in your flock, taking steps to contain it will reduce its effect and eliminate it sooner. To prevent the disease from spreading to even more birds—both within your flock and to other flocks throughout the industry—take the following precautions:

• Separate the sick bird(s) from the rest of the flock.
• Do not allow any person or equipment to come into contact with your flock or property until you can consult with a veterinarian.
•  Shower and disinfect your clothing and footwear after contact with the sick bird(s) or its environment; you will need to repeat these actions each time you have further contact with the sick bird(s).

There are many additional steps you can take to reduce the risk of infection for your birds. Module 4 contains more information about protecting your flock through a biosecurity plan, or a group of actions that are used specifically to prevent the spread of diseases.

2. Contact your veterinarian. 

When a bird shows signs of being ill, symptoms alone may not be enough to diagnose a particular disease, since some diseases share similar symptoms. You should ask your local veterinarian to diagnose all unidentified illnesses.

3. Clean sanitary conditions of poultry sheds and equipment, balanced feed, fresh clean water, healthy chicks are essential to prevent diseases.

4. Avoid entry of visitors to farm, especially inside the sheds. If visitors come, ask them to dip their feet in a disinfectant solution wash and clean hands and to wear apron/boots provided by the farm.

5. Use proper vaccination schedule. Use high quality vaccines purchased from reputed manufacturers. Keep vaccines in cool, dry conditions away from sunlight. Any leftover vaccine should be properly disposed off. Vaccines should not be used after their expiry date is over.

6. Any bird showing advanced signs of a disease, should be removed from the shed and culled. It can be sent to laboratory for diagnosis

7. Birds showing advanced signs of a disease should be shown to a qualified veterinarian and suitable medication/treatment be given as per his/drug manufactures recommendations.

8. Any dead birds should be immediately removed from the shed and sent to laboratory for diagnosis or buried/buried/burnt suitably away from the poultry sheds. The waste of farm should be suitably disposed off.

9. Poultry manure, if infected, can spread disease, from one batch to another. Keep the litter dry, remove it after flock is sold and dispose the manure properly and quickly.

10. Keep proper records on mortality and its causes and the treatment given to birds. Dates of vaccination for each flock should be properly recorded.

11. Rats are important carries of poultry disease. Use suitable rat poisons/rat traps.