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This category contains sites concerned with ailments, infectious disease and parasites of poultry.

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• Newcastle Disease

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• A New Vaccine Against Enteritidis Salmonella

  http://www.basqueresearch.com/berria_irakurri.asp?Gelaxka=1_1&Berri_Kod=625&hizk=I
  Javier Ochoa Reparaz undertook research at the University of Navarre into the development of an acellular vaccine against Salmonella enteritidis.

• A Study of Borrelia anserina Infection (Spirochetosis) in Turkeys

  http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/picrender.fcgi?artid=385494&blobtype=pdf
  Research paper on this subject by Ethel McNeil, W. R. Hinshaw, and R. E. Kissling.

• Aspergillosis

  http://www.avianbiotech.com/Diseases/Aspergillosis.htm
  Information on this fungal disease of birds. Description of the fungus and its mode of action, its transmission, symptoms, prevention, treatment and diagnosis.

• Avian Disease Fact Sheet

  http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1094/2902-1094.pdf
  Signs of health and disease in poultry, disease diagnosis, parasites, and nutritional deficiencies. From Virginia State University.

• Avian Reovirus Infections

  http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/96/avian-reovirus-infections
  Provides information on the diseases caused by this group of viruses, their diagnosis and prevention.

• Bacterial and Viral Diseases

  http://www.afn.org/~poultry/virus.htm
  Provides a brief description of the more common diseases of poultry, their symptoms, treatment and control.

• Bacterial Diseases

  http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/diseases.html
  Provides information on some common diseases, their symptoms and treatment.

• Blackhead Disease

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhead_disease
  Information from Wikipedia on this important disease that affects chickens, turkeys and other poultry caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis.

• Duck Plague

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_plague
  Information from Wikipedia on this disease, also called duck viral enteritis, which causes high mortality in ducks.

• Eye Disorders of Poultry

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps031
  Article on ammonia toxicity and other causes of eye problems in the flock.

• Factors to Consider in Serologic Testing for Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm093
  Article by G. D. Butcher, DVM, of the University of Florida Cooperative Extension.

• Fowl Cholera

  http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/61/fowl-cholera-pasteurellosis
  Information on this contagious bacterial disease, also called avian pasteurellosis, caused by Pasteurella multocida, and the diagnostic techniques used for identification of the agent and the treatment.

• Fungal Diseases of Poultry

  http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disfungi.htm
  Provides information on these diseases, their symptoms and treatment.

• Gallid Herpesvirus 1

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallid_herpesvirus_1
  Information from Wikipedia on avian infectious laryngotracheitis which is caused by this virus and affects chickens, and sometimes pheasants.

• Gapeworm

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm
  Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic nematode worm which is common in young, domesticated chickens and turkeys.

• Infectious Bronchitis

  http://www.infectious-bronchitis.com/
  IB is a disease that mainly affects chickens. Information on the disease, its prevention and control, and the use of vaccines to protect the flock.

• Infectious Bronchitis and Its Effect on Egg Production and Egg Quality

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm014
  Article by Gary D. Butcher and Richard Miles at the University of Florida Cooperative Extension.

• Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro) in Commercial Broilers

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm024
  Provides information on this acute and highly contagious viral infection of immature chickens, its symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and control.

• Marek's Disease in Chickens

  http://www.millerhatcheries.com/Information/Diseases/marek_disease.htm
  This disease is caused by a herpes virus and is sometimes called fowl paralysis. This article outlines the means of spread, the signs, lesions and prevention.

• Mycoplasma Gallisepticum: A Continuing Problem in Commercial Poultry

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps034
  Article by Gary D. Butcher, DVM of the University of Florida Cooperative Extension.

• Poultry Diseases

  http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/
  Provides information on the symptoms and treatment of a variety of viral and bacterial diseases.

• Poultry: Causes for Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome

  http://msucares.com/poultry/feeds/poultry_laying.html
  Provides information on this condition of fowls which is caused by high levels of dietary energy.

• Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks

  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vm021
  Article describing the simple precautions that can be taken to avoid this disease.

• Salmonella Can Cause Poorer Eggshell Quality

  http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2004/041004.htm
  The USDA Agricultural Research Service provides information and news about scientific research.

• Summary of Avian Diseases: Fungal, Nutritional. Tumors, Parasites and Miscellaneous

  http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/birds/aviandis.txt
  Veterinary information on a number of diseases including occurrence, signs, morbidity, mortality, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

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