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Welcome to the poultry health section
of the website.
More articles will be added regularly so keep calling back!
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Bird Flu
- a first hand experience of living through an outbreak of
Avian Influenza in Croata. Drazen Bilicic notes down some
details in a diary of events as bird flu was found in some
wild swans. Click here
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Lice / Mites & Worms
These
horrible little creatures are tiny parasites that can infest
the skin of a bird and cause it lots of distress by intense
itching. Mites are closely related to spiders - hence they
look a little like a minature one. The articles below will
shed a bit more light on this topic and offer some cures to
an infestation.
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Viral Diseases
Viral
disease is just a general term for any disease which is produced
by a virus. Many are fairly easy to cure, although some can be fatal.
Newcastle disease, avian flu, duck hepatitis etc are all examples
of a viral disease. I hope to add more information ona whole range
of topics in the section below very soon.
Influenza + Respiratory
These
are among the most common problems seen in all species of bird,
however, because they can have a variety of causes, early diagnosis
and proper treatment is necessary to prevent severe illness. Read
below to find out more.
Cleanliness
+ Spread of Disease
Diagrams
Crops - impacted / sour etc.
Others
Below
are some details on other topics not covered above. They include
diagrams and fact sheets and more general problems connected to
keeping poultry.
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