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111 HIM Disease Health effects on Lifespan away from
poultry birds
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v,hlc, “ x Infectious Bursal disease Lowered resistance to Months
I ) J T7~j other diseases
Coccidiosis Diarrhea, death Months
** Duck plague Diarrhea, death Days
Fowl cholera Fatal pneumonia Weeks
(p-Tl Firm 2j/ EMaifljifr I I owl cor V za Swelling around eyes, Hours to days
.! , Lrf . iT I'lttirffrnr I p«dtiy<quipnieni ( nasal discharge
11111 IKJIn 1 influenza Severe fever, death Days to weeks
WrHm I llllil'*-'* * Infectious Choking, death Days
* Laryngotracheitis
jf-ri Fiim 4 Marek's disease Wasting, paralysis Weeks
[|, Newcastle disease Colds, paralysis Days to weeks
m|||||in Mycoplasmosis Decreased egg Hours to days
IiZBHsjUJ production, poor growth |
Figure i How microb.. n. w i Salmonellosis Deaths soon after Weeks
hatching
Avian tuberculosis Fatal wasting Years
Many germs die in 2 or 3 days but, under certain condi
tions (such as cold damp surroundings), they survive much
longer. Even with a short, 1-day survival, germs can travel
several hundred miles when clinging to drivers, trucks,
chicken crates, or egg-filler flats. Table 1 shows approxi
mately how long germs can survive in empty chicken
houses, on loading docks, and in other places where there
are no chickens.
Source: Nathaniel L. Tablante, DVM, MPVM, MS, Diplo
mate ACPV, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veteri
nary Medicine, University of Maryland-LESREC.
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weeks) in contact with droppings, feathers, dust and debris
left over from previous flocks can be a potentially dangerous
practice. Microbes can significantly increase to dangerous
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Raising different types of fowl on one farm can be risky
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