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Question
Give an account of poultry diseases.
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Solution
Following are the different types of poultry diseases:
- Viral diseases like Ranikhet, Bronchitis, Avian influenza (bird flu), etc.
- Bacterial diseases mainly include Pullorum, Cholera, Typhoid, TB, CRD (chronic respiratory disease), Enteritis, etc.
- Fungal diseases are Aspergillosis, Favus, and Thrush.
- Parasitic diseases include lice infection, roundworm, caecal worm infections, etc.
- Protozoan diseases e.g. Coccidiosis is a protozoan disease.
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