Below are some common poultry diseases: 1. Fowl Cholera Fowl Cholera is a chronic disease caused by Pasteurella Multocida that can affect the joints, wattles, infraohits, sinuses and other tissues. Common symptoms include loss of appetite, diarrhea with a greenish tinge, ruffled feathers, swollen purple wattle, swollen comb, swollen joints, lameness, oral, nasal and ocular discharge and sudden death. Most commonly found in older chickens, Fowl Cholera affects more cocks than it does henshens 2. Coccidiosis Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by Coccidian protozoa that lives in and damages a specific region of the gut in chickens. The trouble starts when chickens consume a sporulated oocyst which is broken down by chemicals in the gut, releasing an infective sporocyst. it causes loss of appetite, bloody diarrhea, ruffled feathers, weight loss and inability to absorb nutrients. 3. Avian Influenza Avian influenza is a disease caused by type A Orthomyxoviruses .
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