Poultry Disease Prevention and Control for Small Flock Owners

1. Poultry Disease Prevention and Control for Small Flock Owners Small Scale Poultry and Egg Production Meeting January 24 and 25, 2010 Escambia County and Santa Rosa County Gary Butcher, DVM, PhD University of Florida/ IFAS

14. BIOSECURITY FOR POULTRY Commercial flocks and small flocks: • Use same techniques to prevent disease • Same diseases threaten both

15. Objectives: • Disease prevention through effective biosecurity practices- keep diseases out! • If breakdown in biosecurity and disease challenge occurs, ensure chickens are immune competent to limit losses

16. Disease organisms get to other farms by one of the above ways 90% of the time. Break the cycle!

17. INVISIBLE KILLERS OF POULTRY Disease • Gumboro (Bursal Disease) • Coccidiosis • Fowl Cholera • Infectious Coryza • Avian Influenza • Laringotracheitis • Marek’s Disease • Newcastle • Mycoplasmosis • Salmonellosis • Avian Tuberculosis Lifespan Away from Bird • Months • Months • Weeks • Hours to days • Days to weeks • Days • Weeks • Days to weeks • Hours to days • Weeks • Years

36. Recognizing Common Poultry Diseases

37. POULTRY COCCIDIOSIS Intestinal parasite, common, controlled by drugs and vaccines

42. INFECTIOUS CORYZA Caused by Haemophilus paragallinarum, very fragile organism, common in layer industry

45. FOWL POX Viral disease, spread by mosquitoes and direct contact, controlled by vaccination

49. MAREK’S DISEASE Viral disease, causes tumor formation, controlled by vaccination