coops. Gumboro, Infectious Bursal Use the vaccine that is commercially available. Sodium Disease (IBD) virus (very hypochlorite with Practice good sanitation and biosecurity. significant) gloves, a Use vitamin-electrolyte therapy. mask and goggles may be used for cleaning up pens. Coccidiosis internal protozoan Many poultry gradually become immune to these organisms over time, with repeated exposure. No chemicals are parasites, species in the recommended. following Genera: Cryptosporidia, Histomonas, Trichomonas, Tetratrichomonas, Entamoeba, and (very Eimeria, Endolimax significant) Pullorum, Bacillary White Ensure that chicks are from pullorum-free (or pullorum typhoid clean) hatcheries. Disinfect the Diarrhea, BWD, poultry house with Maintain parent stock free from infection, especially in commercial production. Flocks can be Salmonella (very significant) sodium acid pullorum tested serologically, using the rapid plate agglutination test, confirmed with the tube sulphate, calcium agglutination test. hypochlorite, or Disinfect incubator and hatching units, and if possible, the hatching operation should be in a sodium pullorum-free area and be quarantined. hypochlorite with The entire flock must be culled and the poultry house properly disinfected and left empty for gloves, a about a month before re-stocking. mask and Keep poultry away from areas frequented by wild fowl. goggles. Keep strict control over access to poultry houses. Use Keep equipment cleaned and disinfected before taking it into poultry houses. pharmaceutical Do not keep bird feeders or create duck ponds close to poultry barns as they attract wild birds. antibiotics (note Maintain high sanitation standards. that none of these are considered to be pesticides; they are veterinary antibiotics, not regulated by 22
coops. Gumboro, Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) virus (very significant) Use the vaccine that is commercially available. Practice good sanitation and biosecurity. Use vitamin-electrolyte therapy. Sodium hypochlorite with gloves, a mask and goggles may be used for cleaning up pens. Coccidiosis internal protozoan parasites, species in the following Genera: Cryptosporidia, Histomonas, Trichomonas, Tetratrichomonas, Entamoeba, Eimeria, and Endolimax (very significant) Many poultry gradually become immune to these organisms over time, with repeated exposure. No chemicals are recommended. Pullorum, Bacillary White Diarrhea, BWD, Salmonella pullorum (very significant) Ensure that chicks are from pullorum-free (or pullorum typhoid clean) hatcheries. Maintain parent stock free from infection, especially in commercial production. Flocks can be tested serologically, using the rapid plate agglutination test, confirmed with the tube agglutination test. Disinfect incubator and hatching units, and if possible, the hatching operation should be in a pullorum-free area and be quarantined. The entire flock must be culled and the poultry house properly disinfected and left empty for about a month before re-stocking. Keep poultry away from areas frequented by wild fowl. Keep strict control over access to poultry houses. Keep equipment cleaned and disinfected before taking it into poultry houses. Do not keep bird feeders or create duck ponds close to poultry barns as they attract wild birds. Maintain high sanitation standards. Disinfect the poultry house with sodium acid sulphate, calcium hypochlorite, or sodium hypochlorite with gloves, a mask and goggles. Use pharmaceutical antibiotics (note that none of these are considered to be pesticides; they are veterinary antibiotics, not regulated by 22
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