I seem to be getting an ever increasing number of requests to give advice on poultry diseases. Since I started keeping hens myself(!) I have become increasingly interested in this subject. However lack of time precludes me from writing an in-depth article on these diseases at present. So, in this fact sheet, I've taken advantage of some of the most useful information available on the internet at present, on this subject.

I recommend that you look at Mississippi State University's excellent pages at http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/dismain.htm These pages are laid out in the format below, and I find this very helpful. They must be read with the understanding that they are written from a USA perspective.........

There are many different ways for categorizing the many diseases of poultry. For the individuals convenience, each disease included here is classified by causative factor or is based upon the type of symptoms produced or can be found in the alphabetized list of diseases.

The diseases included here are only the more commonly encountered diseases of poultry, game birds and waterfowl. The discussion of each disease includes a summary of causative agents, symptoms, lesions and treatments.

* Diseases Classified by Cause
* Diseases Sorted by Symptoms
* Disease Names List
* Basic Disease Information
* Sanitation and Disease Prevention

I do hope that you find these links helpful.

Tim Mainland MA, VetMB, MRCVS
www.vetontheweb.com

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