Poultry Diseases in Weather Change | Summer to Winter | Dr. ARSHAD Vet

Poultry Diseases in Weather Change | Summer to Winter | Dr. ARSHAD Vet Summer to Winter Transition | Chicken Diseases with Changing Weather | Remedies for Respiratory illnesses | Dr Arshad Winter to Summer Transition is a Critical Phase for Chickens due to : Sudden rise in Temperature Humidity Fluctuations Ventilation changes These factors ultimately weaken immune system of Poultry Birds and cause disease outback. Prevention and treatment are necessary to avoid loss. This Video is about Chicken Respiratory Problems by Dr Arshad. If your chicken has a respiratory illness it is vital to treat it early as recovery is rare without intervention. In addition to this, if you do not treat quickly the illness may spread to the rest of the birds in your flock. The most common Environmental Triggers include: Extreme temperatures Stress Lack of space / overcrowded conditions Poor Living Conditions Signs that your chickens might be suffering from a Respiratory Illness include Sneezing Coughing Wheezing or laboured breathing Discharge from the nostrils and/or eyes Swelling around the eyes and/or beak Poor comb or wattle colour Decreased appetite Lethargy Loss of condition Reduced egg production A common misconception is that a coop needs to be airtight to improve heat trapping.  In actuality, cracks at the seams along the roof lines allow for a limited exchange of cool air coming in, warming up, absorbing moisture, and then exhausting out of the coop again.  Chickens are very efficient at staying warm so long as they are not in direct exposure to a draft.  For this reason, windows don’t always allow for the best winter air exchange.  If ventilation is lacking, the humidity created by the chickens and their feces will build up on the walls and windows.  An ammonia level higher than 25ppm is enough to damage cilia in the airways of chickens, which allows respiratory pathogens to colonize and cause disease. #SummerToWinter #WeatherChange #PoultryDiseases #RespiratoryDiseases #WinterToSummer #Transition #ChickenHealth #PoultryFarming #ChickenFarming #DrArshad #DoctorArshad #ChickenDiseases Mycoplasma gallisepticum Aspergillosis Infectious bronchitis (IB) Airsacculitis Fowl cholera Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) Gapeworm Infectious Coryza (Avibacterium paragallinarum) Newcastle disease Avian Influenza Avian Metapneumovirus