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Aspergillosis

http://www.avianbiotech.com/Diseases/Aspergillosis.htm

Information on this fungal disease of birds. Description of the fungus and its mode of action, its transmission, symptoms, prevention, treatment and diagnosis.

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Avian Disease Fact Sheet

http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/poultry/factsheets/31.html

Signs of health and disease in poultry, disease diagnosis, parasites, and nutritional deficiencies. From Virginia State University.

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Avian Reovirus Infections

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/96/avian-reovirus-infections

Provides information on the diseases caused by this group of viruses, their diagnosis and prevention.

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Bacterial and Viral Diseases

http://www.afn.org/~poultry/virus.htm

Provides a brief description of the more common diseases of poultry, their symptoms, treatment and control.

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Blackhead Disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhead_disease

Information from Wikipedia on this important disease that affects chickens, turkeys and other poultry caused by the protozoan parasite Histomonas meleagridis.

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Blackhead in Turkeys: Questions and Answers

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/other/blackhead-q&a.htm

Provides information on this disease in the UK and the products available to try to address the problem.

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Common External Parasites in Poultry: Lice and Mites

http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html

Provides information on these parasites, their life cycles, the flock symptoms and possible treatments.

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Disease Factsheet: Newcastle Disease

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/newcastle/index.htm

Information from DEFRA on this notifiable disease, its clinical signs, lesions visible at post mortem, the legislation covering outbreaks and the disease control strategy adopted in the UK.

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Duck Plague

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_plague

Information from Wikipedia on this disease, also called duck viral enteritis, which causes high mortality in ducks.

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Egg Binding

http://www.poultryhelp.com/eggbound.html

Provides information on this condition which is caused by the hen being unable to lay an extra large egg, and what can be done about it.

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Fowl Cholera

http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/A_00112.htm

Information on this contagious bacterial disease, also called avian pasteurellosis, caused by Pasteurella multocida, and the diagnostic techniques used for identification of the agent.

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Gallid Herpesvirus 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallid_herpesvirus_1

Information from Wikipedia on avian infectious laryngotracheitis which is caused by this virus and affects chickens, and sometimes pheasants.

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Gapeworm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gapeworm

Information from Wikipedia on this parasitic nematode worm which is common in young, domesticated chickens and turkeys.

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Impacted Crop

http://www.poultryhelp.com/impactedcrop.html

Provides information on this condition, the symptoms, prevention and treatment, with the help of a diagram of the hens digestive system.

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Infectious Bronchitis

http://www.infectious-bronchitis.com/

IB is a disease that mainly affects chickens. Information on the disease, its prevention and control, and the use of vaccines to protect the flock.

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Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro) in Commercial Broilers

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM024

IBD is an acute infectious disease. This publication outlines the pathogenesis and transmission of the virus, the subclinical and clinical forms of the disease, its diagnosis, prevention and control.

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Less Common External Parasites in Poultry

http://ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0019.html

Provides information on chiggers, stick-tight fleas, fowl ticks and scaly-leg mites, describes the flock symptoms and outlines possible treatments.

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Marek's Disease in Chickens

http://www.millerhatcheries.com/Information/Diseases/marek_disease.htm

This disease is caused by a herpes virus and is sometimes called fowl paralysis. This article outlines the means of spread, the signs, lesions and prevention.

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Molting and Other Causes of Feather Loss in Small Poultry Flocks

http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2308.pdf

This article provides information on the feathering process, what causes feather loss and what to do about it.

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Poultry Diseases

http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/

Provides information on the symptoms and treatment of a variety of viral and bacterial diseases.

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Poultry Diseases Network

http://www.poultrydiseases.net

Find a diagnostic guide, photo gallery, discussion forum, glossary, news, and about the industry.

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Poultry Fungal Diseases

http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disfungi.htm#myco

Provides information on the symptoms and treatment of aspergillosis, mycotoxicosis and moniliasis.

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Poultry: Causes for Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome

http://msucares.com/poultry/feeds/poultry_laying.html

Provides information on this condition of fowls which is caused by high levels of dietary energy.

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Poultry: Parasitic Diseases

http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disparas.htm#asc

Provides information on a number of parasitic diseases both internal and external, the life history of the parasite and its control.

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