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Other common health problems in chickens

Sporadic diseases in chickens:

Cuadro del pintor español Federico Jiménez Fernández (1841-1931)

¿Qué problemas de salud frecuentes pueden afectar a las gallinas?

The first thing we read in the link (Continue reading) all of this necessary information, explained in a simple way for our comprehension, very carefully.

So we can have some notions minimum, of how we act, because we are going to help a lot, in order to follow a methodology and be able to identify what kind of diseases attack or have our chickens or birds.

Now let's see which Diseases are Sporadic

and which affect our beloved birds:

Principales problemas de salud frecuentes en gallinas

There are a few types of diseases that can be avoided in the poultry units, so extensive as ours, with the simple fact of using a traditional diet as has been done since ancient times.

Starting with a healthy bird, a balanced diet rich in macro- and micronutrients, without any unnecessary additives, ensures normal metabolic activity in the bird.

However, the feed may not meet the required standards, which can lead to the occurrence of problems that can be categorized as follows:

Diseases due to excess:

May occur when it exceeds the level of requirement of the animals.
If the excess is of macronutrients, gives rise to metabolic alterations typical.
If the excess corresponds to micronutrients, may arise situations of toxicity.

Diseases by default, deficiencies or shortcomings:

This type of disease is not to be understood as the lack of alimentación de las aves, but the lack of elements in the different levels of composition of the rations.

Generalmente, no se suelen presentar problemas, porque si la alimentación es a base de raciones, es habitual marcar márgenes de seguridad.

The situations of deprivation are to be considered in two main groups:

Lack of macronutrients: Proteins and amino acids, carbohydrates, and fats.
Micronutrient deficiency: Vitamins and minerals.

Diseases imbalance:

Whenever there is an excess or deficiency of a nutrient, an imbalance occurs that can alter normal physiology.

This alteration, provided they do not exceed certain limits, thresholds, can be resolved by the compensatory capacity of the bird to recover his perfect health.

Diseases, by toxicity:

A product is considered toxic when it is present at levels high enough to disrupt certain metabolic processes in poultry, causing adverse biological effects, a decline in production efficiency, or the presence of residues that are undesirable for the end consumer.

Bueno, con estos data creo que podemos tener una información muy acercada a las posibles enfermedades de nuestras aves, pero para eso están nuestros veterinarios, que son los profesionales que nos dirán qué enfermedad tienen, su tratamiento, dosificación y cuidados para que nuestras queridas aves no recaigan.

Cloacitis en gallinas

Is called cloacitis a una inflamación de la cloaca que puede darse en las gallinas reproductoras adultas, como consecuencia de un alto nivel de puesta y tras una debilitación del órgano cloacal, consecuencia del padecimiento de una enteritis o inflamación del intestino o aparato reproductor de la gallina, por cualquier origen.

Esta enfermedad infecciosa de las aves de corral se caracteriza por ulceraciones en la cloaca con flujo purulento.

Bruises and contusions in chickens

Grouped under this name all those injuries or attacks sporadic acting on the surface of the body of the bird, without cause of breaks in the skin.

When bird skin is damaged, small blood vessels rupture, causing a series of lesions or cyanosis, (amoratamientos).

The skin of the chicken looks green when it is bruised.

Hip and back injuries in hens

Es una alteración inflamatoria de origen traumático que afecta a la piel de la zona alta de los muslos, cadera, cola.

The appearance of proliferative skin gives it a rough appearance that is reminiscent of the scab. The concentration of birds around the feeders and drinkers may encourage individuals to more vigorous to go over the backs of the birds lying, harming with their nails.

Wounds in chickens

Is called a wound to the loss of integrity of the skin and other tissues.

Wounds are usually a traumatic origin and are caused by the action of sharp objects or sharp edges.

The pathology of wounds is extremely variable, as it depends mainly of the affected area, the depth and the organs affected.

Stress and anxiety in chickens

It is considered a collective abnormal state in birds, with mimetic phenomena, anxiety, excitement, and decreased production. The presence of this situation or stress is not easy to distinguish from a fear reaction. Domestic chickens have a very high perception of fear.

Los eventos más comunes y más aterradores encontrados en las aves domésticas son los cambios repentinos producidos en su entorno social o físico y la exposición a las personas.

Gizzard inflammation in chickens (inflammation of the gizzard)

Se denomina ingluvitis o enfermedad del buche caído a una afección orgánica del buche caracterizada por un aumento de volumen de este órgano; es muy frecuente en las gallinas. La ingluvitis afecta solo al buche.

Food contaminated by soil, seeds spoiled by moisture (which can cause fungal growth), and feeders and waterers that do not meet normal hygiene standards—when ingested, this contaminated food causes indigestion, remains in the crop, and leads to bloating.

Pecking or cannibalism in chickens

The pecking feathers and cannibalism, represent some of the biggest threats to economic and welfare for poultry production. The genetic traits to the productivity of the egg and the pecking of the feathers are related positively.

The hierarchy in the chicken coop typical, that occurs among birds, is one of the reasons innate or inherent to the rearing, leading inevitably to the act of cannibalism.

Oviduct prolapse in chickens

Known as a prolapse of the oviduct is a condition of sporadic occurrence that affects primarily in the times of initiation of the sunset and that is characterized by eversion accidental, irreversible oviduct by the cloaca.

This disease is manifested in the hens, usually by the presence of the organ is everted towards the outside.

Abdominal egg-laying in chickens

Call start-abdominal to, a functional abnormality that is characterized by the appearance of eggs and immature in the abdominal cavity, with the attendant consequences that are harmful to the layers.

Como síntomas más claros, resulta típico en la puesta intraabdominal la actitud de pingüino, en la que las aves tienden a colocar el cuerpo en posición vertical, y la dilatación del abdomen.

Ascites in hens: swollen abdomen

It is a disease of the circulatory system, which can be defined by a pathologic manifestation, as an accumulation of trasudados that is presented in the body cavity, and more specifically in the abdomen (accumulation of fluid that contains proteins, ascitic fluid), as well as increased blood pressure in the lungs.

Sometimes reach high volume, affecting the abdominal viscera and producing hepatosis (degenerative lesions of the liver), pulmonary edema, and congestion of the overall channel.

Chest lumps or blisters in chickens

Pectoral vesicles are a traumatic process characterized by the appearance of a series of vesicles or blisters of varying sizes in the subcutaneous tissue overlying the sternum.

The hens and turkeys, and the size is suitable for sending to the market, usually present cystic formations between the skin of the chest and the keel.

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