diagnostic tool for poultry

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This is going to take up some space, but it should be helpful. According to the UPA (unless I misunderstood) Peafowl are susceptible to the same diseases as turkeys, and can be treated the same. This information came from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps044

Table 1.
Possible clinical signs for common respiratory diseases of poultry.
Clinical signs

pox1

Newcastle2

IB3

Quail
Bronchitis

AI4

coryza5

LT6

TRT7

Chlamydiosis

SHS8

MG9

MS10

MM11

Aspergillosis
Coughing

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sneezing

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Shaking head

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rales (abnormal breathing sound)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Gasping

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X
Discharge from eyes

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nasal discharge

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Swelling of face and/or
wattles

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bluish-purple discoloration
of face

X

X

X

X

X
Retarded growth

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Lameness

X

General diarrhea

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Green, watery diarrhea

X

X

X

X

Swollen joints

X

Paralysis

X
Twisting of head and neck

X

X

X

X

X
Red/white spots on legs
and comb

X

Warts/scabs

X

Conjunctivitis

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Prostration

X

X

X

X

1
Fowl Pox
2Newcastle disease
3Infectious bronchitis
4Avian influenza
5Infectious coryza
6Laryngotracheitis
7Turkey rhinotracheitis
8Swollen head syndrome
9Mycoplasma gallisepticum
10Mycoplasma synoviae
11Mycoplasma meleagridis
Table 2.
Possible clinical signs for common nonrespiratory viral diseases of poultry.
Clinical Signs

Marek's
disease

Lymphoid
leukosis

Infectious
bursal disease

Equine
encephalitis

Avian
encephalitis

Egg drop
syndrome

Infectious
tenosynovitis
Tenosynovitis

Septicemia form
Reduced feed consumption

X

X

X

Labored breathing

X

Weight loss/stunted growth

X

X
Reduced water consumption

X

X

Bluish-purple discoloration of the face

X
Enlarged abdomen

X

Lameness

X

X

Swollen joints

X

Twisted necks

X

Paralysis

X

X

X

Inactive

X

Tremors

X

Incoordination

X

X

X

Blindness

X

Paleness

X

Pale scaly combs

X

Greenish diarrhea

X

X

Diarrhea (general)

X

X

Watery droppings

X

Thin-shelled eggs

X

Shell-less eggs

X

Reduced egg production

X

X
Increased mortality

X
Dullness

X

Weakness

X

Emaciation

X

Helicopter wings

X
Ruffled feathers

X

Small comb

X

Table 3.
Possible clinical signs of nonrespiratory bacterial diseases of poultry.
Clinical signs

Fowl
cholera

Omphalitis

Pullorum

Necrotic
enteritis

Ulcerative
enteritis

Botulism

Staphylococcus
Dead birds, no signs of disease

X

Fever

X

X
Reduced feed consumption

X

X

X

X
Discharge from mouth

X

Ruffled feathers

X

X

Labored breathing

X

X

Weight loss/stunted growth

X

X

X

X

Lameness

X

X
Swollen joints

X

X
Abscessed wattles

X

Swollen foot pads

X

X
Twisted necks

X

Navel infection

X

Dehydration

X

Huddling of chicks

X

X

Droopiness

X

Diarrhea/pasted vent

X

X

X

X
White feces

X

X

Blood in feces

X

Paralysis

X

Cyanotic

Foul odor

X

X
Footnotes

1.
This document is PS47, one of a series of the Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date May 1999. Revised June 2003. Reviewed February 2012. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.