Gumboro Disease ! Chicken’s ‘AIDS’

Gumboro is a viral disease of Poultry that destroys bird’s immunity making it more susceptible to other diseases just like AIDS disease do to human.

Symptoms

-Birds are sleepy [that is the sleeps most of the time]

-Birds collapse and die

-When carcass is cut open, there is hemorrhage in the muscles, swollen liver, spleen and kidneys

Control

-Vaccinating all the chicks

-Practicing strict sanitation in the poultry houses

-Avoid situation or conditions that are likely to cause stress to the birds.

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