The main diseases of goslings and their treatment

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Gosling diseases cause great damage to the economy, and their treatment should be carried out in a timely manner. Otherwise, the young will lag behind in development and growth, or there is a risk of losing livestock altogether. To prevent such consequences, it is necessary to take preventive measures and properly care for goslings.

Causes of diseases

Gosling ailments are the result of violations in the feeding regime, conditions of detention (overheating, frostbite, bruises, poisoning, etc.). Infectious, parasitic and fungal diseases are observed in young animals, and their symptoms appear at the age of 6-12 days. To warn them, the following conditions must be met:

• use only quality food;

  

• feed in a timely manner (preferably by the hour);
• drink only clean water;
• The room where the goslings are kept should be clean, dry, warm and without drafts, it is desirable that there are no other birds in it.

Diseases of goslings and their treatment

Let's consider some diseases and methods of dealing with them.

Viral enteritis is a disease that is characterized by damage to the intestines, heart system, and liver. itthe disease leads to the death of goslings up to 95% of the total population. They become infected through food, water, air, and the virus is also transmitted from one bird to another.

Disease symptoms and preventive measures

Depressed look of goslings, half-closed eyes, trembling, yawning, lack of appetite speak of malaise. Affected birds huddle and mostly sleep, develop bloody diarrhoea, and are stunted.

To prevent this disease, goslings must be vaccinated both adults (one and a half months before the start of laying eggs) and young animals (up to 28 days old). After a couple of weeks, you need to repeat the procedure.

Cholera or pasteurellosis is distinguished by a high mortality of birds, when, with a particularly acute course of the disease, apparently he althy goslings suddenly die. The sources of infection are the same as in the above case.

Symptoms of this disease goslings and their treatment

Sluggish state of the bird, discharge of mucus or foam from the nasal openings and beak, temperature up to 43 degrees, diarrhea of gray, yellow or green, thirst and lack of appetite. All this entails the death of the bird. This disease can also take a chronic form, then adult geese begin to limp, and their wings sag.

In order to prevent the development of the disease, it is necessary to vaccinate, and if the goslings are still sick, you will have to kill those who have symptoms, and the rest are prescribed antibiotics and biomycin for prevention.

Parasitic diseases, as a rule, have a chronic form and also cause considerable damage to livestock. Pathogens include small parasites, such as:

- ticks (Persian, chicken);

- bed bugs (mostly bed bugs);

- parasites that feed on feathers and the top layer of skin.

For the prevention of parasites, do not allow wild birds (sparrows, swallows or pigeons) to build nests in poultry houses, in addition, you need to regularly inspect birds and their habitats in order to take the necessary measures if parasites are found in time. For this, sick goslings are treated with cyodrin and dibrom. It is also necessary to process the premises.

These are far from all the diseases that geese are susceptible to. Many of them lead to 100% death of birds, but it is important to prevent them. Only then will it be possible to save the livestock or completely avoid the disease of goslings, and their treatment will be more effective if the above conditions of keeping and feeding regime are observed.