Fowl Pox
Fowl pox is a disease that attacks birds when they are
three to five months old. It is not necessary to vaccinate for this illness
before the chicks are five weeks of age. Pigeon pox vaccine is only needed to
provide emergency treatment if there is an outbreak of fowl pox in a non -
vaccinated flock.
Cause - Virus spread by insects, especially mosquitoes,and
then by direct contact with infected chickens and wild birds.
Symptoms - Fowl pox most frequently attacks birds when
they are three to five months old. There are two types:
• Dry pox or modular form, which generally appears as a
wart or insect bite. Causes swelling of comb, wattles, face and sometimes eye.
By itself, dry pax doesn't usually cause much mortality.
• Wet or diptheritic form begins with discharge from e es
and nostrils, then a cheesy material forms in the mouth. This can cause
suffocation unless it is removed. Wet pox results in high mortality - up to 50
percent - and egg production in layers decreases substantially.
Post mortem signs - Mucus in trachea, possibly yellow and
thickened air sacs, hemorrhages in the proventriculus.
Treatment - In an affected flock: if the birds have been
observed daily, this disease can often be detected before many birds are
affected. In this case, vaccinate the unaffected birds with fowl or pigeon pox
vaccine immediately. If a neighboring flock gets the disease, vaccinate all
flocks in the area immediately. There is no treatment for chickens already
having fowl pox.
three to five months old. It is not necessary to vaccinate for this illness
before the chicks are five weeks of age. Pigeon pox vaccine is only needed to
provide emergency treatment if there is an outbreak of fowl pox in a non -
vaccinated flock.
Cause - Virus spread by insects, especially mosquitoes,and
then by direct contact with infected chickens and wild birds.
Symptoms - Fowl pox most frequently attacks birds when
they are three to five months old. There are two types:
• Dry pox or modular form, which generally appears as a
wart or insect bite. Causes swelling of comb, wattles, face and sometimes eye.
By itself, dry pax doesn't usually cause much mortality.
• Wet or diptheritic form begins with discharge from e es
and nostrils, then a cheesy material forms in the mouth. This can cause
suffocation unless it is removed. Wet pox results in high mortality - up to 50
percent - and egg production in layers decreases substantially.
Post mortem signs - Mucus in trachea, possibly yellow and
thickened air sacs, hemorrhages in the proventriculus.
Treatment - In an affected flock: if the birds have been
observed daily, this disease can often be detected before many birds are
affected. In this case, vaccinate the unaffected birds with fowl or pigeon pox
vaccine immediately. If a neighboring flock gets the disease, vaccinate all
flocks in the area immediately. There is no treatment for chickens already
having fowl pox.