Fowl Cholera

It is of rare occurrence in India. It is caused due to bacteria called Pasteurella ariseptica, Symptoms are diarrhoea, general weakness etc. The treatment is providing birds with one ounce sulphamezathine (16%) in seven litres of water. Methanol and hynol should be dissolved with drinking water. As a preventive measure, the birds should be vaccinated with “fowl cholera serum” followed after a week by “fowl cholera vaccine”. The affected birds should be kept aloof.