Fowl Pox
It is a viral
infection and is very contagious. Young birds are more susceptible to this
disease and the mortality rate is almost 100%. The symptoms of this disease are
wart-like protuberance on comb and wattles. The eyes and nostrils often become
covered by a yellow, cheesy discharge which sometimes causes respiratory
trouble. There is no effective treatment for this disease. However, the skin of
the suffering bird should be washed with dettol and silver nitrate or a
saturated solution of picric acid can be applied on the affected part. For
prevention, those chicks, above four weeks of age should be vaccinated in the
thigh with “pigeon pox vaccine”. The 12-16 weeks old chicks should be
vaccinated with “fowl pox vaccine” on the wings. On the sudden outbreak of this
disease all the affected birds should be immediately isolated.