Question

List some common poultry diseases.

Answer 1

Poultry Diseases:

1. Domesticated birds raised for their meat, eggs, or feathers are considered poultry and are subject to poultry diseases.
2. Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, and ostrich are examples of poultry species.
3. Some common poultry diseases are –

Name of disease	Causative
Respiratory mycoplasmosis	It is a contagious disease caused by Pleuropneumonia like organisms (PPLO).
Fowl pox	It is a contagious viral disease.
Candidiasis	Disease caused by some species of yeast such as Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, etc
Ranikhet disease	It is a highly infectious and fatal viral disease caused by Tortor furens.
Fowl cholera	It is a fatal disease caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida.