Mycoplasma Gallisepticum

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Cause

Mycoplasma Gallisepticum (MG)

Neflox Review

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Disinfectant Programme

Disease in poultry result in direct losses in shape of dead birds, low FCR, low production. The cost to eradicate the disease from flock surpass the cost to prevent it including effective disinfectant program and other necessary preventive measures.



Proper use of disinfectants also reduce the need to use of other control measures.

Number of micro organisms on surface of poultry housing may range from TEN THOUSAND MILLION or more per square cm.

The program is divided into different phases and each one should be completed thoroughly before going to the next phase.

Phase 1

Controversy Over Prices

Before the start of the season it was decided by all the layer hatchery owners that rate of day old chick would be 55/chick. This was announced in the mid of November last year.

Organic & Inorganic acids

Recent studies conducted in EU & USA revealed that extensive use of antibiotics in live stock (poultry, fish, pig, large animals) resulted in resistance development in microbes and also in formation of super bugs that are totally resistant to antibiotics. 

Egg Market Situation

Egg prices are now dropping after about 2months. The prices started to fall as the temperature began to rise. Market situation in Karachi also contributed to this and prices in Punjab fall so sharply.

Even more decrease in rate is expected. People are thinking that market would be stable at farm rate of about 2000-2200 per crate. Due to continuous drop in rate farmers are trying to sell their stocks as soon as possible to avoid any more economical losses related to the price.

This situation has finally brought the signs of relief to consumers mainly middle and lower class who were mainly affected by this situation.

Early Chick Mortality

This year brought a lot of problem to local hatchery owners in Pakistan as there is a lot of early chick mortality.

Local surveys revealed that many farmers suffered from high mortality rate as high as 90%.

N.D Outbreaks in Pakistan

N.D struck E.C.H this year in Pakistan, Punjab region. local surveys revealed cause of these huge outbreaks include,

1. Severe weather condition

2. Vaccine failure

The main causes for the vaccine failure included

Current Status of Poultry

Current surveys on poultry disease situation revealed that enteritis was the main cause to cause huge losses related to production of flocks. Many factors contributed to this severe condition include;

1. Poor quality of feed stuff

2. Severe weather conditions

3. Miscellaneous pathogens (salmonella, clostridium)